Grandbrothers - "Daybreak"

The German neo-classical duo Grandbrothers enter sacred space with “Daybreak” a composition that features the duo’s signature approach to piano with tension-building electronics and deeply felt chord changes. Sweeps of serrated synths, high tension drones all run beneath and throughout the duo’s subtle-yet-powerful piano work. Of the track the press release states, “The album-opening "Daybreak" was recorded in nocturnal solitude in the Cologne Cathedral, the iconic monument of Gothic architecture, which is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Germany’s most visited landmark. For the visual support, filmmaker and long-time collaborator Manfred Borsch developed his very own interpretation of the world-famous window in the southern transept created by Gerhard Richter.

"Daybreak" draws the listener into a special topography of sounds with its pulsating, slowly swelling and heavily alienated piano samples, opening the door and giving an impression of the sheer size of the space in which it was created. 

"During the recording process, we found ourselves in a highly shifted rhythm. We worked exclusively at night until early morning. When we packed up our things around 6 a.m., the windows began to shine and the cathedral seemed to awaken. This visual transformation was central symbol of the recording process for us, that's why 'Daybreak' is the album's opener," says Erol Sarp.”