The Breath announce new album and reveal first new song
The Breath have announced details of a new album, Land of My Other, ten original tracks of raw, gorg...
Tue, 25 July 23
Released 30 September 1992
Liner notes
Ex-Clannad member Pól Brennan in collaboration with virtuoso Chinese flautist Guo Yue and Japanese percussionist Joji Hirota.
A powerful and moving album which draws upon the strengths of three cultures. Driven forward by the energy of Joji Hirota’s drumming and lifted by the spiralling heights of Guo Yue’s melodies, the compositions are underpinned by Pól Brennan’s keyboards, guitar and vocals.
I left Clannad in 1990 because I felt I was in need of further musical challenges and horizons. If someone had told me that the end of September 1991 I would have embarked on a world tour with two Oriental musicians, I would have believed them! Thomas Brooman approached me on one of my visits to Real World with the idea of getting together with Guo Yue and Joji Hirota for some WOMAD festivals the following summer. I had experienced the inspirational flue playing of Guo Yue when I produced The Guo Brothers‘ album Yuan so I needed no introduction to his talent. I had never met Joji Hirota.
I remember saying “Let’s arrange a get-together at my home in County Wicklow and take it from there.” We got together in October ’90, and after two days of mainly musical dialogue, food, and pints of the black stuff, we went into my workroom and emerged at the end of the week with ‘Mother and Son’, ‘Triangle’, and ‘River of Life’… we were on our way!
After two more ‘writing sessions’, the second of which took place in the idyllic surroundings of Klaus Mueller’s studio Ceol Puca. We were ready to join the summer of WOMAD magic which saw us perform in many different locations from Seinajlki, Finland to Yokohama, Japan via St. Canices Cathedral, Kilkenny… this, after the shortest writing/ composing and pre- production period I had experienced in a long, long time.
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Reviews
Ear-rufflingly warm with a distinctly comforting ambience. Q Magazine (UK)
It sounds new-agey with distinctly Celtic overtones...music for the mind. Top (UK)
A reminder that Guo's flute is one of the great noises of the world. The Guardian (UK)
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