I’ve been listening to Balmorhea constantly for a few months now. They’re touring the U.S. this summer but don’t have any Canadian dates yet. Jared Hogan created this aching, expansive video for “Rememberance.” Perfect all around.
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I discovered Austin-based acoustic classical/experimental quintet Balmorhea from a post at Josh Spear and have been listening to their latest album, “All Is Wild, All Is Silent”, non-stop for the last week. They manage to make even my morning streetcar ride to work somehow feel emotionally windswept and epic.
I have a fetish for string instruments. For me, there’s something hypnotic and almost transformative about watching someone play the cello. Mixing all manners of strings – violin, cello, guitar, banjo, double bass – with piano and more, they create a universe of sound. It feels heavy yet it breathes, it’s enveloping yet it soars. It all heaves with a feeling of abandon and stillness, like the end of a very long journey.
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