Embracing You by Pablo Held
PABLO HELD • EMBRACING YOU
HOPALIT 001
Embracing You in a nutshell:
• The album is dedicated to my wife and kids. It's a family album
• I'm playing piano, synths, mellotron & celesta on it. And I'm whistling
• I wrote eight of the pieces. Wayne Shorter, John Taylor & Thelonious Monk wrote the rest
• It was recorded on four different sessions in three studios between Summer 2020 and Spring 2021
• Recording engineers were Oliver Bergner, Eva Pöpplein & Oliver Lutz
• I produced the record myself, my friend Jason Seizer co-produced it
• It was mixed by Rob Griffin & mastered by Christoph Stickel
• Singer/songwriter Chris Weisman wrote in-depth liner notes
• My friend Nadine Heller Menzel took beautiful photos
• The artwork was designed by my friend / PHI producer Till Kammertöns
excerpt from the liner notes by Chris Weisman:
"Though this is the work of one person alone, it is an inclusive wonder of many voices. May Pablo grace us again, in the future, with another such outing. This is my jam."
Tracklist
| 1. | Memorabilia | 5:47 |
| 2. | Ruby, My Dear | 3:36 |
| 3. | Song Noir | 3:05 |
| 4. | Chronic Romantic | 1:38 |
| 5. | Embracing You | 4:42 |
| 6. | Serenade | 3:07 |
| 7. | Face On The Barroom Floor | 6:23 |
| 8. | Bowl Song | 2:58 |
| 9. | Private Eye Blue | 2:40 |
| 10. | Adagio For Nobler Toners | 4:55 |
| 11. | Elsa's Idea | 2:07 |
Credits
Pablo Held plays piano, celesta, mellotron & synthesizers
all compositions by Pablo Held, except "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk), "Face On The Barroom Floor" (Wayne Shorter) & "Bowl Song" (John Taylor)
produced by Pablo Held
co-produced by Jason Seizer
radio producer Odilo Clausnitzer
project coordinator Till Kammertöns
mixed by Rob Griffin
mastered by Christoph Stickel
design by Till Kammertöns
photos by Nadine Heller Menzel
liner notes by Chris Weisman
Recording sessions:
June 22nd – 24th 2020 at DLF Kammermusiksaal, Köln
engineers: Oliver Bergner, Eva Pöpplein & Christoph Schumacher
October 24th & November 6th 2020 at Studio Lutz, Köln
engineer: Oliver Lutz
February 8th 2021 at Riverside Studios, Köln
engineer: Oliver Bergner
Hopalit Records
a production by www.deutschlandfunk.de
supported by nica-artistdevelopment.de
