Robert Bernard music
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Fleeting thoughts, vain hopes ...

Dec 11, 2024

 

"From desire to yearing, from yearing to doubt, suddenly,
in the dark, came hope and an enlightening calm.

Simply, I can.

- Robert Bernard on 'Morning Sun' Official Video"

Robert Bernard

Nov 24, 2024


A Worthy Man: Studio 37 and Adam Żytkowski

Dec 11, 2023

 

We often meet people whom we casually call "random".

Yet, it is time and circumstances that reveal their true worth. They are the ones who give more than we expected.

In doing so, they prove to be far from random.

 

In gratitude for the time and commitment of Adam Żytkowski - a man of worth.

 

Robert Bernard

Dec 11, 2023


Insanity the First

Nov 15, 2023

 

When it comes to striving and vain effort for a distant goal, we sometimes advance in our tenacity. Whether what I do meets the popular definition of insanity, it is the result of my temporal existence.

In this respect, I believe I find myself closer to the struggles of Sisyphus than to the pitiable repetitions of a madman. Though I often reassure myself that I don't demand too much – my expectations remain unchanged.

 

 

Robert Bernard

Nov 15, 2023


Maiden-Era: Honesty and Naivety

Nov 11, 2023

 

 

There was a time when keeping a precise chronology seemed not only possible but also necessary. Every thought, detail and stumble during the creative process was supposed to be an immanent part of something truly special.

 

From a critical point of view, everything was sacred and everything had to have its place in the space of the project.

 

From today's perspective it sounds almost absurd. Nevertheless, my mistakes and failures have been evidenced in many forms, and some of them still remain as pieces of something bigger and wider in a conceptual sense. Moreover, as a whole, they reflect what the Maiden-era was.

 

I decided to release this material in three separate digital sets containing a few quite new songs and a couple of variations of those known from Maiden

 

Robert Bernard

Dec 18, 2018.


About Iteration concept ...

Oct 11, 2023

 

Its first emanation will be the re-publishing of the entire material, accompanied by the withdrawal and removal of previous publications:

 

Maiden 2017Ballerina singiel 2018In the Dark 2019Down the Avenue 2020

 

"These releases collectively represent the work from 2012 to 2023 and serve as the primary attempt to bring the aesthetic principles of the 'Maiden-Era' concept to life.

 

As a result of further artistic activity, these publications will no longer be recognized as musical compilations after November 11, 2023. All manifestations, whether in the form of audio files or graphics, will be deleted from all online platforms to the greatest extent possible."

 

Robert Bernard

Oct 11, 2023


In the Dark: First Release

Sep 27, 2023

 

This is a compilation of three songs, based on ideas from the Maiden period. Unlike the Ballerina single, they have a strictly defined narrative structure.

 

  • Suddenly
  • Came in the Dark
  • Enlightened Calm

 

The first two scenes are practically new songs composed of parts or entire fragments of several works.

Enlightened Calm grew out of a vast arrangement for Morning Sun which has been completely cut from the On The Morrow version.

 

Robert Bernard

Mar 19, 2019


About Maiden concept ...

Feb 11, 2017

 

I wanted to use words which would not just be a simple commentary or additional narration. Instead, my intention was to compile music with one surrounding sentence, stimulus for the imagination, subtly directing and widening  perception.

 

If there are acts or their omissions, dictated by any fear or weakness, and which no one could deny the constituent elements of heroism, we should look for them among those billions of victims –

wars for dreams.

 

Robert Bernard

Feb 11, 2017


Working on the Maiden album ...

Feb 11, 2017

 

At the very beginning it became clear to me that the most significant aspect of this project  would be a distinct dialogue between sounds and images – moving or static, always as the main source of inspiration resulting from an emotional bond with the past.

 

When working on the Maiden album, the main goal was to create the illusion of aged records while maintaining some features of modern music at the same time. An adequate degradation  was equally important as a deep deformation of the entire sound structure.

 

Another aspect was to give the impression that there is something unnatural, something inappropriate – even in music from such a past.

All of this was done to evoke the mood of anxiety and, in the meanwhile, the feeling of discovering something old and special.

 

Robert Bernard

Feb 11, 2017


 

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Triton - Official Website Project

Nov 11, 2023

 

The page that has unveiled before your eyes is an original project titled Triton. The three central veils here symbolize the three dimensions of the universal existence.

Capturing one's attention, they express the instinctual nature of perception. 

As banners of simplicity and mundaneness, they conceal beneath them contents that have been imbued with meaning.

The fourth element is the background. The all-encompassing time - showcasing all that is capable of being known.

 

Robert Bernard

Nov 11, 2023


Robert Bernard Music Scenes:

A New Genre?

Oct 29, 2023

 

Ever since I can recall, any attempt at thinking about the future predominantly filled me with unease and apprehension. Hence, it's unsurprising that I began to associate my future with musing over the past.

In the realm of sound art, this took the shape of music scenes - as I tend to call my pieces.

These are recollections, seemingly insignificant, snippets of moments or entire episodes from someone's life. Past events, like forgotten switches of life’s tracks - sources and causes.

 

Robert Bernard

Oct 29, 2023


Time: The Essence of Music?

Sep. 11. 2023

 

Robert Bernard music - TimeAge is only a number of chances, I think. A sum of events and opportunities that life has given us so we can feel older. Ultimately, sooner or later we are all forced to accept our four-dimensional nature.

From time to time, from one day to another, something happens, and then everything is different and so are we – more complicated, more sophisticated, or simply dead.

Nevertheless, there are a lot of things that give us a chance to contemplate the meaning of the passage of time – the daily tiny little reminders of our curse.

And for me, music as a field of art is about time.

