This collection of Apollonian Solos comes inspired by musical moments shared during isolation.
We could say that the starting point was Matt's spontaneous saxophone rendition of the jazz classic "Like Someone In Love" - and from that point of view we explored the Hess Is More songbook.
Members of the Hess Is More ensemble have contributed personal interpretations of some Hess Is More classics.
The overall idea being that each track should be "a live take" recorded home alone - no overdubs, no edits.
(This dogma technically held true with only very few exceptions ?)
The collection also points to some of our corona-live-streaming projects. Transatlantic Thursdays - Apollonian Breakdown - Apollonian Corner.
The album is a musical tour de chambre that generously invites us into the homes of musical family members in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Connecticut, Beacon, Copenhagen and Hesnæs.
We hope you will enjoy these moments of solitude.
Soon again we'll gather the troops for many more collective experiences.
Thank you for supporting our adventures in music!
from
Apollonian Solos,
released May 7, 2021
Track 1: Ojas (Mikkel Hess Solo)
Performed and recorded by Mikkel Hess in Hesnæs, DK
Mastered by
Track 2: Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Listening Center Solo)
Performed and recorded by David Mason in Beacon NY, US
Mastered by
Track 3: Call for change (Nomi Ruiz Solo)
Performed by Nomi Ruiz in Brooklyn NYC, US
Recorded by W. Andrew Raposo
Mastered by
Track 4: My Head Is A Ballroom (Matt Parker Multiplicity)
Performed and recorded by Matt Parker in Connecticut, US
Mastered by Dave Darlington
Track 5: Chopin (Nikolaj Hess Solo)
Performed by Nikolaj Hess in Copenhagen, DK
Recorded by Mikkel Hess and Thomas Vang
Mastered by
Track 6: Burn (Rasmus Bille Bahncke Solo Take 8)
Performed and recorded by Rasmus Bille Bähncke in NYC, US
Mastered by
Track 7: Go Go Go (Josefine Opsahl Multiplicity)
Performed and recorded by Josefine Opsahl in Copenhagen, DK
Mixed and mastered by Tomas Kærup
Track 8: Like Someone in Love (Matt Parker Solo)
Performed and recorded by Matt Parker in Connecticut, US
Mastered by Dave Darlington
All music written by Hess Is More except Like Someone in Love written by Jimmy Van Heusen.