Herinner by Doeke
Herinner (‘Remember’) explores the power of memory and music to transport you to another time and place. You know how a certain smell can suddenly evoke something that happened a long time ago, something you thought you’d forgotten, and you become instantly overcome with the same feeling you had back then? Music can also send you on these fleeting time travels and the songs on this album capture such transient visceral experiences.
Though these recollections are deeply personal for me, music can transcend this and transform the particular into the universal. Music allows us to collectively experience the most powerful human states of being — nostalgia, joy, melancholy, reflection, excitement — and take comfort in knowing we all feel this way sometimes. Herriner is about these little moments that can seem insignificant, but still endure. It invites the listeners to join and embrace the nostalgic.
Tracklist
| 1. | Op Reis (Traveling) | 3:39 |
| 2. | Nadagen (After-days) | 2:16 |
| 3. | Fietsje (Little Bicycle) | 3:11 |
| 4. | Vliegen (Flying) | 2:30 |
| 5. | Op IJs (On the Ice) | 2:52 |
| 6. | Naar Buiten (Going Outside) | 2:40 |
| 7. | Tijdreizen (Time Travel) | 2:42 |
| 8. | Heimwee (Homesick) | 2:40 |
| 9. | De Nacht (The Night) | 2:44 |
| 10. | Herfstblad (Autumn Leaf) | 3:00 |
| 11. | Levensloop (Lifecycle) | 2:18 |
| 12. | Toeval (Chance) | 2:58 |
Credits
Jorn Swart - piano / compositions / artwork
Ben Talmi - recording
Alex Saltz - mastering
License
All rights reserved.
Jorn Swart is a Dutch pianist, composer, and arranger, currently living and performing in NYC. His trio Malnoia is an unorthodox project that mixes jazz and chamber music. His latest solo piano project Doeke is shaped by a desire for a return to simplicity, and inspired by memories of home and childhood.