Treating it objectively, subordinated by its ultimate subjectivity, constantly giving us a chance to make conclusions in a broader sense.

                                       

Robert Bernard

Feb 11, 2017


Maiden: Album the First

Sep 09, 2023

 

Robert Bernard music Maiden 2017

Maiden

Feb 11, 2017

- Morning Sun

- Rupture

- Spontaneous Combustion

- Maiden

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- Path Through the Torment

- Nowheres Avenue

 

Is there something these days, some sort of pan-cultural, subliminal agreement for self-fulfilling prophecies so that we’re trying to see ourselves in the poses of those who have passed away. By contemplating the future we create an image of the past.

War – still, isn’t it something necessary for us to re-evaluate things, to take these never-ending lessons.

A couple of years ago I started thinking about all these correlations and implications that shape our life in such a way. Since I can remember, finding the common denominators for any matter or for different situations was my secret obsession. Perhaps this gave me an inkling that for some reason we repeatedly try to reach this kind of critical point whenever the time has come – starting from the global dimension and ending on a single life.

In brief, it’s all about this album I think. It’s about repeated tragedies passing into normality, about the relativism of our choices, and maybe more than anything it’s about the overwhelming solitude surrounding us at all moments when we make decisions.

Solitude as an immanent element of the whole idea penetrates any aspect of this work at each level of its creation –  starting from a simple inspiration by Edward Hopper’s painting and expanding to the sound impression of a fictitious story about the progressive degradation and final transformation of a woman’s soul.

 

Robert Bernard

  Feb 11, 2017


 

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Morning Sun: Iteration the First Official Teaser - Out Now!

Dec 15, 2024

 

From the static stillness of Edward Hopper’s iconic painting to the overwhelming noise of Robert Bernard’s music scenes.
Now, sound and vision come together to close the circle of inspiration.

Watch the first glimpse now.

 

Robert Bernard

Dec 15, 2024


Morning Sun: Iteration the First - Official Video - Announcement

Dec 11, 2024


Morning Sun Official Video by Robert Bernard

There is undoubtedly a limit to how deeply one person can commit to all aspects of an artistic project.
 

The creation of the Morning Sun music video was something that, until recently, seemed like nothing more than fleeting thoughts, vain hopes.
Today, it has become a reality.

 

The premiere of the Morning Sun Official Video will take place on January 19, 2025.
Stay tuned.

Robert Bernard

Dec 02, 2024


Maiden Era: Reunion

Nov 15, 2024


Robert Bernard’s concept album Maiden and all iterative sound projects unite on Bandcamp.

Streaming begins November 27, 2024.

 

Robert Bernard

Nov 01, 2024


Robert Bernard music: Music that no one listens to

Dec 18, 2023

 

Is this the end of something, or everything, or the beginning of the new, behind that door? Or maybe nothing will change, and it will always be stuck.
 
Music that no one listens to is finally available to a few.
 
The entire collection is now available on most streaming platforms, except for the single In the Dark: Iteration the First.
 

Robert Bernard

Dec 18, 2023


Last but Not Least: Studio 37 and Adam Żytkowski

Dec 11, 2023

 

Mastering Compressor Shadow Hills Industries

Thanks to the unexpected recent collaboration with Studio 37 and Adam Żytkowski, the entire material, subjected to the Iteration the First process, could once again reside in the analog domain.

 

This symbolic act of sonic blessing would not have been possible without the work and commitment of Mr. Adam and Studio 37.

Robert Bernard

Dec 11, 2023


In the Dark: Exclusive Release

Dec 07, 2023

 

In the Dark: Iteration the First will be exclusively available on Bandcamp and Soundcloud, completely free. Release date remains unchanged.

 

In the Dark: Iteration the FIrst 

 

Robert Bernard

Dec 07, 2023


Iteration the First: Moments Away

Nov 15, 2023

 

All previous releases subjected to the process of Iteration the First will have a joint digital premiere scheduled for December 18th, 2023.

 

Here are the upcoming reissues of

Robert Bernard music:

 

Maiden; Iteration the FIrst

Maiden

Iteration the First

- Morning Sun

- Rupture

- Spontaneous Combustion

- Maiden

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- Path Through the Torment

- Nowheres Avenue

 

Ballerina: Iteration the FirstBallerina

Iteration the First

 

- On the Morrow

- At the End of the Path

- Ballerina

 

In the Dark: Iteration the FirstIn the Dark

Iteration the First

 

- Suddenly

- Came in the Dark

- Enlightened Calm

 

Down the Avenue: Iteration the FirstDown the Avenue

Iteration the First

 

  • - Empty Street

- Nevermore Return

- The Avenue

 

Robert Bernard

Nov 15, 2023


Maiden-era Concludes?

Oct 11, 2023

 

In line with the main tenets of the Iteration the First process, all previous publications in the form of musical works and graphic projects will be removed from the internet as of November 11th, 2023.

Robert Bernard

Oct 11, 2023


Iteration the First: Assumptions

Sep 27, 2023

 

One of the concepts that accompanied my release of the existing material was the idea that music from the Maiden-era should retain a somewhat open character.

The notion of some form of reissue seemed evident. Over time, the traditional approach gave way to a far deeper, broader, and more pertinent perspective. This is how the idea for the entire artistic process was born, which I subsequently refer to as the "Iteration."


Its first emanation will be the re-publishing of the entire material, accompanied by the withdrawal and removal of previous publications.


Iteration the First is not just a reissue, but primarily a process of reworking, aimed at altering the material in line with the overarching idea of making music sound older and more deformed.

When the degradation becomes so intense that it obscures the meaning and structure of a piece or its part – it either recedes or becomes the backdrop for a newly defined thought.

 

Robert Bernard

Sep 27, 2023


 

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