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May

from May by Derek Yau

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Derek Yau's beautiful, optimistic, elegiac 'May' is a series of piano pieces recorded across the record's titular month and released in the next. Like many things during lockdown it was created at home, and like many peoples' experience of days during lockdown – one piece flows into the next with no distinction, no clear beginning or end. Wholly improvised across a series of sessions, in their melodies and rhythms these recordings capture something incredibly immediate and human; still warm to the touch.

A classically trained multi-instrumentalist, Derek Yau is a serial collaborator with a penchant for free and tonal improvisation. Often found behind a cello and in multiple music scenes, projects and collaborations, 'May' represents Derek's first solo output. His skill as an improviser is in finding spaces and moments to occupy, offering counterpoint or compliment with acute, sensitive intuition. Returning to piano after years practising as a contemporary cellist carries some of this magic onto record, imbuing the music with a rareness and immediacy.

The result is uplifting, calming, at times melancholy, and created in the spirit of a gift. 'May' is an open embrace in times of unrest.

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from May, released June 25, 2020
Mastering: Mark West
Artwork: Angharad Hengyu Owen
www.angharadhengyu.xyz

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