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Spoken

by Gijs Levelt

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Rick Sanders Great album, fantastic title song with beautiful sound and timbre. Very inspiring. Favorite track: Spoken.
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1.
Also Known as Sun 05:08
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Nacht 04:38
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3.
Hemelstraat 04:19
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Dizzy 04:03
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Spoken 07:44
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Sofia 06:22
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Bangalore 07:40
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Calling 04:36
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Jon 03:26
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Unanswered 05:47
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11.
Also Known as Moon 05:53
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about

Inspired by several of my trumpet heroes (Miles Davis, Nils Petter Molvaer, Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Maurice Brown, Cuong Vu, and Jon Hassell), in 2017 I decided to immerse myself in the wondrous world of effects pedals. After a period of research and experimentation, I used them for the occasional collaborative project and created live music for a play directed by my wife, the director Mariken Bijnen. After that, director Dick Hauser introduced me to visual artist Jola Hesselberth. In a collaborative effort under his artistic supervision, she created animations and I composed music, which I recorded in my home studio. Those recordings kept haunting me – they are laid-back, unique, intimate pieces with a strong personal touch – and I am pleased to share them with you.
I created these pieces using my trumpet and a select number of effects pedals (for those in the know: a Whammy Pitch Shifter, Echo 1 Delay, Ditto Looper, EHX Freeze, and on tracks #3 and #6 a Line 6 Filter Modeller). For each piece, I came up with a plan, consisting of sound, form, and content ideas then turned on my recording equipment and improvised a version. Each one is a pure one-take, without any overdubs, full of spontaneity and life.
- Gijs Levelt

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released February 26, 2021

Produced by Gijs Levelt and Stefan Schmid

Gijs Levelt – trumpet, effects pedals, and body percussion (#2)

Recorded by Gijs Levelt
Mixed by Stefan Schmid at Studio_D Amsterdam
Mastered by Michiel Cornelisse at Blaisdell Studio

Artwork and graphic design by Daniël Maarleveld

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I'm a trumpet player and composer. Do enjoy my music!

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