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Welcome to the eighth and final post in a series of blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The seventh one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

„Hedehusum“ is the last track on the album, an instrumental that takes you to a small dwelling on the island of Föhr in the North Sea or to any other happy or dreamy place you can imagine.

A slow and quiet piece of music, and special in a way – three musicians contributed to it. Stephan laid the foundation, MyLoFy and his guitar(s) nestle up and I had the great pleasure to play Stephan’s old alto recorder and blend in as well.

A wonderful way to end the album, and I really hope you enjoyed listening (and reading my short posts).

Make sure to get the album directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp, and look forward to whatever Schall & Stille will be up to in future.

This is the seventh post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The sixth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

„The World That I See“ is the longest track of the album and the second one I had the honour to sing. (The other is „The Mill“)

You could say it’s a ballad or a poem, but I don’t think it really fits into just one category. That’s one of the things I love about Stephan’s music. You don’t open a drawer and say, oh yes, it’s this or that genre – it’s always Stephan and it’s always worth listening to. Yes, I know, I’m a tad biased, but I wouldn’t have driven 150 kilometres to Stephan’s studio for something I don’t like.

Take your time to dive into the full length of the song and follow the music along a twisted path with a few surprising turns.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Next week this series of blog post will end with „Hedehusum“.

This is the sixth post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The fifth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

„Candor“ is the shortest track on this album, and to do it justice, you should listen to „Elude“ first and then just follow the flow.

The song feels like a duet – two souls having a conversation and they must’ve known each other for a long time. Perfectly aligned, breathing in and out together, enjoying each other’s company.

It’s conversation that doesn’t need any spoken words and so it’s just as well that this track is purely instrumental.

And I don’t want to spoil it by writing too much.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.

Next up is „The World That I See“

This is the fifth post in a series of eight blog posts about the album „Malers Hüs“ by Schall & Stille (Stephan). The fourth one can be found here (and includes a link to the previous one).

„Elude“ is one of five instrumentals on the album and has an almost classical feel to it. The track is starting with the waves coming to the shore and when the music sets in it can take you anywhere. An organic combination of sounds and small musical ideas make it a great companion for a short inner journey and while I could listen to it for hours, the link to the next song: „Candor“ is perfect.

I’m going to write a bit about „Candor“ next week, but if you can, listen to both tracks today.

If you like the album, you can buy it directly on Stephan’s website or download it from Bandcamp.