UMAMI
ASRA
Catherine Tang (keys) Ruben Kilchling (ts) Joseph Bijon (g) Paul Pattusch (db) Lucas Zibulski (dr, perc) Recorded and mixed by Silvan Schmid Mastered by Anna Murphy at ecochamber Artwork by Maria von Rütte
“Where Do Your Dreams Fly?” marks Catherine’s first solo release under her own name. Recorded at CopShop studio in Berlin over three days with producer Michael Haves, the sessions centred around an old upright piano which imbued its warm and intimate character throughout the record. Rather than polishing away imperfections, Catherine embraced the mechanical noises of the piano and even the creak of the chair, giving the listener a sense of being present in the room. Additional layers came from expressive synthesizers including the Osmose, Moog Grandmother and Prophet Rev2, carefully woven into the arrangements to expand the depth of the recordings without losing their human touch.
The title was inspired by a line encountered in Shirley Horn’s ‘I Watch You Sleep’ which became the album’s guiding theme. For Catherine, Where Do Your Dreams Fly? is about letting go of self-doubt and external expectations, allowing the music to follow its own path. That openness also found its way into the recording process; the album’s closing piece ‘Nocturnal Returnal’ was captured spontaneously in a final take at the end of the session. It may have been completely unplanned but it became one of Catherine’s favourite pieces for its raw honesty.
Dreamy, textural and immersive, this debut showcases the full extent of Catherine’s deeply personal artistry. It invites the listener into an intimate space that balances fragility with expansiveness, whilst quietly posing a central, open-ended question: where might your own dreams take you, if you were given the freedom to fly?
Catherine Tang (keys) Ruben Kilchling (ts) Joseph Bijon (g) Paul Pattusch (db) Lucas Zibulski (dr, perc) Recorded and mixed by Silvan Schmid Mastered by Anna Murphy at ecochamber Artwork by Maria von Rütte
Catherine Tang (keys & composition) Ruben Kilchling (as) Joseph Bijon (g) Paul Pattusch (db) Lucas Zibulski (dr) Recorded and mixed by Silvan Schmid Mastered by Anna Murphy at ecochamber Artwork by Maria von Rütte