Szymon
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Blue Coloured Mountain, out now, is the 7-track follow up to Szymon’s posthumously released and critically acclaimed debut album Tigersapp. The music is beautiful in its otherworldliness; like his debut, Blue Coloured Mountain is brimming with Szymon’s much-loved signature sounds: his ethereal voice and the accompanying falsetto harmonies, the off kilter multi-instrumentation and the shuffling poly-rhythms. But it also contains hints to where Szymon’s music was heading before he tragically took his own young life after years battling depression and mental illness.
Szymon’s brother Donnie Borzestowski, drummer for Gang of Youths, explains, “It means so much to me and my family to release more of Szymon’s music into the world. It is beautifully simple, but also geniously complex. It’s gentle and sweet and thoughtful and fun. My brother was a genius and we’re honoured to share more of his amazing legacy, and we are so thankful to the people who have helped us along this journey.
While releasing Szymon’s music into the world is somewhat bittersweet for his family, the incredibly positive reaction to Tigersapp around the globe reminded them of his music’s ability to heal and transform. Released in 2015, not only did the recordreceive an ARIA nomination, but also led to an invitation from Splendour In The Grass for Donnie and an all-star line-up including Donnie’s bandmate David Le’aupepe, Emma Louise, Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music) and Little May, to bring Tigersapp to life onstage at the festival.
While we’ll sadly never know where Szymon’s music might have gone in the future, we can only be grateful to have another seven uncovered gems in the here and now to fall into.
Critical acclaimed for album ‘Tigersapp’ (2015)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ five stars – Rolling Stone
“A stunning album” – Yen Mag
“Szymon’s tragic genius created a perfect, complete world in itself” – The Saturday Paper
Album of the week – FBI Radio
“… a posthumous debut album that deserves high praise while leaving us lamenting the abundant artistic output that might have been.” – The Upside News
“Tigersapp is an exceptional debut album” – Acid Stag