The Pool Project, by Oliver Patrice Weder

The Pool Project

by Oliver Patrice Weder

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meatnordrink Peaceful, atmospheric, absorbing. Favorite track: Margarita.

The Green Kingdom Oliver continues on from the intimate perfection of OPW in the same heartfelt, melodic style. The occasional subtle vocals and electronic elements are a welcome addition to his soft, textural playing. Favorite track: Encina.

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- Painting by Juan Feo
- Still shot gatefold by Adrián Santos Gallego
- Design by Aspa Founti

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1.	Rainbow Fish 03:20	buy track
2.	Lala 04:51	buy track
3.	Encina 03:35	buy track
4.	Margarita 03:41	buy track
5.	Forest Glade 05:17	buy track
6.	Peter 04:46	buy track
7.	Togetherness 02:18	buy track
8.	Distant Island 03:48	buy track

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Recorded in a pool house surrounded by an evergreen oak tree forest just outside of Madrid; musician and composer Oliver Patrice Weder’s second artist album ‘The Pool Project’ combines textural and meditative sounds that touch on global influences from jazz, ambient and modern composition. The album is officially out, 19th August 2021.

Oliver discovered his love of keyboards after hearing the sound of Ray Manzarek of The Doors and spent his formative years playing classical and jazz piano in the rainy foothills of the Alps. After recording and touring across Europe with various bands, including psychedelic rock band Time for T, he studied at Valencia’s Berklee College of Music where he established his passion for film music. As well as composing for the BBC, Oliver has established himself as the lead composer at Spitfire Audio.

His unique musicality has been heavily inspired and shaped by exploring different places and cultures, including Brazil, Africa and the USA, as well as his experiences making a home in various European countries. In 2018 Oliver relocated his studio from London to the northern Spanish city A Coruña, then to the canals of Amsterdam and is now based just outside of Madrid. ‘The Pool Project’ follows Oliver’s deeply personal debut album ‘OPW’, released by SA Recordings in October 2019, that was described by A Closer Listen as “a brisk and hopeful set that bounces from one idea to the next with a finesse unusual in debut releases”.

The Pool Project LP

While ‘OPW’ was just much inspired by constant movement and travelling, ‘The Pool Project’ had quite a contrary motivation. Oliver explains “After making my debut album, it was clear for me that it was only the beginning of a long journey. I enjoy the process and idea of creating something deeply personal and connected to the situation I am in, a snapshot of time so to speak, so I had to start writing a next album sooner or later. I love change and find it very inspiring to creatively adapt to my surroundings and circumstances to see what comes out at the other end. I spent the lockdown time living in a countryside cottage just outside of Madrid, surrounded by holly oak trees. The combination of this and seeing my one year old daughter grow up, as well as expecting another baby boy, created a very unique and fruitful environment to draw inspiration from.”

As well as the composer’s very own personalised piano sounds and electronic manipulations, additional textures on the album come from combinations of breathy woodwinds, wordless, dreamy vocals by Madrid’s Club del Río, interplay of guitar and muted piano (‘Distant Island’), an unusual sounding delayed and watery Wurlitzer electric piano (‘Forest Glade’), and playful instruments such as the steel tongue drum.

Sample Library:

In conjunction with the album, Spitfire Audio released ‘The Pool Project’ sound library, inviting composers and producers to reimagine, recreate or completely pull apart Oliver’s sound world to facilitate their own vision. Specially curated by Oliver and developed by Spitfire Audio, this intuitive and inspiring toolkit is an extension of the sounds in the album, designed with composers in mind. Capturing the unique acoustics of the pool house, the library is presented in Spitfire Audio's award-winning, easy-to-use plug-in and features a range of controls and effects.

Bundle - LP and Sample Library: sarecordings.com/release/238414-oliver-patrice-weder-the-pool-project

Bundle customers will receive a sample library code via email within 48 hours of the official release date on August 19th.

credits

released August 19, 2021

Written and Produced by Oliver Patrice Weder
Recorded by Oliver Patrice Weder and Juan Espiga
Mixed by Fiona Cruickshank
Mastered by Martyn Heyne at Lichte Studio

Voices: Club del Rio - Esteban Bergia Peralta, Alvaro Ayuso Beltrán and Juan Espiga (On tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8) - 01 Rainbow Fish , 02 Lala, 04 Margarita, 05 Forest Glade, 08 Distant Island

Alto Flute: Clara Gallardo

Bass Clarinet: Joaquín Sánchez Gil
(on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)

Guitar: David del Cerro Turner
(On track 8)

Percussion: Juan Espiga
(On track 5)

Piano, Wurlitzer and Electronics: Oliver Patrice Weder

Special Thanks to Lucía Serra, Sol & Max Weder Serra

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Oliver Patrice Weder London, UK

Oliver Patrice Weder is a Swiss composer, pianist and producer, releasing music under Moderna Records.

He divides his time between his solo projects, working as the lead composer for virtual instrument pioneers Spitfire Audio, as well as writing for TV, Film and Advertisement. ... more

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