Trine Records

Carol of Tatum : Music for harp (2001)***'
"Nothing Else Matters" is a beautiful and recommended to hear adaptation (harp,cello and sparse keyboards) of this Metallica song. I made an Apocaliptica's special before in my radio program, where I think that Apocalyptica succeeded here too, but I found it such a shame having missed this version at that time. Carol makes it sound as if had been written for harp in the first place. This leads perfectly into "Presentio" finding myself daydreaming now about playing harp in a round room in the morning, while my partner slowly wakes up by these sounds, some sunbeams come in, window curtains are flowing softly in the wind, coffee burls at the background, some butterflies flow in. It is possible.. in musical form : with this song. "Season of the Witch" is also beautifully interwoven with keyboard sounds. On the booklet is written that the CD is written during candlelight. Do you know the effect of candlelight ? It softens our nerves, and increases and refine our sensibility. Just imagine your partner confronted in neonlight or associated with candlelight, then you know how you can place this music too. While this music is candlelight supper. And even when you can't share this moment you can still feel this presence with this music. Most of the songs have a good balance between the melody of the harp and the atmosphere of the synthesiser, and some other added instruments. Only in the last track the synthesiser takes the lead, to conclude the CD where only there I had preferred just real instruments to do so.