June11 - Matter Is Alive :

A collection of painted songs and soundscapes, atmospheric, intimate, slow
Jan Van den Broeke: vocal, keys
guitars, percussion, samples
The CD starts with a cover version of By This River, a mood-evoking 1977 Brian Eno song, and contains melodic tributes to other abstract artists like Marthe Wéry and Robert Rauschenberg.
Harold Budd, another great influence, is honored with a graceful waltz.
The music seems to fill the gap between ambient and song. Assembled in layers, electronic ones as well as piano, clarinet, sax, guitars, percussion, and samples from faraway places. All these elements are treated as equal.
Also: some very sensual female vocals by Mieke Versyp and special guests Nadine Bal (from BeNe GeSSeRiT, Human Flesh...) and Drita Kotaji ( who was - back in the 80ies - the composer and singer of the haunting ballad “my Suitor” by Bernthöler and is now part of INK. ).
The project was set up in Gent, Belgium by Jan Van den Broeke. Some might remember him as a member of The Misz and Absent Music, a long time ago.
This CD puts him back on track, with new tools, old and new friends and a strong and personal new vision.
Matter Is Alive: 10 painted songs, 50 minutes of beauty and melancholy in the face of the end of the world….

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