June 6, 2010

Blogger, Kimono, reviews José Luís Bieito's recent performance of Reflections at the Fàcyl Festival, Salamanca, Spain. (Photo: Nancy Step performing in Reflections). Note: review is in Spanish.

May 23, 2010

José Luís Bieito, performs his multimedia work Reflections, May 31 at the Fàcyl Festival, Salamanca, Spain. The acclaimed performance combines guitar, video, lighting, and dancer (see video excerpt), and features three compositions by Nicky Hind – Reflections, Crossings, and Ripples – as well as works by Steve Reich and George Winston.

January 15, 2010

Consisting entirely of a single animated photograph (the cover photo for Hindsight) and a few lines of text excerpted from Siddhartha, the video expresses the connection between the music and the Hermann Hesse novel.

November 25, 2009

José Luís Bieito performs Reflections and Ripples at the Teatre Plaza, Barcelona, November 27, 2009. VEUS. El rumor d'una ciutat is a dramaticized poetry recitation directed by Calixto Bieito (brother of José Luís) with musical accompaniment.

October 25, 2009

Robert Lampis performs music from his recently released CD, Lamentatons, on October 31, 2009. The concert includes the three compositions by Nicky Hind featured on the CD – Lamentation (world premiere), Crossings, and Reflections – and takes place in Nürnberg, Germany, at Galerie Bernsteinzimmer, Großweidenmühlstr. 11, at 8 pm.

October 14, 2009

Recently released in Spain on the Ars Harmonica label, guitarist José Luís Bieito's new CD features three compositions for solo guitar and electronics by Nicky Hind – Reflections, Crossings, and Ripples – plus works by Steve Reich and George Winston. CD also includes liner notes by Nicky Hind.

June 21, 2009

Guitarist, José Luís Bieito, performs his multimedia work for guitar, video, lighting, and dancer, July 11 in Barcelona. The performance follows a successful premiere in February 2008 (see video excerpt), and is timed to launch a new CD, Reflections. The CD features compositions from the performance, including Nicky Hind's Reflections, Crossings, and Ripples, as well as works by Steve Reich and George Winston.

June 14, 2009

Recently released in Germany, a new CD by guitarist Robert Lampis features as its title track the first recording of Nicky Hind's 'Lamentations' for solo guitar and electronics. In addition to Lamentations, the CD includes new recordings of Nicky Hind's Crossings and Reflections, and works by Eddie McGuire and the guitarist himself.

April 29, 2009

Playwright, poet, and pianist, Tom McGrath has died aged 68. Nicky Hind was saddened to learn of this news today. "Tom has been an inspiration to many young artists and musicians over the years, and I count myself amoung them" said Nicky. "He had great depth and insight, and I learnt a lot from playing music and talking with him". Among many other credits and accolades, TomMcGrath played jazz piano on Nicky Hind's A Far Cry (on Hindsight).

July 23, 2008

Guitarist, Robert Lampis, will perform Crossings at an open-air concert in Schwabach, Germany, on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Lampis is dedicating the performance to the memory of a close friend, Thomas Montag, who passed away in 2006. The performance is timed to take place at sunset…

May 22, 2008

Long standing Connecticut-based radio show, The Upper Room, co-hosted by Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault has recently been playing tracks from Hindsight, including The River Speaks, and Reverie. The Upper Room can be heard on WVOF 88.5 FM, Mondays, 4-8 PM EST, and online at live365.com.

March 31, 2008

'Reflections' is a multi-media work for guitar, video, lighting, and dancer. It is the conception of guitarist, José Luis Bieito, and received its successful premiere at Barcelona's Caixa Forum last month. In addition to works by Steve Reich and George Winston, 'Reflections' features three pieces for guitar + electronics by Nicky Hind – Ripples, Crossings, and Reflections (2006). The latter is featured in a short video that shows highlights of the performance.

November 28, 2007

Scottish webzine, Zeitgeist, has published a review of Hindsight, describing the album as "a treat from beginning to end". Thanks, Zeitgeist!

October 10, 2007

Seven Visions has surfaced at no. 6 on the CFBX Radio (British Columbia, Canada) electronic music chart.

October 5, 2007

Following his warm review of Seven Visions, Skylight's Billy Yfantis inteviewed Nicky Hind for the webzine. The review describes Seven Visions as "…a psychedelic journey to the center of your mind".

September 21, 2007

Spanish radio show Articmist, with Jorge Sergio, has recently featured tracks from Seven Visions and Hindsight on its playlists (program 61, program 63, and program 66). Sergio also reviewed Seven Visions on his blog at arcticmist.org (English translation).

August 30, 2007

Roberto Vales, of A Ultima Fronteira Radio (Spain), has favourably reviewed Seven Visions and Hindsight, and played numerous tracks from both albums. Thanks for your support, Roberto!

August 16, 2007

Nicky Hind is currently working on music for a performance of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"—in German («Der Untergang Des Hauses Usher»). This is a collaboration with guitarist, Robert Lampis, and poet/narrator, Gerd Berghofer, and will be premiered in Freystadt, Germany, on November 10, 2007. Excerpt: "…the grim phantasm, FEAR" (mp3)

July 14, 2007

Thanks to all those who have voted for A Far Cry, as well as Ripples and Slumber!

July 3, 2007

A Far Cry has reached number 8 on the Song Vault new age indie hit radio chart. Ripples has reached the top 20. Log on to Song Vault and give these tracks a vote!

May 9, 2007

Hindsight and Seven Visions are gaining regular airplay on college and community radio across the USA. A recent sampling of radio station playlists includes the following: KFJC, WXDU, WREK, KPSU, WMBR, KALX.

March 30, 2007

Crossings (from Seven Visions) has been added to rotational play on Sirius' Spa 73 channel. Sit back and relax. And if you don't hear it, call the Sirius listener line (877-337-4748).

March 27, 2007

The interview will air on three consecutive editions of the Bill Miller Show on April 23, 30, and May 7. Nicky Hind discusses his musical background and introduces tracks from Hindsight and Seven Visions. The Bill Miller Show is nationally syndicated.

January 24, 2007

Newly formed label, Listen to the Wind, makes its inaugural release of two CDs by Nicky Hind: Seven Visions (a collection of electroacoustic compositions) and Hindsight (a re-release on CD of the acclaimed 1987 album).

January 24, 2007

Having migrated over from the former commonsensemusic.com domain, the new site provides information on Nicky Hind's newly released CDs – Seven Visions and Hindsight - and current activities.