A Waste Land Companion is, as its title implies, an addendum to Boris Rogowski‘s
album The Waste Land which was released in February 2023 on Piano and Coffee
Records. A meditation on the infamous eponymous 1922 poem by T.S. Eliot, The
Waste Land traces its psychological journey through a barren world in search of lifegiving
water as well as its physical journey through London on the zenith of
Modernism.

During the recording sessions for the album—whose sound is characterised by the
interplay between a string quartet, flute and a collection of specifically created,
deeply warped and tape-weathered samples—over 20 pieces were recorded.
Rogowski had originally intended to use all of them in chronological order, beginning
with the famous part about April being the „cruellest month“. However, it turned out
that a shorter playlist and a strictly musical order worked better for the album.
Rogowski decided to focus on the string-centred pieces to give the album a dreamlike,
hypnotic pull. However, as he valued the shorter, piano-based pieces just as
much, the idea for a companion (mini) album was born almost immediately.

It was a most sensible decision: Chamber gems like „The Hyacinth Girl“ and „A
Wicked Pack of Cards“, mixing English folklore with nods to Richard Wagner’s Tristan
and Isolde, might have gotten lost between the dark, monolithic soundscapes of the
album. Here, however, framed by works for solo piano and harmonium, they are
allowed to shine. A Waste Land Companion begins and ends with two piano pieces
only loosely connected to T.S. Eliot’s poem: „Dear Jessie (to Jessie Laidlay Weston)“ is
an ethereal miniature in reverence of the brilliant English medievalist whose book
From Ritual to Romance, a historical examination of the King Arthur legend, greatly
influenced Eliot while working on The Waste Land. „Universe on a shoestring“ is even
serener, a kind of exhalation after a long and arduous journey. It was the last piece
Rogowski composed during his concluding writing session in the mountains of the
island of La Palma. Here, close to the GTC, the world’s largest optical telescope, the
universe seemed closer than anywhere else on earth—and the grim world of The
Waste Land already a distant memory.

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Phantomlike

Backseat Nights (MBV3)

La Casa De Mis Padres (My Parent´s Home)

Hi friends!
A new day, a new beginnig. The hope that bring each day.
Here is the last song of my new album. I hope to release it in a couple of months.
Best Regards!
Image by Sarah Lee: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clashed/

A New Day, A New Beginning

The first middle is not bad, but orchestrating the second part was a nightmare. I need to learn!

Regards!

(Draft)The Creation

Eternal | Hazy

Tetro

Missing

Naked - Andrew Dickson

Copperhead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Copperhead — Main Title

Computer engineer by day, composer by night.

I have been composing on and off along the last 30 years.
You can find more information about my music and myself in this interview: 
http://www.sblob.com/spotlight/1008

Regards!

A New Day, A New Beginning

Moisés Daniel