words & music: Julien Oomen 

Album: Oase Sessions I, released July 9, 2018 

guitar, vocals, saxophone, synths: Julien Oomen 


© 2018 Julien Oomen
all rights reserved

Darkness Has Its Glow

words & music: Julien Oomen 

Album: Oase Sessions I, released July 9, 2018 

cuatro, guitar, vocals, saxophone, piano, bass, percussion: Julien Oomen 
additional guitar: Robin Block 

© 2018 Julien Oomen
all rights reserved

Grow Your Roots Into The Ground

words & music: Julien Oomen 
indian violin arr./improvs: Lenneke van Staalen 

Album: Oase Sessions I, released July 9, 2018 

cuatro, vocals: Julien Oomen 
indian violin: Lenneke van Staalen 
double bass: Diego Nicolás Rodriguez 

© 2018 Julien Oomen
all rights reserved

Into The Light

"Soulbird" was used for a promotional video made by Eddie Boschma about the powerful men's work of Ralph Nelissen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRc9xyPPaXA&t=22s

words & music by Julien Oomen
recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Julien Oomen - vocals, guitar, piano, percussion
Robin Block - additional guitar

Soulbird

This track was originally intended for "OASE SESSIONS I", my previous EP. I'm glad I shelved it at the time because it would not have included the beautiful trumpet solo that Ania Brzezinska added to it.

words & music by Julien Oomen
recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Julien Oomen - vocals, guitar, saxophone, synths
Ania Brzezinska - trumpet

Be Here Now

[Dutch lyrics]

words & music by Julien Oomen
recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Julien Oomen - vocals, cuatro, percussion, synths
Ruben Lanzieri - cajon

Eigenliefde

This track was written by my love Lenneke van Staalen. She first protested against using this spontaneous recording, with electronic tala in the background, on an official release, but I convinced her of the charm of this recording. To her beautiful guitar part I added some notes on the xun, a Chinese traditional clay flute.

Music by Lenneke van Staalen
Recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Lenneke van Staalen - guitar
Julien Oomen - xun

A song I wrote inspired by a remote patch of Burgundy countryside that I've come to love quite simply by knowing it so extremely well. I mention Van Gogh in the song because of his magic eyes and the relentless beauty of landscapes that he celebrated with his art.

words & music by Julien Oomen
recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Julien Oomen - vocals, guitar

Earthly Pullings

words & music by Julien Oomen
recorded & produced by Julien Oomen

Julien Oomen - vocals, guitar, sanzula
Lenneke van Staalen - Indian violin

Sweet Surrender

Julien Oomen is an Amsterdam-based musician who draws inspiration from spiritual ceremonies.
 
The larger part of his songs is triggered by ceremonies at De Oase (the Netherlands) where Ralph Nelissen of The Potential School invites him to assist musically. While being a witness to the transformational process of many men and women, Julien moves closer to his own center of stillness. From that stillness, words and music come like waves.
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In July 2018, Julien released "Oase Sessions I ", followed by "Oase Sessions II"  in April 2019.
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For live shows Julien often teams up with his partner Lenneke van Staalen, a master​ of (northern) Indian classical music on violin, who comps him in his songs as well as playing mesmerising improvisations. Other collaborations include Pernilla Kannapinn and Diego Nicolás Rodriguez.
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