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HUMORES I - IV

by Arafúra

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Wendy Verdonk
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Wendy Verdonk Soothing and outworldly. Arafúra brings you in a completely different dreamworld. Favorite track: HUMORES III : Xanthè Cholè.
Benjamin Fehderau
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Benjamin Fehderau First heard HUMORES IV in "View from a Blue Moon" and was amazed. You can get lost in the soundscape of this music, you might even cry. Favorite track: HUMORES IV : Melaina Cholè.
Michel de Jong
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Michel de Jong [this is my own release]

Arafúra is an organic ambient project by Michel de Jong, based in the Netherlands.

Manipulating guitar sounds, using celestial keys, sampling, old analog sources, strings, harmoniums, various acoustic instruments, non-acoustic instruments and programming to create organic soundscapes with a structured sensibility.

Warmth, spontaneity, our surroundings, our hopes and dreams - that’s what’s at the heart of this collective.

The serene calmth before the social storm ... Favorite track: HUMORES III : Xanthè Cholè.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

    The digital album is available now for immediate download (including full pdf artwork and a press release).
    Purchasable with gift card

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The DigiPak album is released through Garden of Eyes with a limited run of 200 copies.
    This item order includes a free Arafúra sticker.

    Includes unlimited streaming of HUMORES I - IV via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 200 

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This is a pack for the HUMORES I - IV Limited Edition DigiPak and the Arafúra : Xanthè Cholè button. This item order includes a free Arafúra sticker as well. No extra shipping costs!

    Includes unlimited streaming of HUMORES I - IV via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 100 

      €9 EUR or more 

     

  • Button/Pin/Patch

    Arafúra buttons from the 'HUMORES I - IV' era. This particular button is the Xanthè Cholè version. The button can also be ordered with a copy of 'HUMORES I - IV' without any additional shipping! This order, like all the others, is accompanied by a free Arafúra sticker as well.

    - Limited to 100 pieces
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 100 

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about

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'HUMORES I - IV' is a multidisciplinary project by Yvonne Brouwers and composer Arafúra. The starting point for the project is the Humours theory that was developed by ancient Greek doctors Hippocrates of Kos and Claudius Galenus. This theory states that the human form exists out of four main bodily fluids that all have their individual characteristics. These four fluids are each represented by a 'chapter' of life.

These chapters have been the base for four different artworks, as well as four different tracks that each represent a phase of life. The metamorphoses that takes place within these phases is that of human matter. Humores is a project about the substance of the human body, the way it changes, the wonders of coming into existence and eventually returning into nothingness. It's about our flesh, our bones and the blood that runs within us. It's the one thing we all have in common, the way our body evolves and eventually decomposes.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.

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Click here to see all the videos for the HUMORES I - IV era:
- tinyurl.com/cuzdg4x
You can also stream the entire record on SoundCloud as well:
- soundcloud.com/arafura/sets/humores-i-iv

You can find more info regarding Arafúra by visiting these pages:
- www.arafuramusic.com
- www.facebook.com/arafuramusic
- www.soundcloud.com/arafura
- www.twitter.com/arafuramusic
- www.youtube.com/user/democolorscheme
- www.gardenofeyes.com

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credits

released October 18, 2012

Musical concept, production and mixing: Michel de Jong
Visual concept: Yvonne Brouwers
Additional cover art: Véronique van Helden

Additional guest musicians:
Violin: Mirjam Vos, Tiara Kobald, Annet Holst
Viola: Mirjam Vos
Cello: Saskia Le Poole, Bram Witvliet
Vocals: Marcia Sela

Mastered by Paul Matthijs Lombert at the Mastering Factory

Special thanks to:
Chris van der Linden, Andrew Tasselmeyer, Bob Guido, Mark Smith, Sander van Stiphout, Levi van Huygevoort and of course Yvonne Brouwers herself for giving me the opportunity to work on such a grand concept.

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