Is autoerotic-audiophilia a thing? Subdued, yet meticulously
composed and engineered to inspire lush cinematic soundscapes on the backsides
of closed eyelids, that's how I'm tempted to describe the sensory experience
that is UNIFONY to you.
The collaborators would walk into the studio and coax a
moment, a sound from the instruments. No through-composed scores, no plans,
just the interaction of kindred spirits and vibrating metal and wood, wire and
skin.
This is the basic premise of UNIFONY. Improv-based, timbre-inspired,
the collaborative project harnesses European indie songwriter and film composer
Minco Eggersman and audiophile engineer and musical ingenue Theodoor Borger’s
unique chemistry to conjure a soundscape for good, wildly talented music
friends. The first album of the project UNIFONY (to be released Oct. 12, 2018)
features the sometimes breathy, sometimes crystalline trumpet of ECM artist
Mathias Eick, and the stellar mixing and mastering skills of Phil Brown (Led
Zeppelin, Bowie, Talk Talk) and Bob Ludwig (Hendrix, McCartney, Queen, Daft
Punk).
The results are lush, enigmatic, touching the imagination
and emotions without ever revealing the full story. They are ambient and
cinematic, yet ultimately simple at their hearts, drawing inspiration from
everything from post-rock like Talk Talk and contemporary classical
compositions. Though the tracks are grounded in small moments of inspiration,
they achieve well-developed form and bright sheen, thanks to friendship and
technical prowess of the project’s contributors.
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