Taz Modi Involuntary Memories

Best known as a founder member of Submotion Orchestra, as
well as Matthew Halsall’s pianist for many years and lately
keyboardist for Portico Quartet, Taz Modi now returns with his
long-awaited second solo album - the haunting and elegant
‘Involuntary Memories’ on Sehnsucht Records. The follow up to his debut release, 'Reclaimed Goods', the record is an investigation into memory, nostalgia, and how these change over the course of time.

Inspired by major life events such as the birth of his child and his relocation to the Sussex countryside after a life spent in cities, the tracks all allude to the heightened presence of nostalgia in our lives as we age (the title track, ’Reminiscence Bump’), the distance between the reality of those memories and how they appear later in life (‘When I Was Your Age’, ‘Mirror’), and the parallels between individual and shared nostalgia (‘Labyrinths’, ‘Empty Floor’).

Recorded across the country in various locations on a number of different pianos, the album builds upon the eclectic nature of 'Reclaimed Goods' by aiming to bring as wide a range of expression into post-classical piano music as possible, and features prepared piano samples alongside subtle electronica and strings.

'Shimmering, alluring...reminiscent of Sakamoto , Frahm and Hauschka...an even more effective exploration of solo piano' - The Guardian



'Understated genius...listen to it; it'll lift you high above our care-worn world to a place of safety and grace' - Music Week



'Stirring contemporary piano-led compositions...a rich, emotive listen' - Bleep