{"id":1116,"date":"2021-06-04T05:01:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conedm.nl\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2023-01-26T19:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:57:32","slug":"new-album-early-or-late-and-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conedm.nl\/?p=1116","title":{"rendered":"New album ‘Early or Late’ and new single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Early or Late<\/em> is the title of the new album following after the 2018 release of ‘Piano & Guitar, vol. II’. The album contain 14 new recorded songs and were mastered by Sterling Sound\u2019s Randy Merrill. The album cover is 70’s inspired, containing a drawing by Heath Robinson that originally appeared on the sheet music album “Forest Fantasies” by Walter Carroll in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Forest Fantasies <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nucleus of the album evolves around a number of songs that were already composed between mid 1980 and early 1983. The original demo’s of these compositions can be listened to on Soundcloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen on Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the album’s songs follow rather exact the original composition, like Where Are You Now?<\/em>, Angel<\/em> and Tonight<\/em>. Others may be less recognisable. In some cases the songs are containing now two parts to mark the difference of ‘early’ versus ‘late’, as can be heard on Love Me<\/em> and Stop & Whistle<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album opens with a new song, Early or Late<\/em>. It deals with aspects of youth versus the process of ageing. It contains references to the current difficulties in the world during the corona pandemic. The song Early or Late<\/em> is also be available in a special remixed edit version with a more intense synthesised feel and beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the previous album Piano & Guitar, Vol. II<\/em> the acoustic and electric guitar have an important role on the album. Many songs have an acoustic country pop feel like Sing On<\/em> and Dear Girl<\/em>. The music has lots of variety where moods can quickly change like in the song sequence where the intensive Where Are You Now<\/em>? is followed by a new wave oriented tune (I Beg You<\/em>) then again followed by a more fragile electric guitar piece (Afterthought<\/em>). New elements on the album are the introduction of the ukelele on the instrumental version of Dear Girl<\/em> and the use of extended harmony vocals on Here She Comes<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synthesizers used: Moog Voyager, Korg MS-20 mini, Sequential OB-6, Roland JX-3P, Arturia Matrixbrute and Roland JU-06. Electric guitars: Gibson ES-335DT, Gibson Custom RD, Kala KA-SA-TE-C Acacia Tenor Ukelele. Software synthesizers used: Spectrasonics Keyscape, Omnisphere 2, Arturia Mellotron V, Arturia Emulator II V (amongst many others). The album was recorded between February and May 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album and single will be available the second half of July through Spotify and other streaming services. <\/p>\n

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