Truth Has To Be Given In Riddles

by Joao Hasselberg

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1.	Opening 01:32	info
2.	Abraham's Doubt 06:08	info
3.	Two Brothers In A Treasure Hunt 03:06	lyrics	buy track

4.	For Charlie 05:29	info	buy track
5.	Two Halves Of Medardo 03:33	info	buy track
6.	En Madrid 08:41	info	buy track
7.	Perry Smith's Dreams 05:10	info
8.	The Return Of The Prodigal Son 07:41	info	buy track

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“Truth has to be given in riddles. People can't take truth if it comes charging at them like a bull. The bull is always killed. You have to give people the truth in a riddle, hide it so they go looking for it and find it piece by piece; that way they learn to live with it.”
by Chaim Potok in "My Name Is Asher Lev"

All the music in this album was written on the idea that truth cannot be completely perceived if it comes directly to you from someone else. It has to be a process of self discovery.

credits

released November 10, 2014

-Joana Espadinha, vocals
-Diogo Duque, trumpet/vocals (track5)
-Ricardo Toscano, sax
-Luis Figueiredo, piano/harmonium (track1)/vocals (track5)
-João Firmino, guitar/vocals (track5)
-Bruno Pedroso, drums/vocals (track5)
-João Hasselberg, composer/doublebass/harmonium (track3)/banjo/vocals (track5)
-Camila Reis, album cover design
-João Pombeiro, video production
-Rui Guerreiro, recording engineer/mixing
-Antoine Estoppey, mastering engineer

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Joao Hasselberg Copenhagen, Denmark

I ‘m a bass-player/composer based in Copenhagen and I’ve been writing my own music since 2013.
Today I’m writing music that deals with the interaction of composition/ improvisation and electronic/acoustic instruments.

I studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Rhythmic Music Conservatory.

I like songs and I like improvised music.

I like to see love and beauty in things. ... more

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Track Name: Two Brothers In A Treasure Hunt: "Another journey has begun
Two brothers in a treasure hunt
And their mom told them to share
The world they would find there
In the place where the dreams hide from the sun.
For many years they heard her sigh
Cause father left when they were five
As the sun, started to burn
The boys felt so alone
And they couldn’t decide which way was home
They raised their voices to the sky,
They lost the words, began to fight
They were both blinded by pride,
a road that meant goodbye
And each one thought that Dad'd be on his side
They say the land will never heal
Such pain can never be concealed
As their Father watched from above
A war no one could solve
Cause their hate was much stronger than their hope."

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