Ambre Ciel

Gondwana Records is delighted to release still, there is the sea – the debut album from Canadian composer and singer Ambre Ciel.

Ambre Ciel is a composer, violinist, pianist and singer who hails from Montreal, Canada and is a purveyor of dreamy, expansive, spacious pop music that draws influence from the contemporary classical influenced artists such as Agnes Obel, Patrick Watson, Sufjan Stevens and Thom Yorke. As well as the impressionist world of Debussy and American minimalists such as Phillip Glass and Steve Reich, and in addition mentions ‘music that breathes’ from such artists as Gyða Valtýsdóttir, JFDR, or the collaborative work of Jónsi and Alex Somers.

Ambre, who sings in both her native French and English, hails from a family of singers and artists: ‘I started my journey learning violin at six and began experimenting with pedal effects and looping melodies later on.’ University followed with a focus on composition and recording. ‘That’s when I started exploring composing and songwriting more deeply – both the world of sounds in itself and songs built mostly with layers of violin and voice. It was also during this time that I returned to my “first” instrument, the piano, which opened more harmonic possibilities.’

Presented by Hey! Manchester.

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