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ESBE
COMPOSER PRODUCER MUSICIAN VOCALIST
Mountain Aires is Esbe's milestone tenth studio album of nine pieces: seven original compositions, plus a contemporary arrangement of the Sarabande from Bach's Third Lute Suite, and an imaginative reworking of 'Sweet Child of Mine' by Guns N' Roses combined with 'Only You' by Alison Moyet. Each piece is multi-tracked, layered with up to twenty rhythmic riffs and melodies inspired by mountain views from around the world.
Mount Iwaki
Mount Hotaka
Passing Storm in Yosemite
Sweet Child of Mine - Only You (Guns N Roses / Alison Moyet)
"Striking and memorable guitar riffs interspersed with spacious and delicate notation" Jazz N
"Esbe weaves a delicate web that casts a peaceful yet vividly imaginative aura" FolkWales verdict: Thumbs up!
"The power of Esbe's acoustic guitar layered into finely balanced instrumental gems . . . classy . . . enchanting" 4 stars Westzeit
"A seductively seamless silver rain of glistening notes. This CD is a tutorial. A happening. A Contemplation. A joy." 4 stars RnR Magazine
"It would be hard to find more suitable soundtracks for the magnificent National Geographic films than the compositions on Mountain Aires . . her guitar magically changes its sound in relation to a particular location and musical culture . . . evoking a whole range of high emotions . . . Listening to Mountain Aires, you pay tribute not only to Esbe's talent, but also to her courage. For about ten years, she has suffered from Musician's Focal Dystonia." Jazzquad
Mountain Aires. Nine views from around the world featuring my first musical love, the classical guitar.
Breathing the fresh clean mountain air gave me a clear head simply to enjoy and contemplate. And so these views all inspired me to compose pieces reflecting those special moments, alone with the natural sounds, the birds, the breeze, stretching my eyes, so far away from the speed and noise of the human world. And back at home, remembering each place and how I'd like to take the listener to there, I created a series of compositions. Recorded by multi-tracking my beautiful guitar and interweaving phrases reflecting the scales, rhythms and harmonies I'd heard drifting up from the valleys below, I hope I've captured the essence of each view.
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