The World Of Dust: Gaman

Dutch musician Stefan Breuer called in a few favours from his friends for the creation of Gaman, the new album by his The World of Dust project. It is an all acoustic, multi-layered collection of songs about being on tour in Japan with like-minded artist Thijs Kuijken, being a father, endless soul searching and the crises - economic, health, climate - that everyone has to deal with right now.

Hiding in his shell would not have him done much good, but as the title of the album suggests - it roughly translates as "enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity" - he got to work and wrote a fresh stack of material that may the best he has recorded so far.

Breuer is a keen observer and a collector of sounds that he used to add depth and texture to the basic framework of his songs. The recording process can be described as peeling an onion in reverse, adding layer upon layer and giving his circle of musicians a free hand to become part of the equation. Superb slowcore that digs deep.

Guest players:
Tamara van Esch: vocals on 1
Todd Tobias: marimba on 2, 4, 10
Arno Breuer: bass guitar on 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Anneke Nieuwdorp: vocals on 2, clarinet on 7
Marie Breuer: vocals on 2
Karl Blau: saxophone and voice on 3
Thijs Kuijken: saxophone on 3, vocals on 7
Geri van Essen: vocals on 4, 5, 11
Sita ter Haar: harp on 6
Bart de Kroon: gong on 6
Ellen Evers: singing saw on 6
Ferdinand Breil: tablas on 8
Noël Hofman: trumpet on 9
Joost de Jong: accordion on 11

Gaman is released via Tiny Room Records (Netherlands - vinyl, CD, digital), Lousy Moon Records (Germany - vinyl, CD) and Moorworks (Japan - CD). Release date: September 16.

Tracks:

1. Trasenster
2. Parable
3. Ocean
4. Serapeum
5. Needle
6. Apocalypse
7. Weight of the World
8. The Past Matters
9. Elliott
10. Haze
11. Universe, 1979

Guest players:
Tamara van Esch: vocals on 1
Todd Tobias: marimba on 2, 4, 10
Arno Breuer: bass guitar on 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Anneke Nieuwdorp: vocals on 2, clarinet on 7
Marie Breuer: vocals on 2
Karl Blau: saxophone and voice on 3
Thijs Kuijken: saxophone on 3, vocals on 7
Geri van Essen: vocals on 4, 5, 11
Sita ter Haar: harp on 6
Bart de Kroon: gong on 6
Ellen Evers: singing saw on 6 Ferdinand Breil: tablas on 8
Noël Hofman: trumpet on 9
Joost de Jong: accordion on 11

Live date:

• 09/17 Houten, Netherlands @ De Groeverij
  (album release party)

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