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Friday, July 16, 2021

smalltape "The Hungry Heart"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, 2CD+DVD, cassette
Release date: July 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Hungry Heart (4:51)

2. The Golden Siren (5:30)

3. Hunger (7:20)

4. Our Desert (4:08)

5. One Day (4:40)

6. Burning House (6:57)

7. Colors (5:18)

8. Asylum (2:44)

9. Where We Belong (2:47)

10. Dissolution (21:15)

Total Time 65:30

Line-up

Philipp Nespital - vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion, electronics

With

Alexandra Praet - backing vocals, bass

Flavio De Giusti - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo guitar

Omri Abramov - tenor saxophone, EWI

Raphael Meinhart - vibraphone

Mark Kagan - violins

Dorian Wetzel - viola

Anton Peisakov - cello

Felix Jacobs - bass

Kelly O'Donohue - trumpet, trombone

Marten Schröder - french horn

Michael Zehe - backing vocals

Scott Thomas - vocals

Valgeir Dadi Einarsson - bass

Description/Reviews:

In his new album, "The Hungry Heart", Philipp thoughtfully refines smalltape’s atmospheric sound, weaving together Artrock and Jazz to produce a tone that’s complex, yet accessible and energizing. The progressive rock album pushes the boundaries of smalltape’s signature sound and confronts critical topics of our times: mental health, racism, gender roles, and climate change. In nine compact songs and one 21-min long track, Philipp takes us on an exploration through the narrative of his generation and examines what it means to cope with the fear and desires that surface with change. "The Hungry Heart" is a beautiful evolution of smalltape’s previous musical approach and embraces a modern sound with influences from jazz, electronic, and minimal music. (beyondrock)

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Friday, May 5, 2017

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 5, 2017
Tracklist:
1. When The Waves Divide (3:44)
2. The Ocean Pt. 1 (6:37)
3. The Shore (4:32)
4. Mirror (8:45)
5. The Sailor’s Tale (7:00)
6. The Diver (6:22)
7. Kaventsmann (15:05)
8. Concrete Silence (8:59)
9. The Ocean Pt. 2 (6:25)
10. Picture Of A Dawn (5:27)

Total Time 72:56

Line-up:
Philipp Nespital: vocals, piano, keyboards, guitars, bass guitars, drums
With
Alexandra Praet: background/additional vocals
Valgeir Daði Einarsson: background vocals
Christopher Zitterbart: additional guitar, guitar solo
Stephan Pankow: acoustic guitar
Otis Sandsjö: saxophones
Martin Funda: violin
Annette Köhler: violin
Dorian Wetzel: va
Leonard Petersen: vc

Description/Reviews:

Smalltape is hard to describe in general terms. The music is a little bit of everything. The style is obviously influenced classically in the violins and piano lines, but the rock parts strike me as prog rock with indie and pop touches, and still more there is a clear jazz focus on some tracks through saxophone and muted keys. And when I say “jazz”, it is not just a matter of the inclusion of certain instruments, but also the style and structure influenced by that genre, just like his classical and rock segments. So, like the actual ocean, “The Ocean” is an album that is always fomenting and changing from one thing to another, and that change comes in waves that pour over you with force and incredible clarity.

Read the full review at theprogmind.com

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Smalltape "The Ocean"

Smalltape is hard to describe in general terms. The music is a little bit of everything. The style is obviously influenced classically in the violins and piano lines, but the rock parts strike me as prog rock with indie and pop touches, and still more there is a clear jazz focus on some tracks through saxophone and muted keys. And when I say “jazz”, it is not just a matter of the inclusion of certain instruments, but also the style and structure influenced by that genre, just like his classical and rock segments. So, like the actual ocean, “The Ocean” is an album that is always fomenting and changing from one thing to another, and that change comes in waves that pour over you with force and incredible clarity.

Read the full review at theprogmind.com

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Teaser
Deezer
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