Edward Chilvers Piano
We all wonder what is left to achieve in music. But when listening to Edward Chilvers, we can see over the horizon; to what the future of music looks like.
His forthcoming album project 31 Pieces is a monumental display of this intention. His journey to master the art of poly-tempo, and his rigorous study of it has enabled him to disguise the pulse in his music; moving away from conventional rhythmical form taking a rich understanding and reverence for western classical harmony; and reshaping it to fit inside a new mesmeric, polyrhythmic world.
Chilvers draws inspiration from a myriad of influences. From Bach, Wagner and Beethoven through to Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Radiohead, and Meshuggah. However, it was the Bwiti music of Gabon in West Africa, with its incessant, intense use of poly-tempo via harp, voice and drums, that inspired Chilvers to seek to stretch the capacity of what is humanly possible to play on the piano.
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