Credits:

Stephan Micus

Description:

Multi-instrumentalist Stefan Mikes produced this 17th ECM album over a three-year period from 2003 to 2006. Recording my work is always a challenge because I play all the instruments myself and the music consists of so many tracks, which I record in sequence. Except when I am on concert tours, I spend all my time in the studio". The technical feasibility of multi-track recording and Mix's method of composing have their own unique processes. Instead of writing my music in musical notation, I work with a recording machine from the very beginning. Instead of writing my music in notation, I work with a recording machine from the beginning. The phrases become the seeds for the development of the music. Thanks to the tape machine, even if I stop working, I always have a perfect mirror of my music. It is very important for me to leave a piece alone for a while and listen to it again at a certain distance. I experiment with different combinations of instruments and phrases, and let it grow organically."【パーソネル】 Stephan Micus (Satara, Guitar, Nay, Flute, Cymbals, Gong, Shakuhachi, Sitar)

Tracklisting:

1.On the Wing
2.Winterlight
3.Gazelle
4.Blossoms in the Wind
5.Bride, The
6.Ancient Trees
7.In the Dancing Snow
8.Gate, The
9.Turquoise Fields
10.Morning Sky