Merope - Salos (granvat)

WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE:

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WHAT WE SAY:

Unique music is few & far between but the divine chamber choir vocals, animistic Lithuanian folk and ambient electronic fusion of Merope for granvat, whilst written seems somewhat convoluted, in reality sounds most natural & utterly magical.

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WHAT YOUR EARS SAY:

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY:

Merope:
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė - voice and kanklės
Bert Cools - guitars, synths, electronics
Jean-Christophe Bonnafous - bansuri

Vilnius chamber choir Jauna Muzika (conductor Vaclovas Augustinas)
Gyða Valtýsdóttir - cello (track 6)
Shahzad Ismaily - moog (track 1 and 6)
Kjartan Sveinsson - CP80 (track 6)

Compositions, arrangements - Merope
Lyrics and melodies from traditional Lithuanian folk songs
Choir arrangements - Merope and Vaclovas Augustinas
Oi toli and Alma choir part composed by Vaclovas Augustinas

Recorded by Stijn Cools and Arūnas Zujus
Post-production and mix (track 5) by Stijn Cools
Mixed by Werner Pensaert
Mastering by Uwe Teichert
Cover artwork - Avinash Veeraraghavan
Photography and inner sleeve - Visvaldas Morkevičius
Layout design - Nana Esi

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