Last Sunday, the decision was made: „MAX“ will have a double-vinyl phyiscal release. But why? And why that late of a decision?
Schlagwort: maxialbum
MAX: Baby Steps for the Lausbub
There is now progress in small steps, mostly behind the scenes, since last time we spoke. First Things First The Sapientia Salomonis Question I already mentioned last time that SapSal was considered a „risk item“, so I did things in parallel: Unfortunately, the wind chest was faulty for the 9-15 organ date, and the hastily …
MAX: Progress (of July ’25)
Since the last report, not that much has happened. But there was at least one accomplishment. Accomplishments Abendsonne was shifted, ending up for a recording session 7-23 (i.e. earlier this week). I’m nothing but blown away by the results. Great job, Neil and X Ensemble! Sidenote: I had at one point decided not to share …
Producing MAX (and organizing it?)
I already said a lot about this album project. Like about its structure, how it is composed, and a detailed look at the Leitmotive. But what is the production approach? And what does that even mean? What does a „producer“ do? The role of the producer (of an album) is one of those things clouded …
MAX: Leitmotive
The composition in MAX uses a thing called „Leitmotive“ (leitmotifs). Known from the opus of Richard Wagner. Let’s have a look through those – and strap in, because this is a complex and long explanation! Why Leitmotive? Starting to write for this project, it became clear quickly that I wanted to use a musical concept …
MAX: How it is composed
Max contains three different kinds of compositions. The difference lies in what the
composer specifices vs. what is left to the interpretation of the performers.
MAX: Structure
An album-length worth of music with a story to tell might want a structure. So how to build this, considering it’s a biography after all?
MAX: Progress (of May ’25)
A brief summary of past, present and future of this project as of May 2025.
MAX
An album in memoriam Prof. Dr. Max Straschill. MAX.