williegarvin99
Heartfelt, and deeply, deeply moving music that stirs the emotions in powerful ways. Thoughtful and considered, it shows great depth of talent and creative spirit. The sort of artist destined to grow exponentially, so get on board now. One of this year’s unexpected treasures.
Favorite track: I’ll Rise At Dawn Once More (feat. Echo Collective).
Lyle Beers
Beautiful and deep. I love the variety of timbres and crafted sounds and the shape of each tune. I want to call it progressive ambience, but it transcends labels.
"If you listen closely, you can hear the many influences of the Icelandic present classical music scene, including that of the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, who, through his music, we will never truly lose...I think you’re going to love this record, folks! Highly recommended!"
- HEADPHONE COMMUTE
"The transcendent spirit of the music...reaches from the somber depths of solastalgia toward the heavens and hope for the future."
- STATIONARY TRAVELS
"Elusion has a contemporary feel yet still manages to have something of a timeless quality to it, reflecting a wide spectrum of musical influences. Most of the cuts on this release evoke a mood of reflection, of pondering the joy and beauty to be found in everyday life. It is music at once soothing and inspiring, but with more substance than what you would find in the New Age category. A fascinating release, well worth an audition."
- CLASSICAL CANDOR
"His utterly engrossing and profoundly beautiful new album, Elusion, arrives at the tail end of the month"
- CAST THE DICE
"The apex of the album, “I’ll Rise At Dawn Once More”, is produced and performed by Echo Collective (Stars of the Lid, Jóhann Jóhannsson, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Erasure). It is a stirring string tribute to emerging from turbulence into the elation of a new day. There is an emotional weight and otherworldly quality to the journey the album takes you on—it is at once a validation and salve for hearts that are hurting in our era."
- FLUID RADIO
"Moving like the warm Mexican sun which birthed this musical project, the album moves as one like a breeze following the sun on its daily passage. Bringing with it the energy of life and, upon its setting, an eternal promise of tomorrow."
- FRISSON
"As with Bowie, there is a play with the metallic dimension of sound, with dissonance and discomfort but also with sweet climates. As in Low, the share is largely given to electronic tones and vibrating arpeggios like waves which never cease to be lost at the water's edge. Chrystal Für's music has something concentric and circular like an inverted labyrinth."
- BENZINE MAGAZINE
“It shouldn’t be surprising that Vibberts has a lengthy and esteemed career soundtracking film, and he takes that experience with him on the droning beauty, cautious texturing and post-classical spirit of this fascinating record.”
- TAKE EFFECT
"Beginning with the otherworldly 'Requiem', which undulates like a calm sea of piano, drone, ambient noise and static textures, 'Elusion' explores the notion of solastalgia, or the distress caused by environmental change. The tone remains resolutely hopeful though."
- ELECTRONIC SOUND MAGAZINE
"Speaking from a classical music standpoint, the album is immensely satisfying... it’s a remarkable piece of work that’s absolutely sublime to listen to."
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credits
released May 28, 2021
All music composed by Christopher J Vibberts
Produced and performed by Christopher J Vibberts except
"I'll Rise At Dawn Once More" produced and performed by Echo Collective
Christopher J Vibberts: piano, cello, guitar, bass, keyboards, organ, Marxophone, melody harp, Tibetan singing bowl, samples, and sound manipulation
Margaret Hermant: violin, harp, and wind sounds on "I'll Rise At Dawn Once More"
Neil Leiter: viola, bass viola, and wind sounds on "I'll Rise At Dawn Once More"
Mixed by Christopher J Vibberts with mixing on "I'll Rise At Dawn Once More" by Fabien Leseure
Recorded in Petaluma, CA at The Rabbit Hole Recording
Echo Collective recorded in Brussels, Belgium
Mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks
Images and design by Christopher J Vibberts
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