Eemynor by Siiilk
After « Way to Lhassa » released in 2013 and « Endless Mystery in 2017, SIIILK, the band from Lyon is back with their third opus entitled « EEMYNOR »
The nice introduction track that gave its name to the album, immerses the listener into the fantasy world of an ancient people exhausted by endless wars. The track is built into two parts like the two movements of an out of time symphony,
With the second track « Signs in the sand » the listener slides into a more contemporary world where beauty is seeking to win over violence, doing so within three monotheist creeds, on its maybe utopian search for a lasting peace. Siiilk embarks onto this quest boldly.
The album then unfolds quite naturally with a rainbow of soft and meaningful sounding compositions depicting, as is customary with SIIILK , varied lanscapes filled with the emotiuons provided by the sounds of Gilbert Gandil's guitar, Jacques Roman's keyboards andand a new rhythm section composed of Guillaume Antonicelli on bass and Clément Vullion on drums ( who joined the band in 2017.This blending of electric and acoustic instruments is enhanced by Richard and Catherine's voices,
The album ends with some ambient underwater sonorities generously given by Jacques Roman on his keyboards in « Number 9 », the track just before « Song for Syd » a moving and powerful tribute to Syd Barret, founding member of « Pink Floyd », a band which , once again and quite deliberatly , provided Siiilk with one of its main source of inspiration.
Tracklist
| 1. | Eemynor | 8:27 |
| 2. | Signs In The Sand | 9:40 |
| 3. | Burning Hopes | 4:53 |
| 4. | Monsoon Lights | 4:49 |
| 5. | Spandam | 4:43 |
| 6. | Morning Rain | 5:13 |
| 7. | Song For Syd | 6:34 |
| 8. | Number 9 | 3:19 |
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Credits
Richard Pick - Lead vocals
Catherine Pick - Vocals & Indian harmonium
Gilbert Gandil - Electric & Acoustic guitars
Jacques Roman - Keyboards & Noise
Guillaume Antonicelli - Bass guitar
Clément Vullion - Drums
Guests :
Alain Chaléard - Iranian daf on "Eemynor" & "Monsoon Lights"
Roland Richard - Clarinet on "Morning Rain"
Attilio Terlizzi - Drums on "Spandam"
All musics by Siiilk - All lyrics by Richard Pick
All songs arranged and directed by Gilbert Gandil & Jacques Roman
Recorded by Thibaud Pick at "Artisterie Studio" (Villeurbanne - France) & "Hacienda Studio" (Ste Colombe sur Gand - France)
Mixed by Thibaud Pick, Gilbert Gandil & Jacques Roman
Mastered by Jean-Claude Normant
Art direction & Design - Morgane Touvais "Bewond Design"
Mandala pictorial work (cover) - Charles Mège, 2021
Tree photo (disc) - Robin Pick
Photography - Catherine & Richard Pick
English coach - Jacky Luciani "English Rose"
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Siiiilk is a French group from Lyon formed in 2010: Richard Pick (singer, guitarist, author and composer), Gilbert Gandil (guitars) and Jacques Roman (keyboards, synthesizers, piano) - both members of the famous rock group « Pulsar », Catherine Pick (vocals, harmonium and additional keyboards), Guillaume Antonicelli (bass guitar) and Clément Vullion (drums) who replaced Attilio Terlizzi in 2017.