Just spent a couple of days with Kerst Sikkema (Netherlands) recording. Sometimes situations dictate your creativity and with this song that was definitely the case. We had tried to record Kerst playing grand piano on 2 occasions in different rehearsal studios in London – both times we had noise problems, work men outside one studio and a very noisy foot pedal! So – we started being creative with sounds and this led us to the final result.
Avondlicht
English translation :
Now the sun has set, the day slowly fades away: even the mist can’t rob this stillness from us. It offers us space to process what has been pressing in upon us, space to find wisdom, to forgive, to forget about time. Harsh words are overlaid by this peaceful stillness. We slowly drift into the calm of the evening. The calm is Heaven’s gift, protecting us from the storm or intimidation inside or around us. Even if darkness wants to bring evil near, sweet silence falls over us like a blanket of deep peace – as we come to rest and wait quietly for the new morning.
