The Gymnopédies published in 1888, are a cycle of musical pieces written for piano by the French composer and pianist Erik Satie.
Collectively, the Gymnopédies are regarded as the precursors to modern ambient music; gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which, when composed, defied the classical tradition. The melodies of the pieces use deliberate, but mild dissonances against the harmony, producing a piquant, melancholic effect that matches the performance instructions, which are to play each piece "slowly", "dolorously" or "gravely".
Balázs Éry’s style can be defined with the terms “romantic instrumentalism” or “semi-alternative music”. When you are listening to his songs, it is like listening to a story: every note has something to tell you.
“The one that I really like listening to is the Éry-type of music, as it provides you not only comfort, but also blood and oxygen. It impregnates the wallpaper and the upholstary fabric undetected, it seeps through your skin, and at the moment when your ears can hear the Universal Harmony, your soul is already excitedly waiting for it.”
Tibor Bakács - critic
Including: Lumiere - The Dancing Skeleton