Montreal (Tiohtià:ke) neoclassical and new classical composer, Erik Lankin, is unveiling the culminating single from his forthcoming debut LP, The Icarus Album. Lankin has utilized a soaring, emotional string ensemble in combination with electroacoustic sound design by reversing the piano which undergirds this track.
“This technique exposes unique harmonic and timbral contexts and explores the impossibility of turning back time, as I was aching to do while composing in the midst of grieving,” Lankin explains. This uplifting and transformative anthem is a cathartic culmination amidst the journey of The Icarus Album, which Lankin wrote in order to process losing his father to suicide by reimagining the myth of Daedalus.
With “The Art of Flying,” Icarus has overcome his grief and realized his full potential as he remembers how to survive and thrive once again. Lankin has created an evocative music video to accompany the track which juxtaposes birds in flight with lush and pigmented paints, echoing the transformative qualities of this composition.
Stream “The Art of Flying” here : https://songs.eriklankinmusic.com/taof