Welcome to the first instalment of Fragments - an Exploration of Heritage, in which Mat and Steph unpack their respective musical traditions (Polish, Chinese and Greek) through three diverse multi-instrumental compositions.
Gorzkie żale [ˈɡɔʂkʲe ˈʐalɛ] (or Bitter Lamentations) is a Catholic devotion containing many hymns that developed out of Poland in the 18th century. The devotion is primarily a reflection and meditation on the Passion of Christ. Here, we have arranged it for organ, upright bass, violin and piano. Regardless of your own beliefs, we invite you to a time of reflection upon the music and its source material.
Gaelynn Lea won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, and it's easy to see why. Haunting, beautiful country songs, laced up with weeping fiddle lines. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 3, 2016
These four works from composer Victoria Wijeratne have the broad sweep of post-rock and the gentle ache of Romantic music. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 19, 2023
With features that include Nels Cline and The Residents, this album from polyhedren is a cinematic trip through global music. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2022