''Impulse Voices'' is the second studio album by Australian guitarist
Plini
Plini Roessler-Holgate (born 1992 or 1993), known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described ...
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Background
''Impulse Voices'' was composed, produced, arranged and mixed by Plini, and recorded in his own bedroom studio. Other members participating in the album include Chris Allison on drums and Simon Grove on bass, both of whom worked remotely and separately due to COVID, with additional production by Devesh Dayal of Indian/American
progressive metal
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band
Skyharbor and Aleksandra Djelmash, along with guests Dave Mackay on piano & synthesizer, John Waugh on saxophone, Amy Turk on electro-acoustic harp.
While the album was recorded from March to May 2020, it was initially scheduled for release the following month, followed in July by touring in Europe and the United States, but due to the pandemic, the tour was cancelled, recording time was extended, and the album was not mastered until October.
Release and promotion
''Impulse Voices'' was released on November 27, 2020. Over a month prior, on October 8, 2020, the album's first single was released and streamed, titled "I'll Tell You Someday".
A remix EP was made for ''Impulse Voices'' and streamed in May 2021.
Plini supported the album with a three-day tour in Australia, from July 15 to 17, 2021.
Track listing
All tracks composed by
Plini
Plini Roessler-Holgate (born 1992 or 1993), known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described ...
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Personnel
Musicians
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Plini
Plini Roessler-Holgate (born 1992 or 1993), known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described ...
– guitars
* Simon Grove – bass
* Chris Allison – drums
Guests and production
* Dave Mackay - piano & synthesizer on “Papelillo”, “Perfume”, “Last Call” and “Ona / 1154”
* Devesh Dayal & Aleksandra Djelmash - voices & additional production on “I’ll Tell You Someday”, “Pan” and “The Glass Bead Game”
* John Waugh - saxophone on “Pan”
* Amy Turk - harp solo on “The Glass Bead Game”
* Simon Grove – drums mixing
* Plini –
mixing
* Ermin Hamidovic –
mastering
References
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2020 albums
Self-released albums