After 1989: A Trip To Freedom by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:15Z “After 1989” is a concept album about imprisonment and liberty. Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it’s time to tell the tale of how a young man managed to escape Germany in 1945, while his grandson made the other way round in 1991, looking for answers that he could only find in 2017. A modern-day attempt at storytelling, the album is a glimpse into hope. SYNOPSIS Summer, mid-eighties. During a family dinner, after a glass too many, my grandfather let a story slip from his past. He told us how fascists captured and sent him to Germany, where he spent four years in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, on the outskirts of Berlin. The Nazis spared his life because of his craftsmanship as a shoemaker. In April 1945, a few days before the Allies stormed into the city, he managed to escape with a fellow Russian inmate. They crossed Europe and came back home. I grew up during the Cold War, obsessed by a shared feeling of impending doom. My very first trip was to Prague and Berlin... more credits released November 9, 2019 CREDITS A concept album written by Simone Silvestroni. “13 Days” and “Berlin 91” arranged with Paolo Clementi. “Requiem” arranged with Giuseppe Bianchi. Guitar solo in “Skinny Kid”, sax solo in “The Logic” and “The Day Before” by Gerald Duchene. Guitar solo in “Unter Den Linden” by Paolo Clementi. Piano solo in “The Day Before” by Dan Ecclestone. Acoustic guitar theme in “The Day Before” by Callum Gardner. Produced and mixed by Minutes to Midnight at the Garden Room, Cambridge, UK. Additional recordings by Rachel Goodman, Dan Ecclestone, Gerald Duchene, Keven Howard Bellamy. Mastered by Ian Shepherd / Mastering Media, Cambridge, UK. Artwork by Silvia Maggi & Simone Silvestroni. Video by Silvia Maggi, Simone Silvestroni, Gerald Duchene. Photography by Silvia Maggi [https://silviamaggiphotography.com]. Cover photo by Dan Budnik (public domain) – "An elderly woman, standing at the Berlin Wall, West sector, with hands raised, after waiting three hours to see her East Berlin friends and relatives (1961)". Cover photo digital retouch by Silvia Maggi. Sleeve design by Simone Silvestroni. Management by Christopher Carvalho / Unlock Your Sound Ltd [https://unlockyoursound.com]. Minutes to Midnight logo by Saskia Robertson [https://sassrobcreative.com]. Genre Alternative Rock Contains tracks Skinny Kid by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:14Z A Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot On A B - 29 by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:12Z The Logic by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:11Z 13 Days by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:10Z Unter Den Linden by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:08Z
A Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot On A B - 29 by Minutes to Midnight published on 2019-10-11T10:04:12Z
