Our compilation “Fugle” is out today!

Listen to it here:
https://variousartists.ffm.to/fugle-thekeybirdcompilation

The compilation EP “Fugle” (Danish for “Birds”)
gathers unreleased piano pieces of contemporary composers and pianists
Simeon Walker, Garreth Broke, Peter Horsch, Raffael Seyfried, and Tom Blankenberg
Some of them were composed years or even decades ago, and some were written the day of the recording, but all of them were performed on the Keybird X1 —an extremely lightweight, acoustic piano manufactured in Copenhagen. With a smaller body and a one-string-per-key design, the Keybird provides a distinctive tone, to which the musicians adapted their performances.
Light, sensitive, and peaceful music—like singing birds.

01. Simeon Walker – Düssel – 02:55
02. Garreth Broke – Brushing the Strings – 03:03
03. Peter Horsch – Old Companion – 03:24
04. Raffael Seyfried – Verses – 04:03
05. Tom Blankenberg – Artois – 02:37

Recorded with 14 microphones on a Keybird X1 piano.
Mixed and mastered by Kai Blankenberg at Skyline Tonfabrik, Düsseldorf

Cover Artwork by L. Prang & Co. (publisher) Date issued: 1861-1897, Boston Public Library

Release Day: 23.05.2025
in stereo and Dolby Atmos on all streaming plattforms
by Less Records via Cargo Distribution
Less Records: LER0050

Additional information:
Keybird X1
This compilation EP showcases the Keybird X1 piano—an extremely lightweight, acoustic piano designed and manufactured by Lander Pinson and Keybird Instruments in Copenhagen. With a smaller body and a one-string-per-key design, the X1 provides a distinctive tone and an interesting option for performers who want to perform using an acoustic weighted piano rather than a keyboard.
“Fugle” is the first compilation album performed and recorded with a Keybird piano.

Tom Blankenberg: “While touring in 2022 in Denmark, I had the opportunity to perform a concert with a Keybird prototype. I was very pleased with the key action and sound and ordered one of the first instruments. When it arrived at my studio, I was hooked on the idea of recording some piano friends and releasing an album with those tunes.