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All the Pleasures is a performance and album inspired by different songs of the 17th-century English composer Henry Purcell, in which themes such as the night, sensuality and lust are recontextualised through a nocturnal melange of voices, cello and electronica. It is a collaboration between multimedia artist-singer Robin Coops and cellist-producer René van Munster. The two started working together during the 2020 pandemic, inspired by the timelessness of Purcell’s sensual lyrics. Exchanging ideas and sending recordings back and forth, this virtual exchange in turn inspired an overlapping theme of sensuality within cyberspace, which will be explored in a film that will be published in 2024, made entirely in VR-chat by Coops.
All the Pleasures is released on 7 Mountain Records and available on all digital platforms. Robin and René will be joined on stage by Chiel Busscher on electronics. This performance transcends boundaries of genre and shows that Purcell’s lyrics belong as much in 17th century opera as they do in a modern-day club setting. The night is now. Welcome to All the Pleasures.
Line-up: Robin Coops - vocals and electronics René van Munster - cello and electronics Chiel Busscher - synthesizers and electronics