TIMELINES
The tracks on Timelines tell their own stories, inspired by national legends or by the customs and traditions that are central to the identity of each country. The album thus aims to promote national identities by showcasing each country’s authenticity and uniqueness, while offering a fresh musical perspective on the cultural heritage of Central and Eastern Europe.
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Andrei Petrache – Piano & Synths
Alexandru (Mike) Marin – Double Bass, Electric Bass Guitar
Philip Goron - Drums, Percussion
Special guests:
Blue Noise – Voices a Cappella
Nicu Patoi – Electric Guitar
Cătălin Milea – Soprano Saxophone
Sebastian Burneci – Flugelhorn
Mihail Grigore – Vocals, Cello
Recording, mixing and mastering – Dănuț Georgescu
Recorded at Avanpost Studios, Bucharest
Cover art and design created by Roxana Bărbulescu (@rocsendipity)
Photography captured by Andrei Runcanu (@andreiruncanu)
FILM NOIR | The Soundtrack
The Soundtrack from FILM NOIR, a new black-and-white Romanian movie directed by Florin Piersic Jr. that is yet to be released, is a compilation of pieces composed by Andrei Petrache that also contains two pieces for jazz quartet (tenor sax, piano, double bass, drums) in which the combination of the thriller-like scenes with some more relaxed, vintage-like atmosphere of the movie is depicted and strengthened by the music in a modern jazz style.
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Original music composed by Andrei Petrache
Tenor Saxophone - Cătălin Milea
Piano – Andrei Petrache
Double Bass – Alexandru Marin (Mike Alex)
Drums – Philip Goron
Recording, mixing and mastering – Dănuț Georgescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recording Assistant – Horia Panaitescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recorded at Auditorium Hall, National University of Music Bucharest
Cover art and graphic design created by Roxana Bărbulescu (@rocsendipity)
POINTS
This Suite is inspired from five distinctive musical and cultural flavours and styles that mark a certain direction on the compass. Therefore, East Point gathers ideas from Middle East in contrast with West Point that enhances a more poethical approach – the feeling of melancholia brought by the sun setting. North Point is obviously presenting a frozen place with a sort of cool and relaxed vibe, South Point gets as solar and energetic as the Mediterranean, while Counterpoint depicts an urban, minimal and neutral musical land – inspired by „New York Counterpoint” by Steve Reich.
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Original music composed by Andrei Petrache
Piano & Electric Piano – Andrei Petrache
Double Bass – Alexandru Marin (Mike Alex)
Drums – Philip Goron
Recording, mixing and mastering – Dănuț Georgescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recording Assistant – Horia Panaitescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recorded at Auditorium Hall, National University of Music Bucharest
Cover art and graphic design created by Roxana Bărbulescu (@rocsendipity)
SEASONS
This Suite is their second release after POINTS and consists of four pieces, each of them constructed around the meanings and features of a particular season, like in the well known Vivaldi’s concert work. Here they experiment more with different sound sources to depict specific musical flavours that would fit a season’s core energy in the best way possible, using a wide pallette ranging from bits of punk groove and powerful synths to charol-like delicate textures or crunchy and strident modern jazz harmonies and melodic lines.
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Original music composed by Andrei Petrache
Piano & Synths – Andrei Petrache
Double Bass & Electric Bass – Alexandru Marin (Mike Alex)
Drums – Philip Goron
Vibraphone – Răzvan Florescu
Recording, mixing and mastering – Dănuț Georgescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recording Assistant – Horia Panaitescu, UNDA Recording Studios, Bucharest
Recorded at Auditorium Hall, National University of Music Bucharest
Cover art and graphic design created by Roxana Bărbulescu (@rocsendipity)