Nikita Kondrashev’s new release, ‘Cloudwalker’, offers a brief yet exemplary listening experience with its delicate composition and cinematic qualities. It’s serene and hopeful and meticulously crafted with carefully chosen notes. It engulfs you in an entire atmosphere of calmness and introspection with gentle hopefulness.

From the very first moment, Cloudwalker creates an immersive experience for the listener with its composition that feels like a dream. It floats without effort, from one note to the other, standing true to its name. Each note is gentle, and you can feel the artist playing the piano with grace.

Nikita Kondrashev is known for his textured piano pieces that show his love for modern classical minimalism. His compositions usually blend elements of ambient and lo-fi genres with classical music. It is easy to imagine his works as choices for film soundtracks or creative projects, as his music holds an emotional and nostalgic touch to it.

He communicates emotion through simplicity– every sound is sharp yet delicate with thoughtful spacing and timing. The production is clean and transparent, like the track itself. There is an echoing quality throughout the track, which gives it the feeling of cinema. There is no sense of hurry, no need of reaching a climax. The song fades into perception and fades out, engulfing the listener into a state of calm and quietness as the track plays.

As you listen to the Cloudwalker, you would find it earnest, and that’s what makes the piece quite profound. This is music that will stay with you like nostalgia in the back of your head, ready to share the peace it so quietly gives out, anytime you ask for it.

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