A mountain is an idea
VINYL, LP & DL
Release date: 11th March 2022 - The Florist's Mum
VINYL, LP & DL
Release date: 11th March 2022 - The Florist's Mum
Pablo’s Eye have been approached to start a collaboration with the London based label The Florist’s Mum.
'A mountain is an idea' is a series of 14 tracks that were recorded to sound of a piece, parts of a whole with similar tones and textures running through them all, bonding and binding them together. The album is based on Richard Skinner’s writings. Richard has been providing the texts and titles of PE’s songs and albums since their first collaboration ‘all she wants grows blue’ released in 1998.
In addition to the involvement of all regular members of the collective, PE are proud to have Leyla Pillai on board, a resident on NTS Radio with her show 'Who’s that girl'. Leyla wrote and performed her text 'Sky above'.
'A mountain is an idea' is a series of 14 tracks that were recorded to sound of a piece, parts of a whole with similar tones and textures running through them all, bonding and binding them together. The album is based on Richard Skinner’s writings. Richard has been providing the texts and titles of PE’s songs and albums since their first collaboration ‘all she wants grows blue’ released in 1998.
In addition to the involvement of all regular members of the collective, PE are proud to have Leyla Pillai on board, a resident on NTS Radio with her show 'Who’s that girl'. Leyla wrote and performed her text 'Sky above'.
"When you know that Pablo’s Eye aren’t really a band but, like the title of this album suggests, a solid manifestation of an abstract notion, the delirium their music induces makes sense. A mix of gently sailing melodies, enigmatic spoken word in several languages, and airy atmospheres, ‘A Mountain Is An Idea’ is an enveloping listening experience which can pass by almost unnoticed, but also make radical changes to your environment."
You can read Mark Roland's full review for Electronic Sound here.
You can read Mark Roland's full review for Electronic Sound here.
Trailer visuals by Pablo's Eye
Pablo’s Eye are: Axel Libeert: keyboards & sampling. Luc Laret: keyboards & sampling. Marie Mandi: voice. Patrick Hanappier: violin. Richard Skinner: texts. Thierry Royo: guitars, bass, keyboards & voice. Special guest: Leyla Pillai: voice on ‘Sky above’.
Thanks to: Dirk Wachtelaer (drum loops on tracks A1, A4, A6 & B3), Hendrike Scharmann (drone on track 6A), Christophe Quittelier (DX7 on track A7). Special thanks to: Jeanette, Bérangère, Jozefien, Merce, Luca, Johan, Ziggy @ Stroom, Nana, Mich, Daniel, Alicia, Wiktoria, Ivania, Anthony, Rufus, Paolo, Scott, Adam, Philippe, Jake, Sam, Ziad, ADM & Suzanne Rose. Very special thanks to: Andrew Khedoori @ Longform Editions.
Thanks to: Dirk Wachtelaer (drum loops on tracks A1, A4, A6 & B3), Hendrike Scharmann (drone on track 6A), Christophe Quittelier (DX7 on track A7). Special thanks to: Jeanette, Bérangère, Jozefien, Merce, Luca, Johan, Ziggy @ Stroom, Nana, Mich, Daniel, Alicia, Wiktoria, Ivania, Anthony, Rufus, Paolo, Scott, Adam, Philippe, Jake, Sam, Ziad, ADM & Suzanne Rose. Very special thanks to: Andrew Khedoori @ Longform Editions.
BILJANA ‘... She had a lover, who used to play records on a phonograph during their trysts in a hotel in Ljubljana. He had taught her how to listen to music with the body as well as the mind.
One day, he made her lie on the bed & close her eyes while she listened...‘It was almost like an instruction of how to live,’ she says, ‘& from then on, I listened to music as if I were a tuning fork.’ …’
From the original title: ‘The Velvet Gentleman’ by Richard Skinner, Faber & Faber, 2014.
One day, he made her lie on the bed & close her eyes while she listened...‘It was almost like an instruction of how to live,’ she says, ‘& from then on, I listened to music as if I were a tuning fork.’ …’
From the original title: ‘The Velvet Gentleman’ by Richard Skinner, Faber & Faber, 2014.
Music composed and played by Pablo's Eye. Recorded in Brussels & NYC in 2020/21. Mixed and produced by Axel & Luc @ Soundscube, Brussels. Mastering by Uwe Teichert. All texts copyright Richard Skinner except ‘Sky above’ by Leyla Pillai & ’Double language’ by Pablo’s Eye. Marie’s picture by Bérangère Tiran. Cover design by Simon Casier & Petra Fieuws.
Tracklist A mountain is an idea – The Florist's Mum - TFM04 (March 2022)
A1 Sonidos – 2’20”
A2 Orpheus – 3’02”
A3 Dissolved – 2’06”
A4 Sky above – 2’21”
A5 High season – 2’28”
A6 Double language – 4’03”
A7 The muscle flutter – 1’27”
B1 Silence – 3’29”
B2 A mountain is an idea – 2’22”
B3 Biljana – 2’35”
B4 Meiser Place – 3’03”
B5 Tentative... (Trailer) – 1’03”
B6 Flashback Berlin – 2’05”
B7 Birds flew south – 2’46”
A1 Sonidos – 2’20”
A2 Orpheus – 3’02”
A3 Dissolved – 2’06”
A4 Sky above – 2’21”
A5 High season – 2’28”
A6 Double language – 4’03”
A7 The muscle flutter – 1’27”
B1 Silence – 3’29”
B2 A mountain is an idea – 2’22”
B3 Biljana – 2’35”
B4 Meiser Place – 3’03”
B5 Tentative... (Trailer) – 1’03”
B6 Flashback Berlin – 2’05”
B7 Birds flew south – 2’46”