Mirages

Personel

Alexei Orechin guitars, piano (1, 6), tapes (5), keys, drums (6) Tara Kannangara / trumpet (Tracks 3, 4, 7) Matthew Woroshyl / alto sax (Tracks 3, 4, 7) Bryan Qu / tenor sax (Tracks 3, 4, 7) Christopher Pruden / piano, moog, keys (Tracks 3, 4, 7, 9) Julian Anderson-Bowes / bass (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 9) Matthew Chalmers / drums (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 9) Clark Johnston / bass (5) Lorenzo Castelli / drums (5) Carlos Brito / viola (5) String Quartet (Tracks 3, 7) Stelth Ng / vln I Jimin Shin / vln II Matt Antal / vla Alice Kim / vc

Track Listing

Hidden Postcard Swelling Stranitsi Relatives Big Two-Hearted River pt.ii 0110 Spin Silk Tvoi Ogon Flowerbed

Artist Biography

Born in Pinsk, Belarus and immigrating to Canada (Hamilton, ON.) in 1992, guitarist and composer Alexei Orechin has been actively shaping musical environments with his current projects No Seas; a solo project for guitar and tape, and leading his own ensembles incorporating jazz, chamber, and ambient elements into his compositional work. A diverse talent that is reflected in the company he has shared the stage with: Nas, Akae Beka, Rana Mansour, Yaadcore, Nahre Sol, Sina Bathaie, and NĂºria AndorrĂ¡.