Riven: Full Moon - Dark Moon
Jyoti Verhoeff - 2014
Recorded by Fieke van den Hurk at Wisseloord Studios
Except vocals, recorded by Jyoti Verhoeff
Produced by Jyoti Verhoeff
Mixing & co-production by Fieke van den Hurk
Graphic design of CD cover & booklet by Fieke van den Hurk
Mastered by Darcy Proper
As the title suggests, this album is a double-album. "Full Moon", the first half, contains 12 compositions centered around the majestic Steinway grand piano, Maya Fridman’s cello-playing and Jyoti’s vocals. "Dark Moon", the second half, encompasses songs that are more orchestral, featuring large string sections, choirs and a touch of modern electronics. The two discs represent the balance between dark and light, day and night, the in and out of our breathing… All opposites. Polarized, yet inseparable. A balance long forgotten...
Before light and darkness split,
we were once one.
But while the wind aged, we forgot...
Energy became humanity,
humanity became insanity
And man became blinded by the light
and chased away its own shadow.
Shields were riven, one world after another.
Then a prophecy was born in the arms of evenfall.
From here the wind carried the rumors
of an inevitable reunion.
The music of Jyoti Verhoeff is both intriguing and enchanting, cinematic in nature – with its many layers, endless amount of subtleties, and organic structures. This album was created with immense amounts of passion and love. A search for a way to express the inexpressible mystery. I (Fieke) was still an assistant engineer at Wisseloord, and this was my first project there. Some days it felt like the studio was controlling me… and I happily drowned in the endless possibilities. I’m still so grateful for the opportunity that the team at Wisseloord gave me: Ronald Prent, Darcy Proper and Rob Sannen were instrumental for me recording this record here! Ronald further advised me on the difficult bits of the mixing.
The album cover I designed, constructed out of covers of old books
