
Lubomyr Melnyk is the pioneer of continuous music. Using the sustain pedal to create echo and reverb, he transforms free-flowing cascades of notes into hypnotic waves of sound. Critics have detected the influence of Ravi Shankar and other Indian styles in Melnyk’s music, along with the insistent, repetitive textures of minimalist pioneers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Melnyk himself cites his debt to the American composer Terry Riley. He adds that if you listen carefully, you’ll also be able to hear the lilting contours of traditional Ukrainian folk music.
Melnyk’s freely flowing, undulating and cascading hypnotic music has previously been heard at G Livelab concerts in 2023, Temppeliaukio Church in 2019, and Flow Festival in 2018. Melnyk’s latest album, WINDMILLS: Fragments, was released in January 2026.
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