{"title":"Aurua Sounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAurua Sounds Label of Michael Kertsman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\/collections\/Aurua-Sounds\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/6856\/0166\/files\/657285822_1473874577630439_1564006999493440084_n.jpg?v=1777900571\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"QhIw9_l\" data-sfc-root=\"c\"\u003eMiguel Kertsman\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (sometimes referred to as Michael Kertsman) is a composer, musician, and producer known for blending Brazilian folk traditions, classical, and electronic music, often associated with \"Aurora Sounds\" or his \u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003ca data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(26, 13, 171); border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);' href=\"https:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\/collections\/miguel-kertsman\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAw\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"H23r4e\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAurua Sounds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[[\u0026quot;https:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\/collections\/miguel-kertsman\u0026quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{\u0026quot;1218\u0026quot;:[16]}]],16,null,\u0026quot;Music Releases: Miguel Kertsman - The Sound Of Tape\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;A multi-dimensional musician, Miguel Kertsman sees music as one language. As ... Aurua Sounds · Miguel Kertsman - Paradoxes [2xLPs]. Regular price £54.95.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q\\u003dtbn:ANd9GcTn9m8itDEGNCRegVcmjxDM79oRz5IX0-wGB_HGJ4Ww-gb5pa18gr5c85Mf3Na1rSgiAjHuq8_Yg7CgwocK4g\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;The Sound Of Tape\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d64\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026enable_upscaled\\u003dtrue\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL\u0026quot;,[[1777899771099774,4279595,1897667871],null,null,null,null,[[2,0,0,2,127]]]]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e label\/releases.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposer \u0026amp; Keyboardist Miguel Kertsman writes works for world-renowned artists such as guitarist John Williams, opera star Angelika Kirchschlager, conductor Dennis Russell-Davies, performed by orchestras and ensembles including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Symphony and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras, among others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollowing his Prog Rock debut album in 1982 at age 16 in Brazil,\"Música, Mito e Miestério,\" Miguel worked on many recordings as studio keyboardist and arranger in New York City along with releases as solo or primary recording artist across genres - jazz-rock, classical. Guitarists Ken Mazur, Robin Matacangay, Romero Lubambo, bassists Russ Landau, Greg Jones, drummers Ted Moore, Manny Monteiro, Jeff Williams, Ernie Adams, Saxophonist Tom Gullion, percussionists Café, Mauro Refosco, are some of the musicians who at one point or another were a part of Miguel's ensemble. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis music has been heard among numerous others at Vienna's United Nations campus, Konzerthaus and Musikverein Concert Halls, Franz Liszt Festival, Porgy \u0026amp; Bess Vienna, The Knitting Factory NY, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, London's St. Paul's at Covent Garden etc. Works released or published by Sony Classical, RCA Victor Group \/ BMG, Universal Edition and Naxos Records. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMiguel directs two Master of Arts Programs he has developed in Music for Film \u0026amp; Media and Music Management at Danube University Austria. He holds lectures, master classes, seminars, and colloquia at Dartmouth College, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki University of the Arts, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiguel Kertsman writes works for world-renowned artists such as guitarist John Williams, opera star Angelika Kirchschlager, and conductor Dennis Russell-Davies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Aurua Sounds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesoundoftape.com\/collections\/Aurua-Sounds\"\u003eAurua Sounds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection-info banners\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection-info-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte des\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSound Quality Album\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Browse thousands of audio recordings, selected by experts in our weekly online sale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"miguel-kertsman-paradoxes-cd","title":"Miguel Kertsman - Paradoxes [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW CD - Miguel Kertsman - Paradoxes (2025 Edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone previously unfamiliar with the extraordinarily inventive veteran Brazilian genre-busting, composer and multi-keyboardist Miguel Kertsman will know they’re in for a prodigious, mind and consciousness-expanding experience on his magnum opus Paradoxes the minute they see quotes from Rolling Stone in his promo materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbum: Miguel Kertsman - Paradoxes\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD, Stereo, Album, Import\u003cbr\u003eCountry: USA\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Avant-garde Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Enclosed Pathways\u003cbr\u003e2. Postlude, Letting Go\u003cbr\u003e3. Still Currents\u003cbr\u003e4. Red Blue Sky\u003cbr\u003e5. Jubilant Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e6. Fanfare In Quietude\u003cbr\u003e7. Liquid Fire\u003cbr\u003e8. Atemporal Ocean\u003cbr\u003e9. Postlude, Waterverse\u003cbr\u003e10. Then Is Now\u003cbr\u003e11. Postlude, Nostalgic Future\u003cbr\u003e12. i-Clock\u003cbr\u003e13. Postlude, De-clocking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Overall, this music remains indescribable and defies categorisation,” their review reads. Berklee Today once called him “the multi-dimensional composer.” That’s oversimplifying language for a concert stage classical composer and jazz-rock keyboard master who for decades now has created orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo works commissioned, performed