1. In The Depth There Are Shades 2:19
3. The Snow Queen part 2 - A Heart As Ice 2:30
4. The Snow Queen part 3 - To The North 0:59
5. The Snow Queen part 4 - The Palace 2:42
6. Summerrain 3:32
7. Rondino 2:278. The Father 2:03
9. The Teacher 3:23
10. Krimi 3:08
11. Helia 3:32
12. The Salmon Suite 4:19
13. The Maestro / Maitreya 5:54
Atmospheric music with a symphonic touch. From a lonesome classical guitar to full blown soundscapes:
There is an instrumental trackcycle inspired by Andersen's fairytaleThe Snow Queen
There is quiet music: the piano ballad Helia
and two pieces for the classical guitar: Rondino
and The Salmon Suite
There is 'film music' in Krimi
and heavier symphonic stuff can be heard in The Maestro/Maitreya
There are intimate vocal ballads: Summerrain
,The Father
and The Teacher
Peter Swart:
All compositions, guitars, keyboards, vocals.
With the assistance of:
Peter van der Laan - lyrics (Summerrain and The Maestro/Maitreya) and vocals on The Maestro/Maitreya
Koos van Reeven - drums
Frits van Mourik - engineer Studio Het Pand, Vlaardingen
"With that said, the music still remains beautiful.
Ainsi-Swart-il."
~ Jean-Luc Piérard (Prog-résiste)
Ainsi-Swart-il."
~ Jean-Luc Piérard (Prog-résiste)
"Shades sounds as a whole and seems more coherent. This is primarily accomplished by the blending of the thirteen miniatures and the fact that a melancholy, wistful atmosphere prevails."
~ René Yedema (iO Pages)
"For the quiet summer months ....
Just like on 'The Path' Swart moves in the Anthony Phillips idiom. But besides the soothing miniatures now also longer symphonic tracks. 'Shades' is more balanced than 'The Path' and Swart takes another step in his development."
~ Harry de Vries (OJE Music)
Just like on 'The Path' Swart moves in the Anthony Phillips idiom. But besides the soothing miniatures now also longer symphonic tracks. 'Shades' is more balanced than 'The Path' and Swart takes another step in his development."
~ Harry de Vries (OJE Music)
