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The debut album,‘Hammer Inventions’ by Lynda Arnold and Daniel Berkman features piano compositions and layered electronic orchestrations made entirely of sounds generated from the piano. From delicate and ethereal acoustic piano moments reminiscent of George Winston or Philip Glass to layered textural moments similar to Steve Reich,or Autechre, Lynda and Daniel create new pieces within the limits of piano-generated sounds.What emerges is a fresh take on the instrument, both as a collaborative, skilled piano duo and as seasoned electronic music production artists. Some of the piano sounds used include prepared piano (John Cage homage), plucked piano, bowed piano, toy piano, backwards piano, detuned piano and more effected and sampled expressions. The acoustic piano recordings where done at Broken Radio studios on George Winston’s piano in San Francisco with the help of engineer Matt Boudreau. Hammer Inventions is slated for official release in Fall 2011 with live performances to follow.