Acclaimed Polish cellist and composer Dobrawa Czocher returns with her contemplative and sonically adventurous second album ‘State Of Matter’ via FatCat Records’ modern classical imprint 130701.
Shaped by Czocher’s relocation from Warsaw to Poland’s Baltic coast, ‘State Of Matter’ is a meditation on change, vulnerability, and forward motion. Inspired by the vastness of the ocean and surrounding forests, the album marks a creative evolution in which she expands both her instrumentation and expressive range. Percussive cello techniques, Moog synthesisers, nonanalogue electronics and the first-ever inclusion of her own layered voice sit in symbiosis with her classical foundations.
Recorded at the historic Studio S4 at Polish Radio in Warsaw with engineer Mateusz Danek, the album builds on the compositional promise of her debut ‘Dreamscapes’ (2023). Drawing from influences spanning Johann Sebastian Bach and Zoltán Kodály to Max Richter and Steve Reich, the music balances technical precision with expressive spontaneity.
First single ‘Blue’ introduces the album’s central theme of water through rhythmic motion and a newly introduced vocal ‘choir’ of Czocher’s own voice. “Water served as my starting point,” she explains, “a poetic metaphor for exploring states of concentration and the quest for answers.”
Described as “one of Europe’s most esteemed contemporary cellists” - Loud & Quiet, Dobrawa Czocher is internationally recognised for her versatility across classical and contemporary music. Trained at Warsaw’s Chopin University of Music and Germany’s Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, she has performed as a lead soloist with the Mieczysław Karłowicz Symphony Orchestra and is widely known for her long-term collaboration with pianist Hania Rani, with whom she released Biała Flaga (2015) and Inner Symphonies (2021) via Deutsche Grammophon.
Shaped by Czocher’s relocation from Warsaw to Poland’s Baltic coast, ‘State Of Matter’ is a meditation on change, vulnerability, and forward motion. Inspired by the vastness of the ocean and surrounding forests, the album marks a creative evolution in which she expands both her instrumentation and expressive range. Percussive cello techniques, Moog synthesisers, nonanalogue electronics and the first-ever inclusion of her own layered voice sit in symbiosis with her classical foundations.
Recorded at the historic Studio S4 at Polish Radio in Warsaw with engineer Mateusz Danek, the album builds on the compositional promise of her debut ‘Dreamscapes’ (2023). Drawing from influences spanning Johann Sebastian Bach and Zoltán Kodály to Max Richter and Steve Reich, the music balances technical precision with expressive spontaneity.
First single ‘Blue’ introduces the album’s central theme of water through rhythmic motion and a newly introduced vocal ‘choir’ of Czocher’s own voice. “Water served as my starting point,” she explains, “a poetic metaphor for exploring states of concentration and the quest for answers.”
Described as “one of Europe’s most esteemed contemporary cellists” - Loud & Quiet, Dobrawa Czocher is internationally recognised for her versatility across classical and contemporary music. Trained at Warsaw’s Chopin University of Music and Germany’s Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, she has performed as a lead soloist with the Mieczysław Karłowicz Symphony Orchestra and is widely known for her long-term collaboration with pianist Hania Rani, with whom she released Biała Flaga (2015) and Inner Symphonies (2021) via Deutsche Grammophon.
TRACK LISTING
Monologue
Blue
Phoenix
Sehnsucht
Sirens
Letter From The Soul
Fluctuations
Monologue II
Someone On Your Side
Goodbye
