- Digital
Quinta
Aeolus, Keeper of the Winds
nonclassical
- Cat No: NONCLSS055Z
- Release: 2022-11-09
Aeolian Mixtape is the third feature album of experimental composer and multi-instrumentalist Quinta (previously worked with Bat For Lashes and Orphans and Vandals).
During a recent period spent living in Greece, Quinta was inspired to design and hand-build Aeolian harps – harps which resonate with the wind.
The sound of the Aeolian harp is ethereal and distinctive, characterised by the rising and falling of harmonic frequencies swept into life by the wind. The sonority varies according to the strength and character of the wind and the various materials used to make each harp, including string type and length.
Double bass by Thanos Polymeneas - Liontiris
Violin, viola, cello, electronics by Quinta
All compositions by Quinta
Recorded by Quinta except string improvisation sessions recorded and engineered by Thanasis Gikas at Studio Mythos, Athens
Edited and mixed by Quinta
Cover screenprint by Quinta
Cover design by Blue Maignien
During a recent period spent living in Greece, Quinta was inspired to design and hand-build Aeolian harps – harps which resonate with the wind.
The sound of the Aeolian harp is ethereal and distinctive, characterised by the rising and falling of harmonic frequencies swept into life by the wind. The sonority varies according to the strength and character of the wind and the various materials used to make each harp, including string type and length.
Double bass by Thanos Polymeneas - Liontiris
Violin, viola, cello, electronics by Quinta
All compositions by Quinta
Recorded by Quinta except string improvisation sessions recorded and engineered by Thanasis Gikas at Studio Mythos, Athens
Edited and mixed by Quinta
Cover screenprint by Quinta
Cover design by Blue Maignien