How many musical colours can be mixed, moulded and manufactured by a single cello? From the gripping first notes, it is clear that alone : together is not a typical new music album. Born from the desire to make a stance as a solo artist, Hilary Kleinig gifts the world the culmination of her musical identities. As a “collaborator at heart” in classical, folk, minimalist and EDM genres, she now re-envisages solo collaboration– collaborating with sounds gone-by, existing layers of music and with technology.

Equipped with cello, microphone and computer, Kleinig meticulously loops, layers and weaves musical ideas together to explore the haunting, ethereal and breathtaking textures of her cello. It is precisely this that makes the music itself feel vulnerable yet fearlessly brave.

In an act of inspiring vulnerability, Kleinig harmonises the sounds of her cello with the power of technology in a magical yet, not-overly-complicated album that offers incredible textural and thematic variety. Kleinig expertly navigates the challenge of ‘samey’ tracks when repetition is a core feature. Variety in technique, harmony, and technological collaboration (looping, stacking harmonies and vertical juxtapositions) along with unique dedications of each track makes each piece...