Patricia Vanneste is proud to present her solo project Sohnarr and its debut album release ‘Coral Dusk’ which will be out on 15 May 2020

Patricia Vanneste is proud to present her solo project Sohnarr and its debut album release ‘Coral Dusk’ which will be out on 15 May 2020 through [PIAS] Recordings.

Two years ago Patricia Vanneste decided to leave Balthazar, the band she had started together with Jinte Deprez and Maarten Devoldere 15 years ago. She made that decision in order to create space for another calling that needed answering. By leaving Balthazar, the search to turn this desire into something real had started.

After trying out a few locations and different ways to evoke through music what was inside of her, intangible and invisible, she came to realize that the concept of nature would take on an important or even crucial role. This was about more than quiet and silence, space and focus. She had to be away from anything with a human trait. With no distraction affecting her, going away seemed to be the only way to strip away her own self conscience in order to find the essence from which music would flourish. It was during this awareness, Patricia realized that she herself as an individual, would almost have to be disregarded too so she could make visible what was still invisible. She had to step away from herself to be able to express where words failed before and to make the invisible, visible. A name is not someone’s essence but a definition of yourself on constant repeat and a reminder of who you appear to be.

So she left Patricia behind and let Sohnarr in.

Late 2018 Patricia traveled on her own through the autumn coloured landscapes of Sweden and Norway. Taking only a violin, a microphone, a laptop and a good pair of shoes with her, she sought out the most remote places she could find. Where her eyes would only meet those of animals or human-shaped clouds. Nature has always had this strange power over her. It makes her forget who or what she represents in everyday life. Intuitively, with music being the language that can capture what cannot be put into words.

‘Coral Dusk’ is the album she brought back home with her. Every note was composed and recorded by Patricia in the middle of nature and mixed by herself upon her return to Belgium. Coral Dusk’s 1st single ‘Melomania’ is released today, 4 March 2020 with the full album ‘Coral Dusk’ following 15 May 2020.

Listen to ‘Melomania’ here: https://sohnarr.lnk.to/melomania