Ginkgo Biloba by Calypso
On October 20, 2020, our beloved friend and musical partner Sven passed away. We are devastated and sad. This album features the output of the way too few sessions we have had together in 2017/18 (tracks 1-4), alongside some newer songs we recorded in 2019. Just as he told us to as soon as he knew what would happen to him, we will go on doing what we loved doing together, however humble our means to produce proper records might appear without Sven's technical and musical expertise - not mentioning his sense of humour, his friendship, and what not. R.I.P.
Christian & Michael, December 2020.
Tracklist
| 1. | Beauty of Creation | 4:16 |
| 2. | Follow Me | 3:25 |
| 3. | Dissolve | 4:32 |
| 4. | Love So Easy | 3:32 |
| 5. | The Other Trial | 4:22 |
| 6. | Lavender Garden | 2:49 |
| 7. | The Void | 3:02 |
| 8. | Ginkgo Biloba | 2:45 |
| 9. | Cherry Blossom Song | 4:49 |
| 10. | Virtual Lover | 4:08 |
Credits
- All songs written by Michael Schaefer, except "Ginkgo Biloba" (music by Michael Schaefer, lyrics by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).
- Sven Thoenes: drums, lead vocals on "Beauty of Creation"
- Christian Sellnow: piano, keyboards
- Michael Schaefer: vocals, bass, guitars, percussion, additional programming
- Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sven Thoenes and Michael Schaefer.
- Recorded in Wuppertal, Selm and Lünen during sessions in 2017-2020.
- Cover photograph of a ginkgo biloba leaf taken by Michael Schaefer in Ingelheim am Rhein on October 26, 2019.
- Track art in watercolor by Leonie Sonnenberg.
This album is dedicated to our beloved friend Sven. R.I.P.
License
All rights reserved.
Hi there, we're Calypso, a rock trio from Germany: Sven † (voc, dr, git), Michael (voc, git, bass) and Christian (keyboards). Inspired by the great classics of rock and folk, we started writing and recording songs as teenagers. Now, in our thirties, we still love working on our material - in spite of things like jobs, fatherhood, etc. We hope you'll enjoy our handmade tunes!