Dmitry Evgrafov - Lying On Your Shoulder

 
Music is more often than not such an abstract concept that escapes us without our consent. If we’re lucky, we may feel it or experience it, but to do anything more than that is simply not feasible. And yet, here I am, trying to do such a mad thing as writing about it.

To be entirely honest, I wasn’t quite sure what to think after discovering that this Muscovite composer is merely seventeen years old. But then, thankfully, I disregarded any sort of preconception on how should a musician be and simply listened to the album.

Dmitry Evgrafov is a very young composer, but with merely three years spent on creating and composing the basis to what we are listening to in his debut record, he quickly managed to adapt and overcome many of the barriers one often finds himself when trying to achieve such an arduous task.

Lying On Your Shoulder is the title of the EP, which will be released on February 14 through Sonic Reverie Records. Dmitry has chosen these five tracks to show himself to the world, and admittedly, he did an excellent job.

His compositions are incredibly textured and delicate, borrowing the minimalistic approach of Ólafur Arnalds and the neoclassicism of Hauschka, the record dances with both agility and melancholy in an intimate and personal way. It feels surprising the amazing level of depth the record reaches, whether it’s the pressure with which each note goes down or the company of the violins that make an appearance whenever the piano feels lonely.

Dmitry has clearly showed that age is hardly the question, but what you carry inside and your ability to transfer those emotions into coherent sound. I could continue writing all sorts of complex adjectives to describe what he sounds like, but as I said, it would simply be a bigger waste of time. Listen to the album, should be all I need to say.

Click here to listen to Peals of Thunder via Sonic Reverie Records.