BRENDAN EDER ENSEMBLE | THERAPY
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Tracklist:
Isn T It True Feat Henry Solomon
Beautiful classical ambient jazz.
Brendan Eder is a Los Angeles composer and drummer best-known for his eponymous genre-bending ensemble of woodwinds, drumset, and bass; as well as his film scoring work.Here a collection of meditative woodwind arrangements recorded primarily at Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia, California.
The quest for THERAPY came during a period of deep spiritual curiosity. Eder was avidly watching testimonies of near death experience survivors (NDEs), pouring over books of Theosophical artwork and philosophy, and processing experiences of grief, uncertainty and spirituality.
Eder wanted to explore the threshold between the spiritual and physical dimensions, and create music that could evoke its shape and texture — a theme further illustrated in the original album artwork and single covers by Adam Rabinowitz. Eder felt he must be on to something when, on a whim, he looked up the tempo of a piece he was calling “137 Riddle.” Turned out to be “the most important number in the world” in theoretical physics, as well as a provocative number in Jewish mysticism.
Since 2020, Eder's cover of Aphex Twin's “#20 (Lichen)” has garnered over two million streams. Appropriately, this project delivers two new Aphex Twin arrangements alongside eight original pieces.
Maintaining his track record of recording the best musicians Eder can find, features special guests Nailah Hunter (harp), Henry Solomon (saxophone), and Ethan Haman on The Newberry Memorial Organ at Yale University.
Tags: Ambient, Brendan eder ensemble, Jazz, Lp, Not on label
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