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SOL is the first solo work by the Luxembourg

percussionist, composer and vibraphonist Pascal

Schumacher.

Already in his childhood, he chose the vibraphone

as an exotic and fascinating instrument, as it's

shiny plates and step-shaped tubes sound metallic

and, at the same time, soft and ethereal when

struck with a mallet.

A trance-like state is created in the listener, whom

Schumacher skillfully abducts from everyday life

through filigree played original compositions and

covers by Chilly Gonzales, Ryuichi Sakamoto,

Jarvis Cocker, and Mike Oldfield. SOL is a unique

sound spectacle.