The album is built around exclusively live performances, sophisticated acoustic arrangements and masterful interplay between the musicians. Piano, wind instruments, strings, percussion and folk instruments intertwine in cinematic compositions that are equally reminiscent of soundtracks to imaginary films, chamber jazz suites and meditative musical canvases. The album’s atmosphere strikes a balance between the European aesthetics of ECM, Eastern philosophy and Ukrainian melodies, revealing new details to the listener with every listen.
The album’s title is dedicated to the Lithuanian sculptor Vilius Gabrielius — a friend of the band’s founder, Oleksii Aleksandrov. This story lends the album a special emotional dimension: the compositions are imbued with themes of memory, spiritual quest, inner light and contemplation.