or recorded by world-renowned artists such as guitarist John Williams, opera star Angelika Kirchschlager, conductor Dennis Russell-Davies, the Vienna Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian-American artist Miguel Kertsman is out with the album \"Paradoxes\", and this is an album that resides safely and solidly inside of the progressive rock universe and tradition. In this case with a bit of a retro-oriented but also varied and expressive style being explored. Major cues come from the big names of the 1970s, and to my ears at least Camel, Genesis and Pink Floyd are possibly the most likely sources of inspiration here, and presumably with a little bit of Yes and arguably a touch of Gentle Giant brought into play here too. But this mostly instrumental production comes with a few additional side steps along the way. Wandering piano movements with more of a defined classical music expression is a recurring feature, and atmospheric laden, synthesizer and keyboard dominated passages that wouldn't have been out of place on an Isao Tomita album appear at regular intervals too. With a little bit of a flirt with jazz-rock appearing on occasion. Hence there is plenty of variation at hand here, and everything is explored with a sound and production that adds a vintage sounding quality to the landscapes explored. An album to seek out if you love 70's progressive rock in general, have a bit of a fancy with the more approachable symphonic varieties of the form in particular, you enjoy bands being creative and expressive with that form and who find that instrumental compositions are generally interesting and intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurua Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56673550664058,"sku":"AU251","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/6856\/0166\/files\/Miguel-Kertsman_Paradoxes_cover-front_600x600_ad6d1422-f778-43e0-8b8a-f5b53136bd81.png?v=1773248925"},{"product_id":"miguel-kertsman-in-the-moment-cd","title":"Miguel Kertsman - In the Moment [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Moment is a 2022 studio album by composer and keyboardist Miguel Kertsman, recorded in collaboration with drummer Ernie Adams. Released on October 28, 2022, under Big Round Records, the album is characterized by its \"genre-smashing\" approach, blending jazz-rock fusion, progressive rock, and Brazilian influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album features first-take, live-to-two-track recordings with little to no rehearsal. Incredibly, Kertsman and Adams had never played together before the recording session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKertsman used a vintage analog keyboard setup and bass pedals to create a raw, spontaneous sound. The recordings used minimalist microphone techniques to capture the natural acoustics of the space. The music defies strict labeling, incorporating elements of avant-garde jazz, world music, and electronic textures. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom genre-smashing composer and keyboardist Miguel Kertsman and drummer Ernie Adams comes IN THE MOMENT, a true-to-it's-name album that leaps over musical boundaries and defies any label. The single-take, minimally microphoned recordings capture the raw emotional potential of music and the spontaneity of an intimate recording session. Kertsman's vintage analogue keyboards, bass pedals, and Adams' drums work in tandem to duck and weave between musical forms, mingling with progressive rock, jazz fusion, Brazilian, Eastern, and more, all seamlessly fused together into one cohesive musical journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbum: \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Kertsman - In the Moment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Aurua Sounds - BR8972\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD, Compact Disc, Album, Stereo, Import\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 28th Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003eCountry: USA\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Avant-garde Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriven (5:44)\u003cbr\u003eEast West (6:11)\u003cbr\u003eIn the Moment (7:23)\u003cbr\u003eWest East (6:20)\u003cbr\u003eAcid Blues Bop (3:14)\u003cbr\u003eIpanema Love (7:12)\u003cbr\u003eFusion (3:24)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiguel Kertsman, Ernie Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed By, Keyboards [Analog Keyboards] – Miguel Kertsman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the Keyboard Room, Chicago, Illinois and Vienna, Austria in May 2010 and October 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian-American Miguel Kertsman has wide musical interests and skills. 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The piece has been performed six times including an open-air concert in the heart of the Amazon Forest.Conductor Dennis Russell Davies directs the Bruckner Orchester Linz and Vienna Philharmonic Principal Flutist, the late Wolfgang Schulz performing Kertsman’s “Sinfonia Concertante for Flute and Orchestra.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum: \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Kertsman - Amazonia – Music For A Changing World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Navona Records - NV6769\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP, Vinyl, Stereo, Import\u003cbr\u003eCountry: USA\u003cbr\u003eReleased: January 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Classical\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded At Brucknerhaus Linz\u003cbr\u003eComposed By Miguel Kertsman\u003cbr\u003eConductor – Dennis Russell Davies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngineer – Harald Huber, Miguel Kertsman, René Kornfeld\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra – Bruckner Orchestra Linz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered By Hannes Wagner, Miguel Kertsman\u003cbr\u003eRecorded June 2003 at Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruckner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies, Tibor Pázmány, and Miguel Kertsman, Miguel Kertsman, and Wolfgang Schulz, Wolfgang Schulz, Katarzyna Dondalska, Christa Ratzenböck, Bruckner Orchestra Linz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiguel Kertsman, New York-based composer, sound engineer and producer, born in Recife, Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic for a Changing World including five orchestral works by Miguel Kertsman, featuring conductor Dennis Russell Davies and the Bruckner Orchester Linz, and Soloists!