Cinema Paradiso - Empty Empty (2024) [Hi-Res]

Empty Empty is Cinema Paradiso's 3rd album. Cinema Paradiso functions as a trio without a leader, consisting of Kurt Van Herck (Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Dizzie Gillespie Big Band, Bert Joris Quartet), Eric Thielemans (A Snare is a Bell, EARR, Talking About the Weather) and Willem Heylen (KRAKk, Aki, Sargam).

After his guest contributions on several tracks during the recording sessions that resulted in the compilation of the first two albums (Volume I and Volume II), Jozef Dumoulin (Lidlboj, The Red Hill Orchestra, True Company) was involved in the entire creation and recording process of Empty Empty.

Now focusing on original compositions (along with some Indian chants and a piece by Claude Debussy), this album also distinguishes itself from the previous two albums by presenting a new sonic landscape. Blending the rich timbres and textures of both the acoustic and electric sonic worlds of the musicians, we were looking to get a strong, direct, full sound that still retains enough detail and acoustic warmth.

The album was recorded and mixed by Joris Caluwaerts (Stuff) at his Finster Studio in Antwerp.

Artists:
Kurt van Herck - Saxophone
Willem Heylen - Guitar
Eric Thielemans - Drums
Jozef Dumoulin - Piano

Tracklist:
1. Cinema Paradiso - Empty Empty (09:13)
2. Cinema Paradiso - Dime Paranoiacs (08:39)
3. Cinema Paradiso - Slaap Zacht (05:47)
4. Cinema Paradiso - Shiva Lingam (06:07)
5. Cinema Paradiso - I Am Light - Inverted (08:19)
6. Cinema Paradiso - Slaap Zacht - Inverted (05:00)
7. Cinema Paradiso - Asatoma (04:32)
8. Cinema Paradiso - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (06:31)
9. Cinema Paradiso - Dime Paranoiacs - Inverted (05:39)