Seven Lions reunites with string quartet ATLYS to transform eight classics into orchestral kind on ‘Opus’ – Dancing Astronaut
by: Ross Goldenberg
Dec 23, 2021
Seven Lions‘ music is already flawless whereas standing by itself, however the accompaniment of a string quartet takes these productions to a completely totally different taking part in subject. These in attendance at both the Ophelia Data head’s Larger Love run at Pink Rocks or Chronicles III at The Gorge Amphitheatre had the once-in-a-lifetime alternative to see these worlds collide in particular person at two of the planet’s most breathtaking venues. Simply days after Ophelia Data’ Pantheon tour got here to a finale at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner, Seven Lions turned that forenamed pairing right into a streaming actuality, reuniting with string quartet ATLYS for the first-ever orchestral mission between the 2 by reimagining eight of his time-tested classics.
There was no authentic intention of Opus materializing, however when Seven Lions requested ATLYS to tag alongside to Colorado again in July, an overwhelmingly receptive response from the Pink Rocks viewers led to him feeling that the mix deserved to evolve right into a tangible mission. The superbly named launch sees a few of Seven Lions’ biggest releases get damaged down into their purest, most pure state, with “Solely Now,” “Rush Over Me,” “The Blood,” “Dreamin’,” “What’s Finished Is Finished,” “First Time,” “Ocean,” and “Worlds Aside” all receiving an enchanted, string-led renditions by the hands of the all-female group in addition to two composers—Ari Fisher and Andrew Vogt—who organized the music from scratch. ATLYS shared a heartfelt message behind teaming up with Seven Lions and creating Opus, stating,
“When Seven Lions got here to us only a mere 5 months in the past to ask us to be part of this acoustic instrumental mission, we had been utterly humbled and starstruck. As ATLYS, we love experimenting with totally different genres and going the place no string quartet has gone earlier than. The EDM world was a musical soundscape that we had but to discover, and we couldn’t wait to find the right way to play dubstep and different EDM methods on our classical devices. We’ve carried out over 1000 live shows around the globe, however performing with Seven Lions at Pink Rocks and Chronicles III on the Gorge, with hundreds of followers singing alongside, will certainly stay a spotlight for us for the remainder of our lives. Working with the Ophelia group and Jeff has wonderful. These songs are so effectively beloved, they bring about consolation and light-weight to Jeff’s followers worldwide, and we’re so honored to have been the ensemble that brings them into the string realm, because of the assistance of our favourite world-class arrangers, Andrew Vogt and Ari Fisher.”
Stream all eight Opus renditions beneath.
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Classes: Music