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurua Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56679794246010,"sku":"NV6769","price":44.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/6856\/0166\/files\/cover_6f35e0cb-1866-4dc9-9879-10d2404ce3a4.jpg?v=1773387934"},{"product_id":"miguel-kertsman-paradoxes-lp","title":"Miguel Kertsman - Paradoxes [2xLPs]","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you enjoy all-live playing, analog vintage keyboards, and prog, classical, art or psychedelic rock, check out the Paradoxes album!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA progressive art rock album, recorded live-in-the-space using vintage analog gear, whose songs, expansive instrumentals, and interludes, take the listener on an emotionally charged journey - exploring the contradictions and magnificence of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Composer and musician Miguel Kertsman lets us hear music rooted in European classical traditions and Brazilian folklore. Overall, this music remains indescribable and defies categorization.” \u003cstrong\u003e– Rolling Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a fascinating disc, it’s a real melting pot of repertoire. Kertsman’s style is very, very varied. He plunges everything into his music, from jazz to world music influences. It’s sometimes atonal, but it’s never inaccessible.” \u003cstrong\u003e– BBC Music Magazine, Jeremy Pound, Deputy Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“…virtuosic eccentricity…Kertsman’s top-tier compositional skills…always seeking new vantage points, but he also has a keen understanding of the classic prog canon” \u003cstrong\u003e- JMN, PROG Magazine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Miguel gives you Prog Rock for the new age and his creativity on the album is off the charts. Come one, come all and enter the realm of Paradoxes” \u003cstrong\u003e- Jimmy Rae, Skope Magazine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eDOUBLE LP RECORDS + CD DELUXE EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone previously unfamiliar with the extraordinarily inventive veteran Brazilian genre-busting, composer and multi-keyboardist Miguel Kertsman will know they’re in for a prodigious, mind and consciousness-expanding experience on his magnum opus Paradoxes the minute they see quotes from Rolling Stone in his promo materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Overall, this music remains indescribable and defies categorisation,” their review reads. Berklee Today once called him “the multi-dimensional composer.” That’s oversimplifying language for a concert stage classical composer and jazz-rock keyboard master who for decades now has created orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo works commissioned, performed or recorded by world-renowned artists such as guitarist John Williams, opera star Angelika Kirchschlager, conductor Dennis Russell-Davies, the Vienna Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AveZr6LYQ1M?si=zqoqaFn6OWf5vTvj\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum: \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Kertsman - Paradoxes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Aurua Sounds - AU-251\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2xLPs, Vinyl, Stereo, Album, Import\u003cbr\u003eCountry: USA\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Progressive art rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Progressive art rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Enclosed Pathways\u003cbr\u003e1A. Postlude, Letting Go\u003cbr\u003e2. Still Currents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B:\u003cbr\u003e3. Red Blue Sky\u003cbr\u003e4. Jubilant Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e5. Fanfare In Quietude\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C:\u003cbr\u003e6. Liquid Fire\u003cbr\u003e7. Atemporal Ocean\u003cbr\u003e7A. Postlude, Waterverse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide D:\u003cbr\u003e8. Then Is Now\u003cbr\u003e8A. Postlude, Nostalgic Future\u003cbr\u003e9. i-Clock\u003cbr\u003e9A. Postlude, De-clocking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Time: 58:09m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deluxe double vinyl album edition + bonus CD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic by Classical Music Composer \u0026amp; Jazz-Rock Keyboardist \u003c\/span\u003eMiguel Kertsman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Kertsman: Paradoxes (2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazilian-American artist Miguel Kertsman is out with the album \"Paradoxes\", and this is an album that resides safely and solidly inside of the progressive rock universe and tradition. In this case with a bit of a retro-oriented but also varied and expressive style is being explored. Major cues come from the big names of the 1970s, and to my ears at least Camel, Genesis and Pink Floyd are possibly the most likely sources of inspiration here, and presumably with a little bit of Yes and arguably a touch of Gentle Giant brought into play here too. But this mostly instrumental production comes with a few additional side steps along the way. Wandering piano movements with more of a defined classical music expression is a recurring feature, and atmospheric laden, synthesiser and keyboard-dominated passages that wouldn't have been out of place on an Isao Tomita album appear at regular intervals too. With a little bit of a flirt with jazz-rock appearing on occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHence there is plenty of variation at hand here, and everything is explored with a sound and production that adds a vintage-sounding quality to the landscapes explored. An album to seek out if you love 70's progressive rock in general, have a bit of a fancy with the more approachable symphonic varieties of the form in particular, you enjoy bands being creative and expressive with that form and who find that instrumental compositions are generally interesting and intriguing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiguel Kertsman’s works have been performed or recorded by world class artists including guitarist John Williams, singer Angelika Kirchschlager, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Vienna Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Dennis Russell Davies, flutist Marina Piccinini to name a few.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 - \u003cspan\u003eNew album \"PARADOXES\" out on October 3! 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