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Sonder

by Electric Litany

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BoneWalker Lovely serene greatness! As the band mentions, the album "is based on the idea that we feel much more than we can express" and yes, they certainly offer musically more than words coyld ever put together. A marvellous ep, a really great addition to Inner Ear's already excellent catalogue. Favorite track: Chrysalism feat. Louisa Jones.
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1.
Sonder 06:29
Sometimes you feel there’s no meaning Sometimes you walk down in the water So many words you forgotten Could this be Love, could this be Love I wish I knew the answer The moment you take has diminished The moment you take down the water Secrets just lie with no meaning Could this be Love, could this be Love I wish I knew the answer Sometimes all you need is a way To be away Don’t look back Come on then and take me away Oh away Sometimes your dreams have diminished Somehow I thought It’d just take a moment Did I deny to be by your side? Could this be Love, could this be Love I wish I knew the answer
2.
( A woman sits by the harbour on November the 13th. She has no more tears to shed, she looks across the sea observing how the seagulls intertwine with the waves. She is trying to forget, to overcome. A man approaches her, he sits beside her on the rock. They say: ) - You gave them so much - For Nothing - You yielded too far - And I got Nothing - They should be, honestly, over the moon - I gave him my Heart And now it's crushing But sometimes a man Is only lusting - Like a dream, you're spiralling - Far into a Star you shall return Promise to never let me down again - And now you belong - Into something - I am a wave that's everlasting - Stand by me, honestly - Far into a Star I shall return You promise between two waves - An now that this world - Is ending - Deep down my Love - We are descending - I am Free finally -
3.
Avenoir 05:04
A heart beats too fast Climbing the overpass Gone are the nights but still The night is overcast We go round and round To kill the thing we Love Won’t you tell me how you feel Now that the night is overcast The night is overcast…
4.
Descending a cloud on your own You hear the wind go . . . This time you’re on your own This the dream you’ve always waited for Please, please be still Walk with me Gracefully And I’ll be gone Walk with me Somehow you need an end Will you return to... Let’s not, let’s not pretend There is a place you’ve always left behind Please, please be still…. Walk with me Gracefully And I’ll be gone Silently I whisper thee Oh love Finally
5.
Window 05:38
Somehow there is an end, don’t condescend You’ll feel better in the morning Waiting for a dream, the one that feels The one that feels as if you Love me Lonely is the room, will you escape? But it’s the window you’re ignoring. They say Love can never be discreet Come to me as a friend, don’t condescend Let’s just decide this in the morning You see that people cry, you wonder why A simple touch can be, a touch can be disarming They say Love can never be discreet

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Electric Litany return with their new EP, “Sonder”

Inspired by graphic designer and director John Koenig's project The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, “Sonder” is a musical description of certain emotions, which have not yet acquired a name, and is based on the idea that we feel much more than we can express. It consists of 5 tracks, which deal with 5 emotions so specific that our language does not yet have the words to contain them. One of them is sonder (the momentary realization that every random passer-by lives a life as vivid and complex as yours), which is also the title of the record.

The EP was written amid lockdown in London. Electric Litany decided to try a different creative process by putting some self-limitations. Their original idea was to write music for sleep. While a second limitation was to write the ideas on the piano and record them over two days without any rehearsals. And so it happened, Alexandros Miaris wrote some drafts on the piano and then they booked the Fish Factory Studio for two days, without hearing the tracks not even once as demos. They found again the essence of live recording and kept the first 1-2 takes of the tracks with mistakes and improvisations, without any amendments. They are completely satisfied with the final form of the EP "The result feels good and honest and it is one of the few times we can listen to our own music."

Sonder’s cover artwork has a story of its own. They chanced upon an old postcard from the 1970s depicting a coast in Brazil and liked it so much that they decided to find out more about it. Their research led them to photographer Carlos Roberto Rocha, who dug into his archives and found the original photo that is the key element in Sonder's cover. Each copy of the EP is unique as the stamp and seals have been added by hand, replicating the now rare art of personal correspondence via traditional post.

Released on Special Vinyl Edition and Digital EP via Inner Ear.

