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Ghostly Internaional

Jacaszek

Kwiaty

It all started with a book, as these things often do. An English anthology of metaphysical poetry from the 17th century, to be exact. Which may not sound like the sexiest option on the shelves, but hear us out. The gentleman plowing through those weathered pages happened to be Michał Jacaszek, the Polish composer who's spun dramatic shades of darkness and light into gold for more than a decade now. An absolute master of melancholy, from the trickle-down electronics of Treny and artful gloom of Glimmer to the vapor-trailed verses of their looming spiritual cousin Kwiaty. "The poems were simple, pure and beautiful," Jacaszek says of the book's poignant Robert Herrick passages. "They spoke about death, pain, longing and loneliness, but somehow these pieces were bringing hope, solace, and peace." They also sounded a hell of a lot like songs when read out loud. Structurally at least. Herrick's rhyme schemes and rhythms still needed the right musical accompani- ment, and Jacaszek had just the ticket: a backlog of previously unreleased recordings - warm-blooded samples, lonesome synth lines, pared-down guitar parts - begging for proper arrangements and dynamic mixdowns. Not to mention the most vocal-driven material Jacaszek's ever written, melding his stormy melodies with a breakout performance by Hania Malarowska (of the Warsaw-based rock band Hanimal) and the robust supporting roles of Joasia Sobow- iec-Jamioł and Natalia Grzebała.

Tracklist

• 1. Flowers
  2. To Perenna
  3. Daffodils
  4. To Violets
  5. Love
  6. Soft Music
  7. To Meadows
  8. White Island
  9. Eternity
  10. To Blossoms
  11. Gardens