Resavoir - "Life Before" // new single & flexi disk
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Resavoir
"Life Before"
Resavoir are back with new (old) music today, sharing a reflective miniature that stirs the haze of a distant memory.
Originally commissioned by Chicago's Public Media Institute for their 2020 real-time history-writing publication Quarantine Times, "Life Before" goes wide today in the wake of Resavoir's 2023 self-titled LP Resavoir (which followed their 2019 debut LP, also titled Resavoir), and ahead of their UK, EU, and US shows in November/December 2024.
"Life Before" was composed by Resavoir bandleader Will Miller in collaboration with graphic designer and illustrator Crystal Zapata. Drawing inspiration from the works of 1960s and 70s Italian film composers like Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, and Alessandro Alessandroni, the track blends piano and synthesizer by Miller with double bass by Lane Beckstrom and drums by Peter Manheim.
To complete their collaboration, Zapata created a visual score for the music of "Life Before," which you can watch here.
"Life Before" Limited Edition Flexi Disc
For the physical media / phonograph lovers out there, "Life Before" is also available as a limited edition flexi disc! The clear disc (with metallic silver foil type) comes in a plastic sleeve with a glossy insert card, all designed by Crystal Zapata.
Orchestra Resavoir
Live Debut
@ Thalia Hall, Chicago
On Thursday December 19th in Chicago, Thalia Hall will host Orchestra Resavoir – presenting Resavoir in its largest formation yet, complete with strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and special guests. Mei Semones will open the show.
(( flyer by Crystal Zapata ))
More Live Resavoir
UK/EU Fall 2024
Catch Resavoir on tour in the EU and UK this fall
30 Oct – Warsaw, Poland @ Jassmine - tickets
31 Oct – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Bird - tickets
01 Nov – Heidelberg, Germany @ Enjoy Jazz - tickets
02 Nov – Hamburg, Germany @ UBERJAZZ - tickets
03 Nov – Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen - tickets
05 Nov – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Band on the Wall - tickets
06 Nov – London, United Kingdom @ Jazz Cafe - tickets
07 Nov – Aarhus, Denmark @ Radar - tickets
08 Nov – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega - tickets
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Resavoir
Resavoir
LP, CD & Digital album
now available
Written and produced over three years beginning in April 2020, the eleven effervescent songs of the latest Resavoir feature a vibrant cast of collaborators from the Chicago music community, including Akenya, Matt Gold, Eddie Burns, Lane Beckstrom, Jeremy Cunningham, Irvin Pierce, Macie Stewart, Peter Manheim, Elton Aura, Whitney and more.
The core songs of Resavoir are ear-pleasing but deeply-layered studio constructions, demonstrating the astute production-craft that Miller’s sharpened over recent work with Knox Fortune and SZA (on top of his already-lengthy resume that includes work with Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper, Saba and Lil Wayne). Other pieces were built from free, group improvisations recorded in the empty lot next to Miller’s Humboldt Park apartment during the pandemic. And others are delightfully fleeting vignettes, compositionally elegant but only slightly more polished than demos, reflecting Miller's intent on capturing the moment of discovery and embracing what gives music its vulnerable, human qualities.
All together, the new Resavoir corrals a broad diversity of sound, inter-weaving modern-day soul-jazz, bedroom beats, synth serenades and twilight sonatas into a subtly radiant symphony.
*Deluxe Vinyl Package*
deluxe vinyl package
Resavoir comes on a 140-gram vinyl LP (pressed by Pallas in Germany, with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST) inside a heavyweight matte jacket with a custom-printed inner-sleeve.
It's also available on limited edition *Dusk Cloud* color vinyl available via our Bandcamp page.
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