Echoes of Silence, by Dan Becker, is a rather thought-provoking EP and a turning point in his career! The project was carefully crafted in a secluded and silent winter season and gleefully welcomes silence as an active component of the music in its release on January 2 nd, 2026. Becker does not see restraint as a limitation, but as strong concentration, to enable space and pause as much meaning as melody!
The EP was recorded live on a Yamaha Grand at Northfire Recording Studio with not a single overdub or digital effect, which makes it feel very intimate and sincere! Each note, each decay, each breath of room sound is deliberate and natural.
Becker is a patient and emotionally transparent piano writer whose writing flows without urgency into intimate almost-whispered text and towards more expansive passages, all without the slightest sense of disruption to his serene tone!
Songs such as “Quiet” and “Penance” are real masterpieces to bring out the power of Becker as a storyteller! Quiet pulls the listeners into a state of stillness through the sparse phrasing and gentle harmonies, whereas Penance has a greater amount of emotional tension and relies on repetition and low-register chords to experiment with inner conflict and release. Inside out is given a great depth and complexity!
Echoes of Silence is not meant to impress through speed or volume, rather it is meant to be listened to, contemplated and to be emotionally open! It is better enjoyed alone when its sincerity could wholly work its way!
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