Faces of Night

A duo pared back to basics: emotion as the very core of music. There can be a particular magic about the way things begin, and right from our very first encounter we knew we could put our trust in this incredibly adaptable duo, which is clearly something very special. Every encounter has opened up new spaces – sometimes quietly intimate, sometimes powerfully expressive, sometimes playful, sometimes profound. Whichever new emotion arises, we embrace it and travel through it together. The freedom to do that feels like receiving a gift. “Faces of Night” is a journey inwards – a search for the mystical and indes cribable – to hidden landscapes of the soul. Night sounds carried by the rich timbres of cello, electric bass, fretless bass, and piano: dreamlike, calm, dark, mysterious. But we are also united by a passion for groove. Danceable tracks create a contrast to the stillness – and both shine with greater intensity. Because dance, too, belongs to the night. Our journey together is also enriched by some special companions: Lorenz Raab and his glorious flugelhorn sound, Veronika Harcsa and her moving Hungarian interpretation of “‘Round Midnight” and Mahan Mirarab's mystical fretless guitar playing which makes Gurdjieff's “Woman’s Dance” the album’s emotional centerpiece. This composition perfectly embodies the duality of our night: soulful mysticism and liberating dance