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Οι Electric Litany επιστρέφουν με το EP “Sonder”

Παίρνοντας έμπνευση από το project The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows του γραφίστα και σκηνοθέτη John Koenig, το Sonder είναι μια μουσική περιγραφή κάποιων συναισθημάτων, που δεν έχουν αποκτήσει ακόμα όνομα και βασίζεται στην ιδέα ότι νιώθουμε πολύ περισσότερα από όσα μπορούμε να εκφράσουμε. Αποτελείται από 5 κομμάτια, τα οποία πραγματεύονται 5 συναισθήματα τόσο συγκεκριμένα που η ίδια η γλώσσα δεν είχε τις λέξεις ακόμα να τα υποδεχτεί. Ένα από αυτά είναι και το sonder (η στιγμιαία συνειδητοποίηση ότι κάθε τυχαίος περαστικός ζει μια ζωή τόσο ζωντανή και πολύπλοκη όσο η δική σου), που είναι και ο τίτλος του δίσκου.

To EP γράφτηκε εν μέσω lockdown στο Λονδίνο. Οι Electric Litany αποφάσισαν να ακολουθήσουν μια διαφορετική δημιουργική διεργασία βάζοντας μερικούς αυτοπεριορισμούς. Η αρχική τους ιδέα ήταν να γράψουν μουσική με την οποία μπορείς να κοιμηθείς (Music for sleep). Ενώ ένας δεύτερος περιορισμός ήταν να γραφτούν οι ιδέες στο πιάνο και να ηχογραφήσουν για δυο ημέρες χωρίς καμία πρόβα. Έτσι και έγινε, ο Αλέξανδρος Μίαρης έγραψε κάποια προσχέδια στο πιάνο και στη συνέχεια μπήκαν για δύο μέρες στο Fish Factory Studio, χωρίς να έχουν ακούσει τα κομμάτια ούτε καν στην πρωτόλεια μορφή τους. Ξαναθυμήθηκαν πως είναι να ηχογραφούν εντελώς ζωντανά και κράτησαν τα πρώτα 1-2 takes των κομματιών με λάθη και αυτοσχεδιασμούς, χωρίς να διορθώσουν τίποτα. Οι ίδιοι είναι απόλυτα ικανοποιημένοι από την τελική μορφή του EP "Το αποτέλεσμα μας κάνει να νιώθουμε ωραία λόγω της ειλικρίνειάς του και είναι από τις λίγες φορές που μπορούμε να ακούμε την ίδια μας την μουσική.”

Το εξώφυλλο του Sonder έχει την δική του ιστορία. Βρήκαν τυχαία μια παλιά καρτ-ποστάλ της δεκαετίας του 1970, που απεικόνιζε μια ακτή στη Βραζιλία και τους άρεσε τόσο πολύ που αποφάσισαν να μάθουν περισσότερα γι’ αυτήν. Η έρευνα τους οδήγησε στον φωτογράφο Carlos Roberto Rocha, ο οποίος έψαξε στα αρχεία του και βρήκε την φωτογραφία που αποτελεί το βασικό στοιχείο στο εξώφυλλο-γράμμα του Sonder. Κάθε αντίτυπο του EP είναι μοναδικό, καθώς το γραμματόσημο και οι σφραγίδες έχουν προστεθεί με το χέρι, αντιγράφοντας την, σπάνια πλέον, τέχνη της προσωπικής αλληλογραφίας μέσω ταχυδρομείου.

Κυκλοφορεί σε Eιδική έκδοση βινυλίου και Digital EP από την Inner Ear.

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released September 30, 2022

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Alexandros Miaris - vocals, guitars, piano, modular synths, vibraphone
Richard Simic - drums, percusion
Thodoris Ziarkas - double bass, electric bass
Louisa Jones - vocals on Chrysalism

Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Botis
Recorded at Fish Factory Studios London & Caledonian Road Studios
Mixed and mastered at Okinawa Studios London

All tracks arranged and performed by Alexandros Miaris, Richard Simic, Thodoris Ziarkas and George Botis
Tracks 1, 2, 5 written by Alexandros Miaris
Track 4 written by Alexandros Miaris and Richard Simic
Track 3 written by Alexandros Miaris, Richard Simic and Theodoris Ziarkas

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