Ari EP by Steffen Kirchhoff

You can get this EP for free but you are most welcome to donate a small amount. All income will go to our dear graphic artist Ari Lüpke <3

"The basic Idea for this Track came to me during my time in Colombia last year. I had an Artist Residency in a wonderful place in the middle of the Jungle of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - an area which the indigenous people call the heart of the world -

I was playing music every day and giving cacao ceremonies for the guests of the Resort and in my free Time i was producing inspired by the lush, abundant, colourful and peaceful Environment. One day i discovered Aris Art in the Internet and some of her Images and collages spoke to me on a deep Level. Inspired by the Magic of Aris Artwork, the Spirit of cacao and the cacophony of the colombian Jungle started Working on a Track and called the Project "Ari". I had a good Feeling about the Sketch but somehow i did not start with the Arrangement until i was back in Germany. Last Summer i was looking through some older projects and rediscovered the Project for this Track. So i felt inspired again to finish it and i am super happy with it. Its one of my favourite Tracks and when we played it live Maywa was always laughing like a child and i really loved the innocent and joyful energy of that and so we decided to record a Version with the laughing and thats the Version which is is now beeing released. Alaix Pulse wrote to me cause he listened to the Track in one of our Podcasts and He said he loves the Track and was offering to make a remix. Since i like his style and productions i send him the stems and He came up with this wonderful rework. You can feel the Love and Care he put into the Track in every bar. And i was surprised and deeply touched that he added a beautiful recording of German poem while being french and not understanding a single Word of it. The poem adds another layer of Beauty and depth to the original while maintaining the joyful peaceful and sweet vibe of the original.

And Im super happy to have this Track released on Echoes. Cause for me it has become a Home and Family the people working for Echoes are all wonderful Beings and dear Friends who put a lot of Passion, Love and Energy into their Work.

And their Events have been so magical, inspiring and nurturing for me that im happy to give sth back that reflects the beauty of the Spirit of Echoes from Venus."

Steffen Kirchhoff


Thank you so much for this beautiful words Steffen <3 we love you and are so happy that you are part of our family!!

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