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My dad died on 16 March 2011. He'd battled emphysema for years. After complications caused by a bout of pneumonia he finally succumbed. In the aftermath of these events I turned to my piano for solace and escape. The resulting record attempts to address the emotions experienced during the 7 days between his death and funeral. In collaboration with Ed Hamilton, who brilliantly tapped in to my experience and emotion, and with contributions from Christoph Berg, this record is about, and in memory of, my dad.
This album was originally released on Facture Records as a limited CD run. Now, re-mastered and funded through Kickstarter it is to be re-released on 12" heavy weight vinyl.
Press
"All in all, The World Is A Little Lonelier Without You is a lovely tribute, a testimony that is more torch than eulogy" - A Closer Listen
"The sense of loss here is palpable, but ultimately the light of healing seeps by the gentle final coda. A truly lovely record." - Stationary Travels
"There are so many pianist minimalism albums. Few - indeed, very few - possess the intensity and depth of "The World Is A Little Lonelier Without You". " - Music Won't Save You
"...a work of extraordinary intensity" - SoWhat
“Conceived as a tribute to the artist’s father who passed away in 2011, Hamilton works alongside friend Ed Hamilton to create these mournful pieces. Millar-McMeeken’s piano is augmented by grainy ambiences and spectral plumes of reverb to create something reminiscent of Ryuichi Sakamoto, or a more private take on the glacial post-rock of Explosions In The Sky.” Norman Records
“ It’s utterly beautiful. The chords are played with the expected heaviness, while drones both crystalline and windswept play through the record in the vein of A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Percussion appears, in places, with the soft, empathetic touch of a Dirty Three record, brushing its way past the arrangements of “A Prayer From the Heart Not the Lips” as if to give the song something trustworthy to lean back on. With string arrangements from Christoph Berg, these arrangements really shine, becoming sort of communally compassionate mournings that give the isolated, lonely sounds something to relate to.” Norman Records
credits
released September 8, 2017
glacis is Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken with Ed Hamilton
All pieces written and performed by Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken and Ed Hamilton
Violins on tracks 1, 5 & 7 performed and arranged by Christoph Berg
Violins on track 6 performed by Christoph Berg, arranged by Ed Hamilton
Piano recordings by Ana Roman and Alex Galler at the University of Edinburgh
Produced and mixed by Ed Hamilton
Mastered by James Plotkin
Cover art by Spencer Tweedy
All other art by Todd Umhoefer
supported by 12 fans who also own “The World Is A Little Lonelier Without You”
Let's put it this way- this is simply one of our favourite works ever!...A collection of variations on a theme that drift by, perfuming the air, or that stop a moment to whisper you a story. Evocative in its sparse beauty, We are sure this will been the permanent playlist always, right alongside Arvo Part's "Alina" and offthesky's "Silent went the Sea" ....ss/tm/am editions vaché
supported by 12 fans who also own “The World Is A Little Lonelier Without You”
Awesome foggy weather drive music, album artwork covers mood perfectly. Agree with Stationary Travels review that it is Nils Frahmyish, can really hear details of piano key hits. G Norton
From Massachusetts, Dominique Cyprès delivers elegant instrumental synth music with melodies that quietly and beautifully unfold. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 5, 2021