Human Race (available now)

My best friend Paul Hankinson wrote this song. We met when we were both studying classical music in Brisbane Australia, me classical voice and he piano, and we started working together geeking out about art song and lieder and chamber music and just life in general. Years later he moved to Berlin, and I followed him there. These days he's my nextdoor neighbour and without doubt one of the most brilliant, freakish, other-worldly musicians I know, and this song is one of those times where I just have no idea how the hell he does it. Sometimes people complain they can't hear my voice through all the electronic production, so here is a song where it's just voice and piano - except in true Paul Hankinson style there is 4 separate piano parts intertwined together. For more on Paul you can find some of his music here: https://soundcloud.com/paulhankinson

I know I'm a bit late on this post, there's always so much going on, but Human Race, which I released in August is a song written by one of my closest friends - who also happens to be of the most ridiculous musician's I know - Paul Hankinson. 

I've known Paul since we both studied at the Queensland Conservatorium together - he studied piano and composition, and me classical voice. Since then he has been a huge part of my life in really every way - musically and personally. We started out as students performing Lieder and Art song together, we even composed some at that time, and for those in the know, Paul is also the pianist who worked with me on that first classical recording "Art Songs." 

This recording is Paul himself performing the 4 separate piano parts, which were recorded in Berlin by Martin Offik at Traumton studios, it was mixed by Miles Walker with mastering by Johnny Horesco. Paul and I developed the choral arrangement one day at my house. Vocals recorded by me.

Fiora xx