Recording breaking artist, Leonardo Barilaro, also known as The Space Pianist, released a song (and video!) every single day throughout 2022. This has never been done before, and we have followed the releases with great intent, and have been in awe of his visuals, music videos and refined compositions. Naturally, we had to review the finale that seals the closing of his epic project, Space Piano Music Everyday.
365 Days of Entropy opens with discordant keys and syncopated percussion which evolves with the dimensionality that we have come to love from the composer to create a mesmerizing soundscape with textured risers, glistening bells and a sense of mystery and intrigue.
The keys become the main protagonist, as we simultaneously experience warped sounds and evocative soundscaping that takes us beyond this realm. It’s almost as if the composer wanted to bring to life a cosmic breakdown of his narrative, showcasing the end of an era.
The visionary from Malta confesses, “The piano composition is a painting, where note clusters of brush strokes portray art and life decorating chaos and that this process is OK, since we follow the law of nature.”
We always appreciate the depth that Leonardo Barilaro shares, and 365 Days of Entropy is no exception, taking us on a subversive route where we might have expected a polished finale, we are once again surprised by the multi-disciplinary artist who delivers a unique narrative for the complexed opus.
We learn that the 364 piano tracks previously released are sampled on 365 Days of Entropy, “controlled via midi and filtered along the process.” The artist confesses that “multi-tracks of piano are entangled with electronic sounds and drums to sustain the evolution of the melody originally at the core of Maleth.” The composer tells us with depth that, “Nothing is created or destroyed, everything is transformed. This transformation comes at a cost, that is the increase of Entropy.”
He elaborates, “Entropy, in simple terms, is a measure of disorder and affects all aspects of our daily lives. We can think of it as Nature’s tax. Energy disperses and systems dissolve into chaos. The more disordered something is, the more entropic we consider it. The space piano music style creates a nostalgic aura with a deep introspection.”
The artwork of 365 Days of Entropy is based on a portrait of the Space Pianist by photographer Dean Bartolo and the mosaic is AI generated, with all 365 singles covers!
365 Days of Entropy has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream the entire project, and anticipate future releases from the ambitious and talented composer!