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I wrote this tune towards the end of preparation for album 3 ("Hillsboro"). It was about Esbjörn Svensson, the swedish pianist I greatly admire, who had tragically died at that time. I love that song but, because it was too emotional for me during these years, it had never been played live before.

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The North Sea

The wind has chilled all of our bones
Or is it just the fright ?
Our voices all devoured by the sky
We pull the ropes and search the foam but
You’re nowhere in sight
Your melodies surprised us but
The North Sea’s always right

Far away from home
Far away from home
Here comes the night.

Did you ever tire to explore
Those valleys black and white -
To navigate the corners of our minds ?
You’d wander through our every storm-
A chalice full of light
Your melodies advised us but
The North Sea’s always right

So very close to home
So very close to home
Here comes the night.

Who’d ever think that you might lose
- that you might lose a fight ?
The North Sea may despise us –
You proved it to be trite –

Far away from home
There you may roam
Into the light.

For Esbjörn Svensson

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from The North Sea (Hemlock Smith + String Quartet Live), released December 22, 2014

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Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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