Since 2010 the chanteuse Marjana Semkina and the piano virtuoso Gleb Kolyadin have been realizing their vision of chamber pop under the name IAMTHEMORNING. Classical sprinkles and artistic exaltedness of the Russian duo are sometimes reminiscent of a Tori Amos or Kate Bush, but also modern prog and alternative rock of the brand Riverside or Oceansize shimmer through. With "The Bell", the two of them present an almost painfully intense concept album in which they play off all their strengths in a thematically exciting context.
eclipsed: The album title "The Bell" refers to the fact that in the Victorian age coffins were constructed with alarm bells due to the fear of being buried alive. What's this all about?
The duo from St. Petersburg in Russia attracted attention not least for their support of Gazpacho. There the elfin Marjana Semkina gave a wonderful singing performance about the piano sounds of her partner Gleb Kolyadin. On their new album, this chamber music approach is retained, but the duo is reinforced by Porcupine Tree musicians Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin.
