In 2018, while exploring the streets of Osaka, I discovered drummer 延命寺 (a.k.a. Emj) playing on a street corner with a bassist friend as the insane duo グランバンド (Grunband). I immediately invited Emj to join this intercontinental project, which also features the Argentinian bassist Douglas Gonzalez Bethencourt (my brother in the low-end frequencies). Together, we arranged and recorded a progressive rock version of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” The track features drums, bass, drawbar organ, and a custom synthesizer I constructed myself.
Credits:
Organ & Synthesizer: Iván Solomonoff (Barcelona, Spain)
Bass: Douglas Gonzalez Bethencourt (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Drums: Emmeiji a.k.a emj (Osaka, Japan)
Original Music by Gustav Holst (1914-1916)
Arrangement: Iván Solomonoff, Douglas Gonzalez Bethencourt and Emj (2019)
Drums recorded at Studio Orque (Japan) – https://studio.orque.jp
Bass recorded at Julián Iturrieta’s studio (Argentina)
Synth and Organ recorded at Iván’s home studio (Spain)
Mixed and Mastered by Iván Solomonoff