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| Producer | Vincent Rooijers | |||
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The Art of Change is a studio album by Dutch musical project Droeloe, released on September 15, 2023.
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| Released | September 15, 2023 | |||
| Length | 47:38 | |||
| Producer | Vincent Rooijers | |||
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The Art of Change is a studio album by Dutch musical project Droeloe, released on September 15, 2023.
Droeloe was a duo formed by Vincent Rooijers and Hein Hamers. On October 21, 2020, Hamers announced his departure from the project. [1] Rooijers said that, since then, he felt like he became a different artist, "not so much in a musical or creative way, but more so in a holistic sense of who I am as a person and what it means to push a project like this forward". He said this process was a big inspiration for The Art of Change. [2]
The album contains voice memos from young, old, and AI-generated voice actors. Rooijers said that these messages were inspired by the idea that "[e]ngaging in a continuous conversation with myself makes it easier to gain control over the direction I grow in as an individual." [2] Each track was accompanied by 360-degree videos, which were done in collaboration with the artist Funi. Rooijers referred to the videos as "homes" for the songs and explained: "The songs are inspired by ideas I want to emphasize within myself and by attaching the songs to the homes I can revisit them more easily." [2]
On May 19, 2023, the first single, "Feeble Games", was released, followed by the announcement of an American tour. [3] On June 17, the album was officially announced along with the release of the second single, "Landscape", featuring Banji. [4] It was followed by a live video on June 30. [5] On July 4, a third single was released, "Decision", [6] followed by the fourth single, "Downside Up", featuring Transviolet on August 11. [7] A fifth single, "Foolish Fish", was released on September 8. Before the album's release, Droeloe announced a first listen experience on Bandcamp days prior. [8] The album was released on the 15th. [2]
Konstantinos Karakolis of EDM.com praised The Art of Change's sound and visuals, saying that it "makes for a reflective adventure through time and space", and that it is "as impressive musically as it is visually, driven by frenetic percussion, vibrant sound design and unpredictable drums all throughout". [9]
All tracks are written by Vincent Rooijers, except where noted.
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