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| | artist: Hania Rani | |
| | album: Esja | |
| | label: Gondwana Records | |
| | cat num: GONDCD030 | |
| | genre: Classical | |
| | year: 2019 | |
| | website: N/A | |
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| | rls date: 12.2019 | |
| | source: CDDA | |
| | quality: VBRkbps / Joint Stereo | |
| | tracks: 10 | |
| | length: 45:09 | |
| | size: 79,52 MB | |
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| | 01 Eden 04:55 | |
| | 02 Sun 05:23 | |
| | 03 Hawaii Oslo 04:16 | |
| | 04 Pour Trois 03:14 | |
| | 05 Biesy 04:16 | |
| | 06 Luka 05:07 | |
| | 07 Glass 04:31 | |
| | 08 Today It Came 02:34 | |
| | 09 Esja 04:21 | |
| | 10 Now, Run 06:32 | |
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| | > total playtime: 45:09 | |
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| | With a current piano composer trend pushing the | |
| | minimalist route, Hania Rani has been an utter | |
| | revelation pushing in the other direction. Her fluid | |
| | and expressive piano compositions are in constant | |
| | motion and flow. I recently picked up her debut | |
| | album 'Esja', released earlier this year, and it has | |
| | quickly become a powerhouse album. | |
| | | |
| | 'Esja' is Finish for best friend and its that warm | |
| | hue that resides in every moment of the album. From | |
| | the opening rolling swells of 'Eden' to the stunning | |
| | poise of 'Hawaii Oslo', Hania refuses to back away | |
| | from the ivories. Her fingers are always hammering | |
| | something and that constant trickle of notes is like | |
| | a symphonic river of emotion. In both the tracks | |
| | mentioned above, she is able to ride that river to | |
| | perfection. She takes her melodies from uncertain | |
| | and occasionally tense moments towards a warm and | |
| | neat resolution. | |
| | | |
| | Occasionally there are quieter moments in 'Esja' but | |
| | its here where Hania Rani gets to experiment with | |
| | her piano. 'Luka' is like an unfurling ballerina but | |
| | the piano has been prepared with some extra | |
| | percussive wires. There is also a very subtle after | |
| | haze string synth hidden quietly in the background. | |
| | it's these little touches that elevate the track | |
| | from pretty but introspective to something ethereal | |
| | and dreamlike. 'Glass' is another example where the | |
| | hammers of the piano have been filtered up to sound | |
| | like tiny glassy taps. The track is a beautiful | |
| | glacial skip and this subtle production tweak just | |
| | elevates a gorgeous composition that little bit | |
| | higher. 'Biesy' plays with reverb and microphone | |
| | distance. One melody is playing slowly and softly | |
| | upfront but Hania is in full expressive flow on the | |
| | lower octaves in the distance in the background. | |
| | It's rare that I just have to stop everything and | |
| | listen but this production arrangement captured my | |
| | imagination so well, I had to. | |
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| | Throughout all the amazing yet subtle tweaks, if you | |
| | took them all away, the compositions would still | |
| | stand out as exceptional. Moments like the emotive | |
| | second half of 'Esja', the powerful torrent of notes | |
| | of 'Now, Run' and the boundless joy of 'Sun' - | |
| | they're all powerhouses and each song contains | |
| | several moments that just wisk you away. | |
| | | |
| | Simply put, Hania Rani's 'Esja' is probably my | |
| | favourite piano album of 2019 and certainly an | |
| | absolute standout of the last five years. I've had | |
| | utter privilege of discovering so many talented | |
| | over the years running this website | |
| | - Hania is easily on the top tier. Flawless. | |
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| | -- https://higherplainmusic.com | |
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