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Using
a bare minimum of remote recording gear, the sessions took place
at Berlin’s Kulturbrauerei, a renovated brewery that now
houses art galleries, theatre and cinema spaces, and an opera
house. The setting would play a vital role in the mood of the
album. Inside its walled perimeter, Kulturbrauerei is a maze of
cobblestone alleys and imposing 19th Century red
brick buildings. Outside its gates the bohemian borough of
Prenzlauer Berg buzzes with street life. Likewise, Todoran’s
brooding, elegiac melodies open up onto hooks that burst with
epiphany. Building from a foundation of acoustic/resonator
guitar, double bass and drums, recording engineers Moe Jakcsh
and Danny Dziuk layered each song with atmospheric electronica,
swirling keyboards and edgy guitars. The result is a cinematic
journey beyond the borders of Americana. |
