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Once upon a time

from Once upon a time by Jan Steiner

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My album is inspired by the stories of the Brothers Grimm. I read these stories as a child, and they left a vivid impression on me. When I moved from Germany to Ireland, the mystic and ancient landscape re-ignited my childhood imagination. The tales re-surfaced in my consciousness. I turned to music to re-tell their stories.
The album was created during the stressful COVID period over the last two years. Working on it helped me escape and switch off from reality and emerge in a fantastic imaginary world.
My musical journey follows the mythology and folklore of these iconic stories. I committed the story telling tradition to electronic music and brought this romantic period into the 21st century.
The music evokes the vivid rhythm of nature and environment- light and darkness, movement and stillness, depth and soaring heights. Melody and rhythm absorb the heart and soul of these stories, evoking deep-seated memories of dark, unknown forests and forgotten places. The balance of good and evil shifts and swings like branches in the wind.
The physical and sensual music, inspired by these stories, speaks the language of nature and imagination. The enchanting world of Grimm’s fairy tales correspond with the spirit of the music.
The album invites the listener to join in this journey of the emotional world of romanticism, fairytales and mystic nature.
It starts with the classic intro “once upon a time” evoking an image of the listener opening the book of the brothers Grimm to read their stories.
Each song takes quotes either from one of the Grimm’s fairytales or of Jan’s imagination of pictures and landscapes relating to the fairytale word and romantic epoch.

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from Once upon a time, released September 23, 2022

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Jan Steiner Strandhill, Ireland

Jan Steiner is a musician and medical doctor living on the Atlantic coast of Ireland in the seaside village of Strandhill.

Born in Germany where he developed a great love of its forests and folklore, he moved to Ireland and expanded his love of nature with the sea and mountains.

The light ever changing on water and winds pushing over the mountains and fields bring energy to his music. ... more

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