All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them
‘Suzanne’ – Leonard Cohen
Cistern is the second album by prodigiously talented multi-instrumentalist and composer Jherek Bischoff. Gloriously cinematic, these modern orchestral recordings showcase Jherek’s unerring ability to pull at the heartstrings. It comes hot on the heels of Strung Out In Heaven, a moving string quartet tribute to David Bowie, conceived with Amanda Palmer and featuring the significant talents of Anna Calvi, John Cameron Mitchell and Neil Gaiman. A prolific and divergent collaborator, working with the likes of David Byrne, The Kronos Quartet, Caetano Veloso, Xiu Xiu and Australian star Missy Higgins, it can be difficult to pin the real Jherek Bischoff down. Here then, is an intensely personal work. Like his previous album Composed, Cistern is a real labour of love.
FORMATS
Vinyl
Limited edition gold vinyl LP + CD (500 copies) – BAY 99V
Limited edition black vinyl LP + CD – BAY 99V
CD
CD In 6-panel digipak – BAY 99CD
Digital
BAY 99E