Meditations & Laments is the stunning debut album by the Gaia Duo, an album rooted in both folklore and classicism that brings together music from the Baroque period to the present day, music that is both deeply thoughtful and emotionally visceral. Comprised of carefully selected pieces from the repertoire of music for 2 string instruments, the album is a journey through time that speaks of human nature, of the interplay between light and darkness and of an uninhibited, unending search for beauty.
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The album opens with “Gow’s Lament” written by the 19th century folk melodist Nathaniel Gow. The duo improvises unreservedly on the theme, weaving it into an intimate conversation on loss and acceptance that sets the tone for what follows – although the rest of the music on the album is strictly notated.
Scots Trad: Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother.
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from Meditations and Laments,
released December 1, 2019
Violins: Piotr Jordan and Flora Curzon
Production: Zac Gvi
A work of beautiful, pointillist guitar from Martyn Heyne, the moving songs on “Electric Intervals” are made of tiny pinpricks of sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 11, 2017