Federico Albanese Shadow Land Part II live from The Blue Hour
Berlin based, piano poet Federico Albanese took inspiration from the brief transitional state between day and night, writing a collection of chambermusic miniatures that withdraw, explore, yet assert their laconic melodies all the more decisively. The emotions to which Albanese has given expression in his thirteen compositions have been articulated with wellconsidered gestures. Equally wellconsidered is the choice of instruments that Federico Albanese deploys on The Blue Hour. Piano and synthesizers are joined by a cello, magnified by overdubbing and sound effects that culminate into a little chamber orchestra, which swells the acoustics while checking the dominance of a clear solo voice. Albanese esteems the Gesamtklang, the overall sound image, with its mixture of compositional precision and dreamlike fluidity. For this reason, the pieces are recorded from start to finish on analogue equipment, further enhancing the warmth of their sound. In Céline we hear a discreet beat,
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