Shimmer by Marlies Debacker
Shimmer, my debut solo album, offers a glimpse into the music which has been evolving in my mind over the last few years.
The recording brings together my engagement with different musical styles and approaches to improvisation to create music which explores the sonority of the piano, in particular the rich sound-world of its many spectra and resonances.
Through improvisations and short concept pieces I was able to dive into the complexity of different acoustic phenomena or structures while simultaneously maintaining a playful and curious attitude towards the material thereby composing sound constellations in the moment.
Pseudo-electronic sounds, electrically amplified strings, harmonics and preparations form a genre-crossing sound palette with a great variety of expressive possibilities.
I invite listeners to listen and discover their own associations with these forms and soundscapes in the hope that all can enjoy the deep exploration of the grand piano's spectral world as much as I did.
- Marlies Debacker
Tracklist
| 1. | Shimmer | 4:36 |
| 2. | Observation | 4:44 |
| 3. | SplitLayered I | 2:26 |
| 4. | Inner Voices | 5:15 |
| 5. | Shiver | 6:18 |
| 6. | Sculpture | 5:12 |
| 7. | Indigo | 3:44 |
| 8. | SplitLayered II | 4:11 |
| 9. | Accumulating, Looming | 4:24 |
| 10. | Two Thoughts On Space | 7:05 |
Credits
Marlies Debacker - Piano, Clavinet
All compositions by Marlies Debacker (GEMA)
Recorded in May 2021 at Fattoria Musica, Osnabrück
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephan van Wylick
Photography: Palma Fiacco
Graphic design: Enric Jardí
Special thanks to: Agustí Fernández and Salim Javaid
www.marliesdebacker.com
