Written by Micha³ Jacaszek & Stefan Weso³owski
Additional drum arrangements by Hubert Zemler
Performed by Micha³ Jacaszek - electronics, Malina Midera - piano, Hubert Zemler - drums, Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded in February 2022 at Szczecin Philharmonic by Wiktor Pietruszka
Mixed and produced by Daniel Rejmer
Mastering and lacquer cut at Scape Mastering by Stefan Betke
Cover design by Animisiewasz
Inlay photos by Pawe³ Zanio & Bartek Barczyk
Liner notes by Jacek Hawryluk
Executive production by Tomek Hoax & Kinga Rozkrut
Recording session coordination by Matylda Gr±czewska
Album executive production and management by Tomek Hoax
Eirḗnē, named after the Greek goddess of peace is a joint project by Micha³ Jacaszek and Stefan Weso³owski (Jacaszek/Weso³owski), commissioned by the Solidarity of Arts festival in Gdañsk in 2017, curated at the time by Tomek Hoax. The project debuted with a performance preceding Jóhann Jóhannsson's concert. Five years later, in 2022, this collaboration lived to see a new iteration, during which the album 'Eirḗnē' was recorded with the Philharmonic Orchestra in Szczecin shortly before the war in Ukraine broke up. The originally "pacifist" composition gained a new context then. It blends neo-classical orchestration with electronic music, produced by Daniel Rejmer, known for his work with Ben Frost.
Ambient, electronic passages and processed sounds are perfectly blended with the symphony orchestra. The album contains seven compositions recorded with the Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kinga Rozkrut and Micha³ Krê¿lewski. The intriguing orchestrations were prepared by Ziemowit Klimek, composer, producer and arranger, who is known from Immortal Onion and collaborations with artists such as Artificialice, Hania Rani and Magda Kura¶. Additional drum arrangements were contrived and recorded by the talented Hubert Zemler, known as a composer, drummer and improviser who has worked with artists such as Resina, Felix Kubin, Mitch & Mitch or Opla and Magneto. The piano was played unconventionally by Malina Midera, a pianist, composer and producer known for her contribution to Klawo band and creating Mibokoch, Midera & Kowalik Quartet and her current studies at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.
Eirḗnē, nazwany od imienia greckiej bogini pokoju, to wspólny projekt Micha³a Jacaszka i Stefana Weso³owskiego (Jacaszek/Weso³owski), który powsta³ w Gdañsku w 2017 roku na zamówienie festiwalu Solidarity of Arts, którego kuratorem w tamtym czasie by³ Tomek Hoax. Projekt zadebiutowa³ wówczas wystêpem poprzedzaj±cym koncert Jóhanna Jóhannssona. Piêæ lat pó¼niej, w 2022 roku, wspó³praca ta doczeka³a siê nowej ods³ony, w trakcie której album "Eirḗnē" zosta³ nagrany wraz z orekistr± Filharmonii im. Mieczys³awa Kar³owicza w Szczecinie, na krótko przed wybuchem wojny w Ukrainie. Pierwotnie "pacyfistyczna" kompozycja zyska³a wówczas nowy kontekst. Album ³±czy neoklasyczn± orkiestracjê z muzyk± elektroniczn±, wyprodukowan± przez Daniela Rejmera, znanego ze wspó³pracy z Benem Frostem.
Muzyka na 'Eirḗnē' to ambientowe, elektroniczne d¼wiêki i przetworzone brzmienia perfekcyjnie zespolone z brzmieniami orkiestry symfonicznej. P³yta zawiera siedem kompozycji nagranych razem z Orkiestr± Filharmonii w Szczecinie pod batut± Kingi Rozkrut i Micha³a Krê¿lewskiego. Za intryguj±ce orkiestracje odpowiada Ziemowit Klimek, kompozytor, producent i aran¿er, który znany jest z projektów takich jak Immortal Onion oraz wspó³pracy z artystami, takimi jak Artificialice, Hania Rani i Magda Kura¶. Dodatkowe aran¿e perkusyjne zosta³y wykonane i nagrane przez utalentowanego Huberta Zemlera, znanego jako kompozytora, perkusistê i improwizatora, który wspó³pracowa³ z artystami takimi jak Resina, Felix Kubin, Mitch & Mitch oraz projektami takimi jak Opla czy Magneto. Na fortepianie nieszablonowo zagra³a Malina Midera, pianistka, kompozytorka i producentka, która jest znana ze swojego udzia³u w projektach muzycznych, takich jak Klawo i Mibokoch, Midera & Kowalik Quartet oraz ze swoich obecnych studiów na Rhythmic Music Conservatory w Kopenhadze.