Screws

December 3rd will see the official worldwide release of Nils Frahm’s free birthday gift to his fans, entitled ‘Screws’. Nils experienced an unfortunate accident, which saw him fall from his bunk bed located directly above his studio, which resulted in a broken thumb. But through inspiration from his fans and despite the 4 screws that had just been surgically placed inside his thumb, he started recording with 9 fingers, which later resulted in 9 intimate piano recordings.

Nils Frahm turns a freak accident into an artistic triumph.

Composed and recorded after suffering a broken thumb, Screws features nine piano tracks "recorded with nine fingers."

Minimalist piano compositions with an unnecessarily distracting framing concept. CD review by Kieron Tyler