Mariam The Believer - Soft Moon

"and our eyes will not look away but meet, underneath the soft moon we´ll meet."
Directed by Mariam Wallentin & Ylva Henriksson
Photo & Edit by Ylva Henriksson
Taken from SOFT MOON EP, out now.
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”A longing for belonging. Soft Moon EP was made during a few days in late January when the world was dark and still. I had just mentally let go of my October album-release Love Everything and a new year had begun. And like the story goes, saying goodbye to one thing opens the gate for something new to pour in.
While listening to Sade and Mark Hollis,, reading Ursula K. Le Guin´s Earthsea-novels and taking evening strolls in the forgiving nature around my cabin, the necessity came to write a few simple piano-based songs. Around that the music evolved, towards the pale light of the moon. But just like the moon is all alone in a dark sea dotted with stars, a thin flicker appeared in me. The mix of solitude and longing for others. Or being among people, still feeling lonely.” // Mariam Wallentin, March 2018
Soft Moon EP is the second EP in Mariam´s instant creativity -series, a follow up to The Wind EP (Repeat Until Death, 2014). As a way to record and spontaneously create in-between full-length albums, to keep the mind curious and the music brave. Like Wallentin puts it: "Instead of following the sometimes ridgid patterns of the music-industry, the rythm of the heart should take the lead."
In addition to her solo work as Mariam The Believer, Wallentin is one half of vocal-and-drum-duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums. She is also a founding member and composer in the big band mayhem that is
Fire! Orchestra. With musical roots partly in improvisation, partly in pop and soul, her career path has crossed diverse musical territories - from choir compositions, drum circles, free form jazz constellations to a lead part in a modern opera by Ben Frost. Equipped with her courageously uncompromising approach to music-making Wallentin started Mariam the Believer to focus her expression into a pop project. And two full-length albums has been released by MTB so far; Blood Donation (2014, Moshi Moshi) and Love Everything (2017, Repeat Until Death).
On releasing her self-written and produced music via her own imprint Repeat Until Death, Wallentin says: “Music is a sacred place where all dimensions of me can exist simultaneously. I have a will not to be reduced but to be set free.”

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Magnifique

[@kapitansiemka]

scandalously underrated music!

[@modernmoonlight7350]

I am crying to the beauty of it.

[@destinysanchez2254]

I can feel her voice! It's amazing!!!!

[@alexamunoz2069]

By night No need to be afraid when those thoughts can not think you Do your tricks, pay the dawn away Put on lipstick, choose in who´s bed to lay Drink rain Eat with your hands Just remember you make the demands You can shout, there´s an ecco who will guide you You fall and theres someone there to catch you Catch you Nightmares into daydreams to come true Protected by the darkness fall through the ceiling & underneath there´s a lake to dive into The city sleeps Then there is no need to be worried about that greed Your in charge and can open every door Small gets large, those with little gets more Singing is loud, sadness is rare Laughing with mouth open is everywhere Every street is full of dancing feet & our eyes will not look away but meet Underneath the soft moon we´ll meet In the night that is a blanket thats leaks of silver-threads to hang your cold hope up into the heat It all could be the perfect outcome Be all, even what your made from You fall, get up and by morning stand tall & walk through life without fearing The now & what other people might think So how to fill your heart up and not sink To see, even in the daylight maybe who you are meant to be

[@Nina-br6nt]

So beautiful

[@dagmareszka]

Touching...

[@crimsonsmoke9788]

So sweet

[@tonymyson3769]

Raised by wolves brought me here😌

[@CalliAMusic]

QUEEN OF SWEDEN

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That ethereal voice though.

[@massimoricchiari8824]

I have listened to you the last summer in San Leucio - Caserta. You are so amazing! Come soon in Naples!

[@chronometa]

Where can I get the lyrics?

[@alexamunoz2069]

By night No need to be afraid when those thoughts can not think you Do your tricks, pay the dawn away Put on lipstick, choose in who´s bed to lay Drink rain Eat with your hands Just remember you make the demands You can shout, there´s an ecco who will guide you You fall and theres someone there to catch you Catch you Nightmares into daydreams to come true Protected by the darkness fall through the ceiling & underneath there´s a lake to dive into The city sleeps Then there is no need to be worried about that greed Your in charge and can open every door Small gets large, those with little gets more Singing is loud, sadness is rare Laughing with mouth open is everywhere Every street is full of dancing feet & our eyes will not look away but meet Underneath the soft moon we´ll meet In the night that is a blanket thats leaks of silver-threads to hang your cold hope up into the heat It all could be the perfect outcome Be all, even what your made from You fall, get up and by morning stand tall & walk through life without fearing The now & what other people might think So how to fill your heart up and not sink To see, even in the daylight maybe who you are meant to be