Ronan Quays – The Ebbing Wings Of Wisdom (1996)

Country: England

Tracklist

1. As The Spinster Spins 03:02
2. Into The Light 03:39
3. The Well, Endless And Full 04:50
4. Land Left By Time 05:58
5. Salt And Bitter Truth 03:41
6. The Saracen 02:20
7. Malady, Sweet Company 03:53
8. The Final Sigh 05:14
9. Benthos, Beneath The Ice 04:43

Rhett Brewer is a British based singer and film composer

best known for his mix of Classical music with music of Non-Western origin and Electronic elements, 

as well as the use of his own original voice as an instrument.
Born in New York City, Brewer was surrounded by Russian, Middle East and Klezmer music,

all blended with jazz and the classical work he studied as a pianist and childhood vocalist in his local Catholic church.
Inspired by all these sound worlds and by the liturgical atmosphere of the church, he began carving out a distinctive sound.
Brewer was plucked from obscurity with the compilation album "These Wings Without Feathers" 

(featuring Lisa Gerrard, Elijah's Mantle and CoEx),  released in 1996 by the De Nova Da Capo label and World Serpent.
Subsequently, Brewer's debut album "The Ebbing Wings Of Wisdom"

was released under the project title Ronan Quays, and later under his own name to critical acclaim.

In 2000 Brewer began working for media with the BBC production "Keeping Τhe Feast".
Since then, he has regularly composed and contributed music for film and television internationally.
His scores have included music for "Crossing Borders" a documentary by German filmmaker Arnd Wächter,

"The Lot" by American director Kevin Watson, music for the Touchstone Television Production "The Path Τo 9/11",

a documentary about the blind Frisian poet Tsjêbbe Hettinga by Dutch Director Pieter Verhoeff,

and the short film "Together" by Eicke Bettinga.
In 2006, Brewer began a new solo project entitled Hotel De Ville.

Recorded by Brewer, the music was inspired by his film work and is focused on a cinematic narrative of music as a place.

Fusing elements of 60's French pop, classical and electronic percussion,

Brewer recorded all the music at 60 BPM, which is the same as that of the human heart.
Tracks from the album have been used for various films, and the song "Full Circle"

was selected in 2006 by the Italian company Fernet Branca for their current television advertising campaign.

In 2018 Brewer recorded his latest album "The Thaw" with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland.

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