OCD is the track on which, for the first time ever, you can hear my voice. It appears in the middle, heavily processed and disguised, buried under a rising tide of piano and layers of effects. I was really screaming in the studio when I recorded this and it helped me finish the track. OCD feels like the album’s centre piece to me, a rousing boisterous song that encapsulates the concept of making the best of things; of how I processed anger and frustration through creative expression. As some of you might have guessed, I have a real issue with OCD myself, but in a way, it helps me do what I do. I need it to perform the way I do. So with this track I wanted to celebrate that.
New album ‘Retrograde’ marks constant search for musical freedom.
Retrograde is the new album of Pieter de Graaf. After studying jazz at the conservatory and playing as a pianist in a large number of
May 5, 2023
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