Panorama (Kpm)

With Panorama, Frank Maston pays homage to the classic era of library records and Italian soundtracks of the 70s. A blissed-out, grooving collection of filmic cues, it continues the unique brilliance of Tulips and Darkland. Elegant and easy, subtle and stylish, breezy and beautiful; this is his Maston-piece. Commissioned by legendary label KPM, Panorama cements Maston as a master of modern classics and the most mesmeric of contemporary composers. In early 2020, Be With suggested to Frank that he should make a KPM record. He wasn't aware that they were still putting out new library records - but he was super keen: 'It was completely surreal and it still hasn't fully sank in that I have a record in that catalog, sitting alongside those incredible albums that were so influential to me.' Frank was visiting family in his hometown of LA in March 2020 when the world ground to a halt so the KPM project arrived at a fortuitous moment. Having fantasized about committing to a record with no distractions, with a proper budget, access to his gear and space to work in - to really dig in and try to write and arrange the best work he could possibly make - it was a real 'be careful what you wish for' moment. But, as Frank explained, 'it completely saved my year and sanity to have something to focus on and get excited about. It was my lifeline.' He spent seven months on it, working almost every day. Maston had already been making library-influenced music so when KPM outlined the cri

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Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Maston
Release Date: 30 September 2022
Genre: Special Interest / Miscellaneous
Label: Be With Records
Distributor: MGM Music