This project began during the Covid-19 lockdown. As a film composer, it’s rare to work without a director or producer giving strict guidance on where the music should go.
But sometimes that freedom is exactly what I need. For this album, instead of mixing it myself, as I usually do, I asked my friend Gijs van Klooster to handle the mix for Passage of Perception.
I’m very proud of this record — it’s something I had always wanted to create, but wasn’t sure if I could pull off. Turns out, I could.
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Released March 24, 2025
Composed and produced by Renger Koning.
Maya Fridman: Cello on 'Love Affair', 'The sum of my thoughts' and cello & vocals on 'Kingdom of Heaven'
Diamanda La Berge Dramm: Violin on 'De Val' & 'Cette nuit sur le pont'
Dutch String Collective: Strings on 'Cette nuit sur le pont'
Produced and mixed by Gijs van Klooster
All tracks mastered by Zino Mikorey
Passage of Perception Info
Track index
Love Affair 05:09
De Val 07:22
Passage of Perception 08:25
The sum of my thoughts 05:11
Cette Nuit sur le Pont 04:35
Passage of Perception
This 5-track album showcases a blend of classical and contemporary elements. Ambient layering of sounds with long spinning stories told by several exceptionally talented players.
Famous Dutch classical composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis called this genre: 'hyper-melancholic-ambient'