In “So Quiet” Serena Fisseau and Vincent Peirani invite us to slow down, shut out negative outside influences and enjoy a restful moment of comfort and warmth. So they decided to record – cocooned in the cosy space of a studio – some of the songs they play and sing together in the intimacy of their home to their children and to their close friends and relatives. Old or young, or somewhere in between, we are invited to share in the pleasure of a vibrant and subtle exchange between the voice and the accordion: a special moment, soothing and heart-warming.
Quiet. It is such a precious commodity, and more so today than ever before. In this music from accordionist Vincent Peirani and singer Serena Fisseau, you can actually hear it. It’s right there in the gaps between the notes, perhaps almost more important than the notes themselves. This music is irresistibly light and limpid, and often very cheerful too. It draws its intimate feel from the fact that Peirani and Fisseau are not just a couple artistically, but also in real life. They recorded the tracks of "So Quiet" for their children. And for all other children. And also for any adults out there who'd like to take themselves back in their dreams to a temporary state of childlike innocence – for the time it takes to listen to an album.And what is it that makes this irresistibly light and delicate music quite so appealing? It ha...
line upSerena Fisseau / vocals & body percussion (06)
Vincent Peirani / accordion, accordina, Wurlitzer, piano, plastic bags, music box & voice
Recorded by Nicolas Djemane at Studio Soult,
Maisons-Alfort (Paris), in December 2018
Produced by the artists
Mixed by Boris Darley
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Photos by Sylvain Gripoix
Liner notes by Olivier Prou
