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Wendolins Monocle

by Owls

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1.
And suddenly silence Fills the space between what is past And all that´s yet to come Between the old and new Breathe in – breathe out And bow down Before the unknown begins to prevail Look up at what you´ve made And watch the blossoms bloom Breathe in, breathe out And bow down.
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So beautiful was she that when the young Fisherman saw her he was filled with wonder, and he put out his hand and drew the net close to him, and leaning over the side he clasped her in his arms. And when he touched her, she gave a cry like a startled sea-gull, and woke, and looked at him in terror with her mauve-amethyst eyes, and struggled that she might escape. But he held her tightly to him, and would not suffer her to depart. (…) „I will not let thee go save thou makest me a promise that whenever I call thee, thou wilt come and sing to me, for the fish delight to listen to the song of the Sea-folk, …“
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The Root 08:20
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The Storm 04:36
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Das Wissen lehnt an den Rückwänden seiner Gegenstände die machen sich zu Veränderungen auf Im Auge schafft es der Blick zu glauben Ich gerate ins schwärmen das ganze wird schnell und nimmt Kraft auf Entgegengesetztes beginnt sich zu rühren Wellen. Hebel und Streulicht.
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Blessing 04:54
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Visions 04:05
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Die Zeit ergibt sich dem Blick. Das Bewusstsein entwurzelt im Raum des Augenlichts. Der Fremde so vertraut findet sich Vergessenes inmitten meiner Selbst wieder.

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[Mesocosm: an experimental ecosystem set up to examine the environment under controlled conditions]

Building on the metaphor of a mesocosm, a space in which the boundaries between large and small are distorted, Austrian trio Owls’ upcoming work explores the concept of altering the spaces around us to change our perceptions.
Their 10-track album tells the story of a young man who dares to cross the boundaries of observational spaces. The view through a monocle makes time stand still and gives him the ability to immerse himself in the world of the micro and the macro.
Collaborating with the Viennese director, actor and author Klaus Haberl, actor and speaker Rafael Wagner, the filmmaker Barry Horváth, the Austrian trumpet player Herbert Walser-Breuß and the Cologne-based vocalist Veronika Morscher, each piece is a musical tracing of the protagonist’s gaze.

credits

released September 18, 2022

Simon Oberleitner, piano & electroacoustics

David Ambrosch, upright bass

Konstantin Kräutler-Horváth, drums & sampling

Featuring:
Herbert Walser-Breuß, cornet/trumpet/fx
Veronika Morscher, vocals & speech
Klaus Haberl, speech

All Tracks composed by Simon Oberleitner and arranged by Owls (except Track 8 by Konstantin Kräutler-Horváth) / Lyrics: „Prunus Serrulata – And suddenly silence...“ by Veronika Morscher, „Das Wissen lehnt an den Rückwänden seiner Gegenstände“ by Klaus Haberl, „The Fisherman and his Soul“ by Oscar Wilde, „Introducing Wendolin“ by Simon Oberleitner

Label: Intersections
Recorded (April 2021) and mixed by Franz Schaden (Wavegarden Studio)
Mastered by Lars Nilsson (Nilento)

Produced by Owls
Photos by Barry Horváth
Typesetting by Fekry Helal

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Owls Austria

Austrian jazz piano trio Owls music is rooted in- and aware of the tradition of jazz.
The ensemble’s sound is cinematic and spacious, with sophisticated melodic phrasing and rich harmony floating over the listener in tranquil waves and flurries of energy. ... more

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