All music written and performed by Elma Niacci © 2021
Recorded in Montreal between April and October 2021
Pre-master by Michaël Stroudinsky, Master by Aurélien Rubod
Cover Artwork by Benoit Guerville, photos by Laurine Haddock

« None of these songs were written before being recorded. Although some melodic themes already existed, most of them took form in the moment. Each song is a time stamp of various emotions and state of mind at the moment of the recording, of whatever was surrounding them. Witnesses of small bits of life, immortalized within these notes.

These 8 tracks were recorded between April and October 2021. They are spontaneous creations, infused with a life experience, navigating through different stories, emotions and feelings, different moments of existence, through the eternal waves of time. Star dust of our microscopic human life happening in the infinite dimension of time and this expanding universe.

Although they all have titles, influenced by my subjective experience and my heart at this moment, I invite you to step out of any frame or direction these titles could give you. I invite you to travel on your own, to breathe deeply, make space, and let only the music and melodies guide you.

I’m inviting you to listen with your ears wide open, with a good sound system, without too much noise around. But more important, I invite you to listen to this whole album with your full heart. To feel the melodies, the vibrations of the music, and let them bring you wherever you will end up. Whether it’s a sad place, a beautiful place, a romantic place, a melancholic place, a joyful place. But let yourself go, let go of any other influence than your true heart and self, and let the music bring you some place real and authentic.

Because I believe that is the true beauty and exceptional power of instrumental music: it can bring you to multiple places. Everybody can see different images, feel different emotions, and travel to different places in their thoughts and imagination, through their own experience. May this album take you somewhere, somehow, somewhen. Thanks for listening. »

Elma Niacci

Quand Une Étoile Percera Cette Nuit

Des Gouttes D'Eau Sombre

This is a cover version of a song I really love: "Trans fatty acid". Originally released by Lamb in 1996 (album: "Lamb"), I first heard this tune in the Kruder & Dorfmeister version on "The K&D Sessions" (1998). The song was originally written by Andy John Barlow and Louise Ann Rhodes. I do not own any rights, and I just recorded this cover version because I love and respect previous creations.

My version was a one-take live recording.

The lyrics:

No one said it would be easy
Did anyone tell you the road
Would be straight and long

Relax your mind and give it all to me
'Coz you know and I know
Our love is strong enough

To weather the rain
To weather the snow
To weather the storm

Often I see fear in your eyes
And sometimes I know
Your heart is full of little arrows

But trust in me and no one can do you wrong
'Coz I know and you know
Our love is strong enough

To weather the rain
To weather the snow
To weather the storm


Original Published by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

Picture found at
http://frankmarques.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/lamb-de-regresso/
on July 10, 2014

* NEW ALBUM OUT NOW * Trans Fatty Acid (The unused word LDL/HDL Live Acoustic Cover)

This musical experience somehow naturally occurred during my travels all over the planet in 2012 while feeling the call to "stretch" and extent already existing songs, improvising with the intensity of sound as well as "letting the strings tell stories...“ 

During enormous amounts of sessions, which range from 1 hour to 5 hours I've seen and felt an incredible magic … it didn't matter where this experience took place. It has always been like a miracle. 

A transformation of thought into eternal smiling silence - at meditation festivals, yoga retreats, street festivals, concerts, mental institutes, elderly houses, small house gatherings and huge parties. 

I’m doing my best to stay with "this energy" no matter what surroundings are there, holding the space for those around to achieve a "flying experience" - at times it is very challenging yet always beneficial. 

I still have no idea what I do during these sessions, as it seems indeed, just holding a guitar, as it becomes much more than music - and its not about the music - and surely its not about me - but all that is involved in the process - either visible or invisible. 
Within this recording I tried to keep the original energy. 
Though surely it is never the same as it could be experienced Live! 
With all love ♥

Des Gouttes D'Eau Sombre

Elma Niacci

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