ALBUM / DIGITAL
RELEASED: 14.03.2014

RECORD LABEL: LEMONGRASSMUSIC

 

Written and produced by Alexander Hardt and Roman Weingardt

Poems read by Susanne Rump

Cover Painting by Beate Prantner

Photography by Axel Hartmann

Mastered by Jürgen Lusky at Hofa Mastering

„MeeresWeiten“ by Anemine was released in 2014 on the German label Lemongrassmusic. It was a collaboration between me and my longtime musical partner Roman Weingardt. Inspired by Nordic music and post-rock, we drew influences from artists like Múm, Sigur Rós, and a-ha, as well as jazz musicians such as Nils Petter Molvær and Arve Henriksen.

The album originally began as a musical adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novel „Oceano Mare“. We first created a stage performance, where Susanne Rump narrated excerpts from the book. Some of these spoken fragments remain on the album.

„MeereWeiten“ has a distinct acoustic sound, featuring Bajan. harmonica, piano, and Rhodes. We also incorporated field recordings and sampling, and it was during this time that I started experimenting with modular synthesis – early traces of that can be heard on the album. The production took several years, and to this day, I am very proud of what we created.

For me, a key track that captures the essence of the album is ‚L’Orizzonte Rosso.