Chef's Table 410 Imai - Cold Open

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" - W.B. Yeats

Theses are the opening lines of Yeats profound work. Although written after the First World War it is as true today as it was then. 

Changes are coming, the institutions we know are crumbling. 
What have we let loose?

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This track is part of my new EP, "Revelation".

I am never sure if we choose the art we like or if it chooses us. "The Second Coming" by the poet W.B. Yeats has always been significant since I heard it at college. Maybe because of having grown up in Ireland as the son of a Royal Navy Commander during the times of the troubles there, or whether it was deeper than that, as it spoke to my soul. 

I'm certain that we are in a time of change like no other now and as I look around it's pretty much all I can see, from Pandora's hand touching the last remaining spirit of hope as all the evils are set free in the world to the potential of a new beginning. I am certain that whatever comes next it is because we choose to create it. 

For 6 months I buried myself in my studio and went travelling. literally and metaphorically. I met a very lovely witch in Devon who is convinced that in the making of this collection of music I was actually at the scenes of what I was describing. 

This is certainly true of the title track Revelation. The execution of the Bab in Tabriz seems to be the start of the old order giving way, sped up during the world wars and now... 
 with our technology and abilities to make wonderful things we still fight over land, ideas, and throw rocks at each other. 

Personally I'm sick of all of it. This EP, this collection is my response.My Guernica, if you like.

It was fitting then to meet with Anastasia, a musical artist and vocalist also troubled by what is happening. I heard her voice and in it I could hear hope. As beautiful, simple and elegant as it is, this fragile emotion that she holds so well was put to music in Innocence Reborn.

Of course things can never be the same again... innocence on its own isn't enough, You can't do anything with it but it can speak to our higher sense of self and I hope I have described at least in part some of my journey in this regard.

I didn't want this EP to be pleasant or easy listening. I wanted to grab the listeners attention and not let go. It feels important.

When recording it, the visual images were there, as if I had really journeyed somewhere, so I hope I have brought something back.

Revelation

The Fall

Along with the music itself, I’m sharing an official video for the very first time. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/MoZkxZT2hvU

Conic hill is a little summit in Scotland not far away from Glasgow. If you walk up to the top of the hill, you get a beautiful view over Loch Lomond and the highlands lying in the distance. 

Enjoy the music (and the video) and thanks a lot for listening (and watching)!

All the best,
Joachim Heinrich

View From Conic Hill

The next soundtrack for Shadow Slave, focusing more on the moments in-between.

Drifting Threads

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Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, II. Nicht zu geschwind

This new track is the embodiment of everything I have been fighting for lately: 

 My music. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/65KoeDnzDOJXdGxDsbPQj2?si=_3FjkVYsRVOnEMz3HAcyEg

Chef's Table 410 Imai - Cold Open

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