Flow is the second solo album by German pianist and composer Daniel Bark. Eight flowing piano pieces are reminiscent of water and cloud movements, some meditative, some playful and virtuosic. Marvin Dillmann, a master of the didgeridoo, is a guest for two pieces.

Playing time: 45 min
Label: Valve Records
Didgeridoo (track 6 + 8): Marvin Dillmann
Layout: Jochen Kronenberg
Cover painting: Christian v. Grumbkov

For his first solo album, the pianist and improviser is inspired by water sounds and transfers them to the piano. Tones flow intuitively, swirl around each other, whisk together. With nuanced dynamics and virtuosic flowing arpeggios, he creates wide arcs of tension and makes the seven pieces an intoxicating listening experience.

Playing time: 45 min
Label: Valve Records
Layout: Jochen Kronenberg
Cover painting: Christian v. Grumbkov

Artist description

Composer and improviser Daniel Bark performs his version of boundless expanses on the piano. His style moves fluidly between contemporary impressionism, free avantgarde and minimal music. With finely tuned sounds and rhythms, he develops simple themes into tension-filled improvisations. The primary tool of the sound artist is intuition. With this, he manages to touch the listener sensitively. He expands the tonal spectrum of the piano with preparations and self-developed electronic equipment.

Fairy tales with piano music

The storytelling-music performance of Diana Drechsler and Daniel Bark takes you into the magical world of fairy tales. It is a world full of dreams, wishes, longings and hope, but also full of fears, obstacles and transformation. Strange things happen to people in search of great happiness.

Dillmann & Bark

Mystical rhythms and magical sounds - a metaphysical journey.

The two artists are constantly inspired by the present and create powerful sound experiences. Bark's and Dillmann's desire is not only to present themselves to a broader audience but to share the moment with them. In doing so, the sounds of their instruments merge into an audible and palpable unity. Their musical improvisations ultimately defy linguistic descriptions and can only be experienced in their wholeness live.

Shan & Bark

The two musicians meet in a fusion of Western and Indian musical traditions. Together they create unique sound spaces based on drone tones, characteristic of Indian raga music. They see music as a bridge between people, cultures, languages and religions.

World Music / Improvised Music