This is a tribute album to my beloved and much-lamented mother who passed away earlier this year. Making this album was the most constructive way to deal with the excruciating pain and the void that's left inside me after she's gone.
“Silhouette” is a 47-min conceptual music journey, based on a personal story about conquering inner demons. It's a colourful, melodic, and emotional guitar-oriented progressive rock album, influenced by bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, Marillion, Jethro Tull, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Opeth, and it’s mostly instrumental work with the exception of the song “Perspectives” where the listeners can enjoy the captivating vocals of Maja Shining from the Danish metal band Forever Still.
Another notable guest-appearance to the album is the guitar hero Jeff Loomis, currently a member of Arch Enemy and well-known for his work with the iconic metal band Nevermore.
In the album, I recorded almost all of the instrument parts, as my musical palette, besides the guitar, also incorporates keyboards, bass, mandolin, lap steel guitar, fretless guitar, electric sitar, and flute. The drums are recorded by Victor Alexandrov with whom I have played as a support act for artists like Stu Hamm, Greg Howe, and Dream Theater.
The album is conceptual and it's recommended to be listened to in its entirety, as a single piece. credits released March 20, 2021
Music and lyrics by Alexandra Zerner Performed, recorded and produced by Alexandra Zerner Mixed and mastered by Simeon Slavchev (Lame Produced Ltd.) simeon.slavchev@5dsound.bg
Artwork by Sofia Zasheva
Alexandra Zerner: electric and acoustic guitars, fretless guitar, lap steel guitar, electric sitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, bass, keyboards, flute
Victor Alexandrov: drums
Arina: voice on "Pilzhaus"
Maja Shining (Forever Still): vocals on "Perspectives"
Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy): second solo on "Here It Comes Again"
Alexandra Zerner uses Ibanez electric and acoustic guitars, EMG pickups, Kahler tremolo systems, Danelectro sitar, Fender mandolin, Thomann octave mandolin and flute, Gretch lap steel guitar, Status bass, Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard, Line 6 Helix guitar processor, D'addario strings, Jim Dunlop picks.
"Opus 1880" is a double-CD concept album paired with a sci-fi novel, co-written by Alexandra Zerner and Slav Georgiev. The album contains 22 tracks, divided into two parts of 11 tracks on separate CDs, and the novel in several eBook formats.
Guest-musicians:
Angel Wolf-Black: vocals Bobby Koelble (ex-Death): lead guitar Franck Hermanny (Adagio): bass Gretchen Menn: lead guitar Iavor Pachovski (Yuvigi, Balkandji): keyboards & theremin Ivan Ivanov (Velian): vocals Misha Iliev: vocals Mistheria: piano Nora Kalcheva: cello Svetlana Bliznakova (Sevi): vocals
100% Cotton t-shirt, GILDAN, men's (M-2XL) and women's (S-L) models. Colour: grey Front: "Silhouette Phoenix" + artist & album name Back: artist name + logo
Zipper hoodie, 50% cotton/50% polyester, GILDAN, unisex model. Colour: black Front: "Silhouette Phoenix" + artist & album name Back: artist name + logo
100% Cotton t-shirt, GILDAN, men's (M-2XL) and women's (S-L) models. Colour: grey Front: "Opus 1880" album cover Back: artist name + logo
100% Cotton t-shirt, GILDAN, men's (M-2XL) and women's (S-M) models. Colour: ecru, grey Front: "Aspects" album cover Back: artist name + logo
100% Cotton t-shirt, GILDAN, men's (M-2XL) and women's (S-M) models. Colour: grey, brown Front: "9 Stories" album cover Back: artist name + logo
Cotton Face Mask with white logo and purple sheet music on black background. Universal model.
This is a tribute album to my beloved and much-lamented mother who passed away earlier this year. Making this album was the most constructive way to deal with the excruciating pain and the void that's left inside me after she's gone.
“Silhouette” is a 47-min conceptual music journey, based on a personal story about conquering inner demons. It's a colourful, melodic, and emotional guitar-oriented progressive rock album, influenced by bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, Marillion, Jethro Tull, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Opeth, and it’s mostly instrumental work with the exception of the song “Perspectives” where the listeners can enjoy the captivating vocals of Maja Shining from the Danish metal band Forever Still.
Another notable guest-appearance to the album is the guitar hero Jeff Loomis, currently a member of Arch Enemy and well-known for his work with the iconic metal band Nevermore.
In the album, I recorded almost all of the instrument parts, as my musical palette, besides the guitar, also incorporates keyboards, bass, mandolin, lap steel guitar, fretless guitar, electric sitar, and flute. The drums are recorded by Victor Alexandrov with whom I have played as a support act for artists like Stu Hamm, Greg Howe, and Dream Theater.
The album is conceptual and it's recommended to be listened to in its entirety, as a single piece. credits released March 20, 2021
Music and lyrics by Alexandra Zerner Performed, recorded and produced by Alexandra Zerner Mixed and mastered by Simeon Slavchev (Lame Produced Ltd.) simeon.slavchev@5dsound.bg
Artwork by Sofia Zasheva
Alexandra Zerner: electric and acoustic guitars, fretless guitar, lap steel guitar, electric sitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, bass, keyboards, flute
Victor Alexandrov: drums
Arina: voice on "Pilzhaus"
Maja Shining (Forever Still): vocals on "Perspectives"
Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy): second solo on "Here It Comes Again"
Alexandra Zerner uses Ibanez electric and acoustic guitars, EMG pickups, Kahler tremolo systems, Danelectro sitar, Fender mandolin, Thomann octave mandolin and flute, Gretch lap steel guitar, Status bass, Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard, Line 6 Helix guitar processor, D'addario strings, Jim Dunlop picks.
"Opus 1880" is a double-CD concept album paired with a sci-fi novel, co-written by Alexandra Zerner and Slav Georgiev. The album contains 22 tracks, divided into two parts of 11 tracks on separate CDs, and the novel in several eBook formats.
Guest-musicians:
Angel Wolf-Black: vocals Bobby Koelble (ex-Death): lead guitar Franck Hermanny (Adagio): bass Gretchen Menn: lead guitar Iavor Pachovski (Yuvigi, Balkandji): keyboards & theremin Ivan Ivanov (Velian): vocals Misha Iliev: vocals Mistheria: piano Nora Kalcheva: cello Svetlana Bliznakova (Sevi): vocals
"Aspects" is an instrumental concept album, based on astrology and behavioural patterns and archetypes in personal relationships.
