Watch Issei Herr’s live video for new single ‘Aveu (The Beginning Is a Farewell) feat. Maria BC’

09 March 2023

Last month Issei Herr shared the stunning and poignant double single, ‘Aubade (The Farewell Is a Beginning)’ b/w ‘Prelude (An Eternity of Light)’, lifted from her upcoming debut album, Distant Intervals. With release day less than a month away, the Brooklyn based cellist and composer is enticing us again with a gorgeous and engrossing new single called ‘Aveu (The Beginning Is a Farewell)’ featuring Maria BC. The single comes accompanied by a deeply emotive live video, filmed live at St. John’s in the Village last December. Watch it below.

Distant Intervals is out on April 7th through NNA Tapes

Issei Herr shares details of debut album Distant Intervals

08 February 2023

Photo: Eileen Emond

Brooklyn based cellist and composer Issei Herr has announced details of her debut album, Distant Intervals, scheduled for release on April 7th through NNA Tapes. A powerful and enthralling display of Issei’s mastery of her instrument, the self-recorded Distant Intervals is made up of layers of overdubbed cello and processed samples. Addressing themes of becoming and transformation, the forthcoming record is described as “an exploration of memory, dreams, and the infinite possibilities within imagined worlds”.

To mark the album announcement, Issei has shared a stunning and poignant double single, ‘Aubade (The Farewell Is a Beginning)’ b/w ‘Prelude (An Eternity of Light)’, accompanied by a video directed by Dazhi Huang. Watch it now.