Release Date: 19 November 2021
Label: Challenge
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917352221
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 19 November 2021
Label: Challenge
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917352221
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Eskina is a unique instrumental band led by guitarist Merel van Hoek from The Hague. In 2018 they reached the quarter-finals of De Grote Prijs van Nederland, where they delighted the audience and the jury with their sensitive and emotional aesthetics that combine the genres of pop and neoclassical music.
The hauntingly delicate symphonic compositions and the unique instrumentation conjure up soundscapes that call-to-mind influences from the minimalist Philip Glass to the British alt-rock titans Radiohead. Songs that take you into the world of shady forests and intimate log fires.
Their first single "At the End of The Sea" was released in 2017 by the renowned American record label Candyrat Records. Eskina explores the transition from classical to pop by mixing chamber music strings and guitar with evocative electronics. This characteristic combination became the basis of their upcoming album "We Were the Moon", a collaboration with guest artist Maarten Vos, which will be released in October 2021 on Challenge Records.
Artists:
Mischa Porte - Drums
Joop de Graaf - Bass
Berber Heerema - Violoncello
Kellen McDaniel - Viola
Merel van Hoek - Guitar
Eskina
Tracklisting
The Eric Ineke JazzXpress Feat. Tineke Postma
Trichotomy
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet
The Dam Jawn
Jussi Reijonen
Roseanna Vitro
Batik
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu