Sergio Díaz De Rojas // Muerte En Una Tarde De Verano LP

スペイン・バレンシアのピアニストSergio Díaz De Rojasが、2023年4月にドイツのアンビエント〜フォークレーベルOscarsonからリリースしたレコードです。

ネオクラシカル・フォーク9曲を収録。DLコードとブックレット付属。

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Includes DL code.
12" black vinyl.
Includes booklet.

Tracklist:

A1. Amanecer (Prefacio)
A2. Flores Secas En Un Jarrón Hecho A Mano
A3. Maracuyá / Barranco
A4. Nuestra Caja De Postales Y Otros Recuerdos
A5. Holding Her Is Where I Learned Forgiveness (with Lo-Fang)
A6. Canción Para Otto Y Elsa
B1. El Gato Escondido Entre Las Plantas
B2. Breve Ensayo Sobre La Soledad
B3. Promesas Que Se Disuelven Entre Las Nubes
B4. Una Copa De Vino Sobre El Piano
B5. Atardecer A Orillas Del Mar

Text excerpt via Oscarson:

"[...] As its title suggests, the album bears the weight of Sergio’s reflections on mortality and loss. Two of the musician’s close friends lost their mothers during the pandemic, and Sergio’s own mother underwent a life-threatening operation while he was thousands of miles away, feeling helpless. Meanwhile, he began to listen to his grandfather’s music with fresh ears and wonder about the circumstances that drove the composer to suicide. As Sergio was entering his late twenties, such events prompted reflections on the fragility of life, which inspired Muerte en una tarde de verano. “I didn’t want to focus on the fear itself, but more in learning to accept that death is something that comes to all of us,” Sergio, who is now based in Valencia, Spain, explains. “There's no way to know when, no way to know how—it just happens one day. It’s a very good reason to pay attention to what really matters.”

The eleven pieces that comprise Muerte en una tarde de verano form a loose concept album, with a visual component as well. Spanning from Amanecer (meaning Sunrise) to Atardecer a orillas del mar (Sunset by the Seaside), the album narrates a single day from dawn to dusk, with one question at its core: If Sergio were to die tomorrow, how would he spend his last day? “The album narrates my journey from the moment I wake up until the moment I die. Some of the pieces refer to actions I'm doing in the moment—like drinking coffee, eating my favorite fruit, or playing with my cat. Other pieces are more like reminiscence—thinking about the dreams that I achieved, or the promises I wasn't able to keep because I ran out of time,” Sergio explains.

Despite the morbid inspiration, Sergio maintains that it’s not meant to be a sad or tragic project. “It is simply a personal reflection on death based on certain experiences, and part of a never-ending exercise of embracing life as it is”. These eleven compositions ripple with sadness and joy, delicately intertwined in the open spaces of Sergio’s poignant arpeggios. They are intimate both in subject and sonic approach: The elegiac Canción para Otto y Elsa honors the abiding influence of Sergio’s grandfather and great aunt, Otto and Elsa (“this is my gift to them,” the composer says), while the bittersweet Promesas que se disuelven entre las nubes serves as a lament to the dreams that would go unfulfilled if Sergio were to die tomorrow: seeing his parents again, adventures with his wife Seraphina, more time spent playing video games with his sister, writing and releasing more music. [...] "

Artist : Sergio Díaz De Rojas

Label : Oscarson

cat no : Osc48