The Storm by Amarok
Physical CDs are available here: https://bit.ly/3yq3baB
Since May 24, the fifth album of the Amarok project is available worldwide. The album, entitled "The Storm", contains mainly instrumental music - the result of cooperation between Polish artist Michał Wojtas and British choreographer James Wilton on the creation of contemporary dance performance The Storm. There are also two songs on the album, inspired by the main theme.
“The music for the performance "The Storm" is three-dimensional, deep and mysterious in the film - theatre style” says Michał Wojtas, the founder and leader of Amarok. “It reflects the mood and the message of experiencing difficult feelings and coping with them in the context of internal processes of the individual and in relations with other people”.
In 2018, the music of Amarok appeared for the first time in the performance of British choreographer James Wilton "Hold On", presented in the Theater Münster, Germany. This fact resulted in wider cooperation between James Wilton Dance Company and Michał Wojtas in the form of a soundtrack for the newest performance entitled "The Storm". The premiere and other performances of "The Storm" have started in autumn 2018 in the UK, including London (The Place). The masterpiece has collected positive reviews and the musical side of the show was strongly appreciated. The next shows are planned for the 2019/2020, also outside the UK.
In the meantime, Amarok performed with James Wilton Dance Company dancers in the Austrian Dornbirn (Tanz Ist), presenting the multi-dimensional musical and dance experience to the audience.
In 2019 Amarok has started touring to promote The Storm album. The beginning of the tour started with summer festivals e.g. Festival of Progressive Rock in Torun, Poland and Summer Fog Festival, Warsaw with Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), David Cross or Soft Machine. There are planned also joint shows of Amarok and James Wilton Dance Company.
You can also listen to Michal's works here: michalwojtas.bandcamp.com/releases
Tracklist
| 1. | Warm Coexistence | 7:28 |
| 2. | Dark Mode | 5:10 |
| 3. | Natural Affinity | 11:04 |
| 4. | Uplifting | 10:42 |
| 5. | All the Struggles | 7:31 |
| 6. | Subconsciousness | 3:19 |
| 7. | Facing the Truth (The Grand Finale) | 18:36 |
| 8. | The Song of All Those Distant | 5:04 |
| 9. | The Storm | 4:35 |
Credits
Music by Michał Wojtas
On-Art 2019
License
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Amarok is a Polish band of Michał Wojtas, Marta Wojtas, Konrad Zieliński and Kornel Popławski. The Amarok recordings were attended by such artists as Colin Bass (Camel), Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul) and others. Amarok have played live on the same stage with Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Gazpacho, Bjørn Riis, Riverside and other bands.