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Nocturnal

by QOPE

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1.
Dusk 04:14
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2.
Airglow 04:57
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3.
Anima 04:33
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4.
Dolor 04:06
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5.
Fall 05:24
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Lullaby 03:30
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Mirage 06:52
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Be 07:37
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AUDIO [Klang-Tipp] ****

...Now with 34 years, this solo piano debut emerged: a live-performance, improvised opus with eight works, stirring all senses. Elegiac gliding, like a soundtrack to the images of Caspar David Friedrich, minimalist like a Baroque Pachelbel. Or finely strummed like the Breton Didier Squiban, and as lively as George Winston on the label Windham Hill. Or flowing like Keith Jarrett's "Köln Concert". It's a great thing that Koop recorded Nocturnal at the audiophile label TRPTK: founder and audio engineer Brendon Heinst captured the touches of the piano with high transparency, magnificently balanced technique, and a great sense of space.

Claus Dick

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KEF Loudspeakers *****

QOPE is kind of like Nils Frahm meets Bugge Wesseltoft. It's very atmospheric. More and more, I personally like this minimalist abstract music which builds. It's the kind of music I can just sink into.

Johan Coorg, KEF Loudspeakers

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Excerpt from the booklet:

As the dusk falls
It slowly takes away the power of the sun,
Waiting for another day

As the distant sounds of a freight train slip away
If you could shut down all the street lights
You would enjoy the airglow when the night arrives

These moments of silence make you think
A return to yourself, reflecting on your anima
Reminiscing all the dolor that has passed
Where you came from
Not to look back in anger
Looking onward to the future
Always carrying a little piece with you

As the rain begins to fall
It is time to head back inside
Light up a little, everything will be alright
It is time for a lullaby

Slip into a vast dream
Like a mirage, a mind twist
Being something you are not in real life or…

Awaken suddenly

Just let me be

credits

released June 30, 2018

piano: Bart Koop
recording & mastering: Brendon Heinst
artwork: Bart Koop, Brendon Heinst

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QOPE Almelo, Netherlands

Born 1984 in Almelo, in to a musical family, Bart Koop's music has been a daily influence since his childhood.
In 1998 he started experimenting with samples, synthesizers, composing and improvisations until 2003. Since 2007 he has been playing in bands, playing synths, piano and electric piano. Over the years the main focus kept on being the piano. ... more

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