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Carlos Cipa is a composer, pianist, and above all curious listener who has built bridges between different musical worlds. Having received classical training as a young child, in his teenage years he decided to take a seat behind the drum kit of hardcore bands instead of sitting in front of the piano. When he returned to his main instrument and started releasing his first solo albums in the early 2010s, his compositional approach as well as his unique playing were marked by the impressions that his musical detours through the worlds of rock, pop, jazz, and electronic music had left on him As a composer-performer, he firmly integrates the different qualities of various pianos into his practice. For his interpretation of Hans Otte’s genre-defying Book of Sounds, Cipa worked with different instruments to write and perform his pieces in ways that were directly inspired by their acoustic specificities. His use of pianos from various eras with different intended purposes continuously expands his compositional possibilities, much like his manifold musical interests inform his distinct style. This B-Sides collection features alternate versions of Parts 9-11 of "The Book of Sounds".