Of course, the theme of the album is "Duality", and it has a big reprise in the final Track "The One (Reprise)". The whole album is made out of something I noticed a long time ago. When you add one and one, it's not really two. You know, when you play two beats or rhythms or pitches, and your conscious about their connection, it's almost like this connection becomes a third thing in the room, you could call it meaning, I prefer to call it just music. I always felt this very strong and it's super exciting for me, because it translates so well to the connections between human beings, and a lot of other things. That idea made me realize why I always felt that music is so powerful. In the "Duality" intro, you hear those two high rhythms, that form a polyrhythm (they're actually the same, but start on different beats, like in Tarab) . Out of this dissonance, a melody grows, and only at the very end of the album it's resolving in a surprising way to a clear A-Major (a little hint to a big inspiration for me, the music of Franz Schubert - my mother told me that his "Streichquintett" was played in the room at my birth, isn't that cool?).
I'm glad these four musicians took the opportunity to play and record together. They seem to be listening very carefully to each other. A seamless performance of individuals, yes indeed. freejazzy
Such a thing of beauty. The sounds are airy and I so so so truly means when I say i truly feel the album cover picture in my bones. This is a beautiful album. Its jazz and classical distilled with a lot of soul oozing through it. I will get all of Daniel's work. Thank you. Som Bhattacharyya
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