Carlos Cipa could be the younger brother of Nils FRAHM ! This Nils fellow citizen (Carlos is residing in Munchen) discovered his passion for music very early in his life. At the age of 6 he began taking classical piano lessons with various renowned teachers. Fifteen years later, the 22 year old composer/musician joined the German experimental music label Denovali Records and released his amazing debut full length "The Monarch and the Viceroy" in September. Influenced by Eric Satie and Claude Debussy his piano music impresses particularly because of its intensity and great attention to detail. Besides the piano he is interested in all different kinds of instruments, as experimenting takes an important role in his work. 

 

Poppy Ackroyd is a performer and composer from London currently based in Edinburgh. Classically-trained on both piano and violin, with a Master in Music in piano performance she makes music manipulating and multi-tracking sounds from these two instruments. Poppy is also playing violin and keyboards with the fame down tempo/trip hop UK band Hidden Orchestra and has collaborated with musicians, artists, filmmakers, dancers, actors and sound designers, providing soundtracks for animations, documentaries, films, physical theatre, contemporary dance pieces and workshops. As a session musician she has performed on numerous albums, as well as live radio sessions for BBC Radio 1, Radio 4, Radio Scotland and 6Music. 

 

Currently she is releasing his debut solo project “Escapement” on the great German label Denovali Records.