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Light On The Surface

by Simon Chmel Quartet

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The Phoenix 05:11
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Nautilus 06:26
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Dreaming 04:57
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Midnight 06:03
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about

Light On The Surface
An album about rays of hope

On his debut album, drummer and composer Simon Chmel deals with both a personally difficult time and pandemic situations and feelings:

What can give confidence and hope?
What can be a ray of hope?

Together with his quartet, he transforms his thoughts and feelings into musical stories. In doing so, they interweave acoustic instruments with electronic sounds and bring them into a fine balance. Spherical sounds and singing melodies invite you to dream. Instead of long solos, he focuses on compositions and interplay. They consciously concentrate on the essentials and thus create clarity and transparency. Their mutual trust creates an intimacy between energetic playing and fragility. Together they make the music breathe and float.

credits

released April 27, 2023

Max Diller - trumpet, flugelhorn
Enrico Olivanti - guitar
Johannes Fricke - bass
Simon Chmel - drums

all tracks written by Simon Chmel
except 2, 4 by Max Diller and 7 by Enrico Olivanti

Recorded June 2022
at Echolux Studios, Leipzig
Recording Engineer: Nico Teichmann
Mixed by Christian Heck at Tonart Studio
Mastered by Martin Ruch at Control Room Berlin
Cover Photo: Simon Chmel
Design: Clara Schöttke

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Simon Chmel Quartet Berlin, Germany

Spherical sounds and singing melodies invite you to dream.
On his debut album 'Light On The Surface', drummer Simon Chmel shows his ability to tell musical stories.

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