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THE KEEPER

from BUILDING A CATHEDRAL by STÄSJ

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    This album is a rock-opera covered in moss and lichen, a hypnotizing hymn that guides us through an expressive landscape of cathedral building. STÄSJ's refined vocals flow, meander, and pour directly into the soul through poetic lyrics paired with impressive yet delicate melodies and ever-expanding beats. With her album ‘BUILDING A CATHEDRAL’ STÄSJ has once again created a universe for us to lose and rediscover ourselves in.

    The album contains eight songs which together form a contemporary reflection on the human condition: the endless quest for growth and unavoidable need for change that define our era. They form a call to stage for cathedral builders, for people with a deep breath and an endless stash of stamina. Connectors that untangle the destructive and entangle the sustainable, the regenerative.

    The album on Vinyl comes with a beautiful inlay especially made for LP of the work titled ‘Cathedral’ made by Rotteveel Vermeer, inspired by the colorful yet delicate beauty of stained glass windows. Photography and graphic design by Studio Another Day.

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    The album on CD comes with a beautiful inlay especially made for CP of the work titled ‘Cathedral’ made by Rotteveel Vermeer, inspired by the colorful yet delicate beauty of stained glass windows. Photography and graphic design by Studio Another Day.

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lyrics

THE KEEPER

She went to bed early
This one night
She couldn’t sleep
The moon full red
She got out of bed

The bar scattered dance music
Of course she is lonely
Of course she is lonely

The keeper
Carries all the secrets
Of people
The shape, the shape
That breaks the surface

And seekers
Want to know the meaning
Of feelings
To sustain, sustain is
A kind of painful

She wrote “dear Virginia”
This one time
She wouldn’t bleed
The moon all pale
Was she even real

Her thoughts about to change to stay the same
Of course she will choose this
Of course she will lose it

The keeper
Carries all the secrets
Of people
The shape, the shape
that breaks
the surface

And seekers
Want to know the meaning
Of feelings
To sustain, sustain is a kind of painful

No mortal truly knows
Hidden in the decency of darkness
Where life and death arise
Desire and dreams will come to blind you

A silhouette appears to you
Her eyes and heart you cannot see
Her black wings are all you ‘ll meet
When you leave, you leave the gardens of E.

Support the little things
Undergo a ritual
Endure the force
Follow the void of course
Carry your mind open
Suffer the unintended
Curl all secrets in
Time, time isn’t a straight line

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from BUILDING A CATHEDRAL, released March 30, 2024
Written and composed by Stefanie Janssen
All tracks mixed by Richard van Kruysdijk
Mastering at Elektropolis by Uwe Teichert
All vocals by Stefanie Janssen

Nord Stage and recording by Stefanie Janssen
Production by Richard van Kruysdijk

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The new era of STÄSJ is defined by ever-expanding beats, poetic lyrics, and sensitive ephemeral vocals. STÄSJ is a flowing river in this landscape, at times meandering, at times cascading, hypnotizing us with refined voice techniques and intricate compositions. The new album is a contemporary reflection on the human condition: the endless quest for growth and need for change that define our being. ... more

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