Epoques

Following a break of almost three years since the release of her debut album, 'Like Water Through The Sand', French pianist / composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch returns with the stunning 'Epoque', her sophomore album for FatCat's pioneering 130701 imprint. Witnessing an increased assurance and dynamism in both Emilie's playing and composing, 'Epoques' marks a big step forward for the London-based artist. A bold and adventurous album that alternates between passages of emotive, sinuous solo piano; stirring compositions for viola and celloLosing some of the chill of Emilie's previous album, 'Epoques' sound is both warmer and more honestly, emotively grounded. With a more coherent narrative drive, it retains the former's gentility and intricacy, Thematically, the album's title refers to "the constant, deeper changes that we go through as human beings, on a societal, natural and personal level, which even though they can be devastatingly painful, we need to accept and embrace." The term 'Anthropocene' (denoting the current geological age - a period in which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and environment) was discussed a lot when Emilie began thinking about making this album.