By Virtue Of The Absurd, by Maris

By Virtue Of The Absurd

by Maris

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*** MARIS - By Virtue Of The Absurd ***
Under the moniker MARIS, Brussels vocalist Mariske Broeckmeyer creates blistering pop that is as much inspired by jazz and improvisation as by the atmospheric experiment of the Scandinavian scene. Sound and voice, experiment and song alternate and complement each other in a musical musing that is as cinematic as it is intoxicating.

*** TRANCE PLANTATIONS - S/T ***
Trance Plantations is the new brainchild of Nathan Daems and Falk Schrauwen from Black Flower & Echoes of Zoo. A half acoustic, half electronic duo invoking mysticism, speaking many dialects from the not-so-conservative tribes of the universe who search for trance in various sonic ways

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French With Simona is the first full album by the adventurous trio SUWI from Ghent, creative city of music. Amongst them we find musicians from bands like Nordmann and Kosmo Sound.
Musical explorers who go in search of a new sound together. The result is an instrumental trip that makes you muse about exotic places. It's their ode to the 'joie de vivre' of Southern France.

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1.	A State of Adaptation 08:46	buy track
2.	Happy Fatalism 03:37	buy track
3.	Show Us Who to Talk to 03:59	buy track
4.	All These Desires 10:57	buy track

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Under the moniker MARIS, Brussels vocalist Mariske Broeckmeyer creates blistering pop that is as much inspired by jazz and improvisation as by the atmospheric experiment of the Scandinavian scene. Sound and voice, experiment and song alternate and complement each other in a musical musing that is as cinematic as it is intoxicating. “By Virtue Of The Absurd” is an album that follows its own set of rules - and is therefore imbued with that typically searching jazz spirit. You are presented with musical vistas, as well as intimate dreams, stately blossoming songs, intoxicating melodies and hypnotic rhythms.

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released October 8, 2021

Music, Words and Production by Mariske Broeckmeyer
Arrangements by Mariske Broeckmeyer and Silke Blankers
Vocals and Synths by Mariske Broeckmeyer
Vocals and Synths by Silke Blankers
Drums by Louis Evrard
Organ on A State of Adaptation by Laurens Smet
Moog on Happy Fatalism by Laurens Smet

Music recorded at homestudio Mariske Broeckmeyer
Vocals recorded at Kunstencentrum Nona by Laurens Smet
Drums recorded at Robot Studios by Pieter-Jan Coppejans
Mixing at Robot Studios by Pieter-Jan Coppejans
Mastering at Equuus Audio by Pieter De Wagter

Artwork by Jeroen Van der Fraenen
Graphic design by Pauline Scharmann
Manufactured and distributed by N.E.W.S. distribution nv.

Special thanks to Willem Styfhals

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