Handwerke - Songs For My Father

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2021

Label: Der Grief

-- Text --
"Handwerke -- Songs for My Fathers" deals with the personal story of the artist. Simon's biological father, Robert, was a Jazz musician and died before his birth. Simon was raised by his father Christian. This album is therefore a vividly emotional way for him to explore topics like death, fatherhood, family, identity and belonging. The story is told using audio-samples taken from the Wim Wenders movie "Paris, Texas", which are positioned as a loose story line in between the songs. This layer is the first connection to the visual -- to film in particular -- which is then expanded through accompanying images and video-works. Simon Lovermann invited 16 artists to contribute an image that reflects their own personal (artistic) identity, with the intention of bringing together a variety of different, deeply individual exploration of the self."

-- Instruments & Percussion --
All instruments and percussion played by Simon Lovermann.
Instruments used : Kawai RX2 Grand Piano, Rhodes Mark I, Roland Juno60, Korg MS20, MicroKorg, MiniMoog.
Percussion : Beats played inside the piano using felt-tipped-sticks, drumsticks and hands, body percussion, beatbox
Audio Clips from "Paris, Texas" (courtesy of Wim Wenders Stifung and Argos Films)

-- Project Contributing Visual Artists --

1 Laia Abril - https://www.laiaabril.com/
2 Thomas Albdorf - https://thomasalbdorf.com/
3 Gita Cooper-van Ingen - https://gitacoopervaningen.com/
4 Adji Dieye - https://adjidieye.com/
5 Anna Ehrenstein - https://annaehrenstein.com/
6 Saskia Groneberg - https://saskiagroneberg.de/
7 Balarama Heller - https://balaramaheller.com/
8 Tommy Kha - https://tommykha.com/
9 Gabby Laurent - https://www.gabbylaurent.co.uk/
10 Fiona Ones - http://www.fionaones.com/
11 Nicolas Polli - https://www.pellicolamag.com/blog/nicolas-polli/
12 Maximilian Prüfer - http://maximilian-pruefer.com/
13 Silvia Rosi https://silviarosi.com/
14 Pacifico Silano - https://www.pacificosilano.com/
15 Susanne Steinmaßl - https://www.susannesteinmassl.de/
17 Dustin Thierry - https://dustinthierry.com/