News - Preserved Sound

Endless Melancholy – soundtrack to the listener’s morning

Ukrainian composer Oleksiy Sakevych, a.k.a Endless Melancholy, talks about his debut album Music for Quiet Mornings and how he wanted to write an album quiet enough to be listened to during the most peaceful time of the day – the morning.

mood paintings – a self-portrait in four parts

Improvised as snapshots of hope, ecstasy, turmoil and longing, New York composer Poppy Nogood’s new album mood paintings aims to be a self-portrait in four parts. We caught up with Poppy to talk about the concept behind the new album and how he went about composing the album.

Transmitting music in my own way

Belarusian composer Ales Tsurko talks about the concept behind his 2016 album Transliaciya and provides an insight into how regular expressions generate music from random Wikipedia articles on his upcoming album microscale.

Celebrating five years of Preserved Sound compilations

After almost five years since we released our first compilation, we've collated all our free download compilations into one place. Featuring tracks by all of the artists we've worked with, these seven compilations give a snapshot of Preserved Sound over the last five years and provide an excellent introduction to the wonderful albums we've had the pleasure and privilege to release. Please support the artists by spreading the word about their music. We hope you enjoy it!

Anticipation of an uncertain future

As we move into the unpredictability of 2017, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future is a compilation taken from our recent and upcoming releases. Featuring tracks from albums by Max Ananyev, Covarino/Incorvaia, Endless Melancholy, Adrian Lane, Aaron Martin, Poppy Nogood, Ales Tsurko, Visionary Hours and Richard Youngs, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future aims to distract the listener's attention from the absurdity of the times we live in ... even just for 40 minutes.

Conveying a narrative of personal conflict through music

New York composer Poppy Nogood discusses the concept of loss and mourning behind his recent Preserved Sound debut Music for Mourning.