180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - AAA 100% Analogue
About this LP, I have already written a review here in the blog and expressed my enthusiasm there. Even if the LP is not exactly the ultimate bargain, you can count on these purely analog recordings worth every penny! So fine, so warm, so graceful - this LP is a gem among the contemporary recordings. Whoever has only ever learned what it means today to produce a recording in puristic analogue ways will appreciate the value of this LP from Winter & Winter more so. HIFI Test Sound 5/5
Mola Sylla from Dakar met Ernst Reijseger just after he played his first concerts in Amsterdam in the late 80 s. Since then Amsterdam has been Sylla s home base. Ten years after this first meeting Sylla asked Reijseger to perform concerts as a duo. This was the start of a strong musical partnership. In 2002, Reijseger recorded with the singer Mola Sylla the album »Janna«. Pianist Harmen Fraanje came later, the joint path started in 2007. In 2009 and 2010 Ernst Reijseger recorded among others with Mola Sylla and Harmen Fraanje film music for Werner Herzog. Ernst Reijseger, Harman Fraanje and Mola Sylla create a unique, personal and most original music. All three have written for »Down Deep« special compositions so that their individual vocabulary connects in a very natural way. After experiencing great concert performances music producer Stefan Winter asked Ernst Reijseger to record the new album »Down Deep« live-to-analog- two-track to capture the real moment of the music without any digital editing and without any digital manipulation. The music of Ernst Reijseger with Harmen Fraanje and Mola Sylla is a very emotional experience. »Down Deep« brings together musical elements and playing traditions of most divergent cultural horizons. Ernst Reijseger, Harmen Fraanje and Mola Sylla create a unique melange, which doesn't fit into any category.
Deceptive in its blend of folkloric naiveté, structural sophistication and improvisational élan, Deep Down truly sounds like no other recording, as romantic classicism intersects with African culture and jazz-centric improvisation. Dynamic and dramatic, while almost—almost always gentle and elegant, it's the long overdue debut from an impressive trio that has fashioned its own language, one that may not be immediately understood, but still, one that is absolutely and unequivocally felt.
Track Listing: Elena; M'br; Amerigo; Shaped by the Tide; Hemisacraal; e Lucevan le Stelle; Ana; Down Deep; Her Eyes.
Personnel: Ernst Reijseger: violoncello, voice; Harmen Fraanje: piano; Mola Sylla: vocals, m'bira, xalam, kongoma.
