Capri Clouds

Description

Denovali is very happy to present the new album by the prestigious Swedish pianist and composer Matti Bye - known for his scores for "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared," "Young Wallander," "Superswede," "Tove," "Everlasting Moments," among many others. Matti is also well-known for his regular performances at various festivals and silent film screenings around the world, where you will see him perform solo and with artists such as Lau Nau and Anna von Hausswolff. Matti Bye's third album, "Capri Clouds," moves through the element of air and further into space. A solitary piano resonates, echoing - sometimes like a waltz. We have the sound of the wind with us and the sound of the sea beneath us as we fly, and above we hear the stars and planets turning. A piano from the past, as if Satie met space - as if Spiritualized and Satie were speaking to each other through time and space. These songs go straight to the heart and the senses, creating images in your mind. Stories drawn from your own memory bank, as well as new visions – music to lean into, meditatively and, hopefully, nostalgically. But there is also a nuance of something dark and sorrowful. Musically, Matti Bye falls within the realm of neo-classicism, but he also approaches romanticism. There are references to composers such as Schubert and Beethoven, as well as to post-romantic groups like Kraftwerk and The Cure. In this third album of a trilogy – the first was "Bethanien," the second "The Forgotten Land" – Bye continues his musical journey. Here, we encounter a brighter and lighter production. Anders af Klintberg has brought "Capri Clouds" up from the underground world and dreamlike landscape, towards the clouds and the sky.