How do you push the limits of one of the oldest and most popular instruments in the world? I wonder how many people have sat at a piano and felt lost while looking at those same white and black keys that have been mastered and butchered by millions. There are only so many notes and chords. As each year passes, surely it's less likely that a new voice will emerge. That's why Chris Abrahams is inspiring; because his interpretation of feelings, emotions, faces and places, through those same white and black keys, somehow leaves the instrument sounding not only fresh but also unmistakably Chris Abrahams. Glow, his previous LP, instantly opened my eyes to the world of contemporary piano, but it couldn't possibly prepare me for the intense studies on Streaming. Once again, he reveals himself as an explorer of soundscapes all emerging from one piano, dutifully recorded without overdubs. It's a case of 'what you hear is what you get' and what you get is a double dose (2CD) of unique works like the first track Room; another delicate but intense epic. Streaming is for lovers of piano and virtually every fan of escapism.

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Full listing of CHRIS ABRAHAMS releases