Future Songs by Dragonfly
Philipp Zuercher: electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, ARP Odyssey, Roland TR-8S, Empress ZOIA, voice
Ronan Skillen: tabla, udu, hybrid drum kit, percussion, slide didgeridoo
amaFranx: acoustic fretless and electric basses
Weshalb Forellen Quartett:
Mario Huter: violin
Monika Camenzind: violin
Grégoire Babey: viola
Martin Birnstiel: cello
All music written by Philipp Zuercher, © 2018-2021 SUISA
Recorded in Switzerland and South Africa 2020/2021.
Mixdown by Philipp Zuercher at Studio Elf, Bern, Switzerland
Mastering by Bob Katz at Digital Domain, Orlando, Florida, USA
Cover art by Steven Götz
Produced by mem.li Musik Produktionen 2021
Tracklist
| 4. | Shifting Sands <sample> | 1:38 |
| 5. | Future Angst <sample> | 0:59 |
| 6. | Space Cadet Low <sample> | 1:14 |
Credits
Future Songs is a concept album. The original idea was to have a fictitious future band singing songs about the past. Those songs would then be a comment on our present.
Dragonfly started out as a solo project in my home studio, mixing electric guitar with instruments I had only played for a few years: the pedal steel guitar and some selected electronics. Gradually, the whole thing grew into a kind of virtual band, including two fabulous musicians from South Africa, as well as featuring a string quartet based in Switzerland.
The Future Songs concept had crossed my mind three or four years ago. In the meantime, the world has changed in many unexpected ways. So have my ideas. Regarding the future, I was therefore lost for words more often than not. Consequently, most of the songs have grown into instrumental pieces. Some of the scarce lyrics are still reminiscent of the original concept, while others have turned out a little more personal.
License
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Philipp Zuercher plays original instrumental compositions and improvisations, juxtaposing progressive rock, modal jazz and modern classical music. He has been composing and performing songs, instrumental pieces for solo guitar and small ensembles, and subsequently also electroacoustic and multimedia productions. As a soloist, he has performed in Switzerland, in England and in the USA.