"Nocturne in B minor" is a track about short nights, worrying too much and sleep deprivation. Starting with dreamy and meditative classical influences, and being awakened by contrasting industrial beats and electronical sounds.

The date of release (June 14) is reinforcing this theme. It will be the shortest and brightest night of the year, as there'll be a 'super full moon' visible and it's the middle of June. Turning this track into a Midsummer Night's Dream.

Brussels-based animator Bert Juliaan Vercruysse used images shot in Norway, Iceland and Czech Republic to make 8 short videos. These will be released in the timespan between New Moon (May 30) and Super Full Moon (June 14).

Nocturne in B Minor

“Origin Story” is the first track on OUTER's second full-length album.
Moody and atmospheric. Organic beats, post-classical pianos, and melancholic sounds from the trumpet of Norway's Arve Henriksen. Together, they evoke a landscape that reflects where the music was written: Iceland and Norway.

You can take the title quite literally: it is the beginning of a lot more to come. And you can take that quite literally as well: lots of elements, melodies and instruments from tracks to be released are introduced in this one.

Hope you like what you hear, more to come soon x

Music and production by OUTER
Mastering by Gert Van Hoof
Artwork based on a photo by Sara Maroye
Released through AWAL

Origin Story

“Mountains of Glass” is the first single from OUTER's second full-length album, and flows seamlessly from the album opener “Origin Story” (released August 27th).

The song starts from an image that lingered during the lockdowns: crowded train rides welcoming you by dozens of silent, staring eyes. No faces—those were hidden—just eyes.

It is an image foreshadowing the years that followed.
More and more often, things happen in the world that once seemed unthinkable. Too often, it feels as if we can do nothing but watch. As if our voices no longer matter — and those we entrusted to speak for us remain silent.

That feeling is mirrored in a song that is as atmospheric as it is energetic. It opens dreamy and introspective, before the vocals gradually distort and are swept away in an explosive piano-driven climax.
This play between light and dark is woven throughout the entire album.

The recordings took place in Belgium and Iceland, traces of which can be heard in the muted raindrops, the rustling, and the birdsong in the background. 

Mountains of Glass

Part of 1631 Recordings' Piano Clouds volume five.
As it is a solo piano piece, it's listed under my own name, not OUTER.

Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2J23RJN
Spotify: http://bit.ly/dcmbr29

Tom Paul Soetaert - December 29th

indie-ambient-piano-postchamberpop-something
Second album in progressss
www.weareouter.com

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contact: thenameisouter [at] gmail.com

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