{"id":30354,"date":"2025-12-02T07:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30354"},"modified":"2026-02-06T17:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:02:25","slug":"arc00369","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/product\/arc00369\/","title":{"rendered":"Elsehow: Afterimage \u2013 Instrumental Edition (Digital)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=665090583\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless> <a href=\"https:\/\/projektrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/afterimage-instrumental-edition\"> afterimage <\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"hideme\">\n<p>1. Remembrance \u2013 Instrumental 05:42<br \/>\n2. Reflections \u2013 Instrumental 08:01<br \/>\n3. Hemisphere \u2013 Instrumental 06:30<br \/>\n4. In This Century \u2013 Instrumental 06:48<br \/>\n5. Imagine Being Here \u2013 Instrumental 04:39<br \/>\n6. Interlaced \u2013 Instrumental 05:52<br \/>\n7. The Endless Dusk \u2013 Instrumental 02:58<br \/>\n8. Telekinesis 05:28<br \/>\n9. At the Threshold of Desire 10:04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><IMG SRC=https:\/\/www.projekt.com\/store\/assets\/images\/DigitalOnly.png width=400><br \/>\n<BR><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EUFs6B35eWw?si=2Azsn2CM1wloW_vO\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genres:<\/strong> Ambient, New Age, Neo-Classical, Ambient Pop<br \/>\n<strong>For Fans Of:<\/strong> Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Max Richter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><BR><B>Afterimage \u2013 Instrumental Edition<\/B> is a deeply atmospheric reimagining of the 2025 dream pop album by Elsehow \u2014 the introspective project of Italian-Belgian composer Piero Delux. Known for his emotionally rich, vocal-driven work blending art pop and ambient textures, Delux here removes the voice entirely, placing full attention on the album\u2019s instrumental core: layered synths, piano, guitar arpeggios, and immersive soundscapes.<\/p>\n<p><BR>Rooted in ambient, neo-classical, and minimalist traditions, this edition offers a parallel view into <B>Afterimage<\/B> \u2014 one that stands entirely on its own revealing the quiet complexity and detailed emotional architecture of the compositions.<br \/>\n<BR>With the voice removed, the listener is offered access to a different emotional lens: one where textures, harmonies, and tonal subtleties carry the full weight of expression. It becomes clear how deeply rooted the album is in its instrumental foundations \u2014 a quiet testimony to Delux\u2019s attention to sound design, melodic tension, and compositional intent.<br \/>\n<BR>Piano figures, guitar patterns, and ambient textures interact like threads in a fabric that now feels even more detailed, more spacious. In this version, harmonic shifts linger longer, ambient passages expand outward, and the emotional pacing of each track becomes more pronounced. The result is an evocative, ambient-leaning atmosphere \u2014 meditative, cinematic, and deeply immersive.<\/p>\n<p><BR>\u201cVia this version, the listener rediscovers the album from another perspective,\u201d notes Piero Delux. \u201cWithout the voice leading the way, it becomes clear how much was already being said \u2014 quietly \u2014 in the spaces underneath.\u201d<br \/>\nWhere the original <B>Afterimage<\/B> was shaped by the interplay between lyric and atmosphere, this instrumental edition offers a self-contained, contemplative experience. It\u2019s not a stripped-down version \u2014 it\u2019s a reframing. A work that, through its unspoken language, speaks just as clearly.<br \/>\n<BR>This edition also includes a bonus track, \u201cAt the Threshold of Desire.\u201d Originally conceived as a companion to the track \u201cTelekinesis,\u201d it draws from the same inspiration: the haunting stillness and psychological depth of Tarkovsky\u2019s <I>Stalker<\/I>.<\/p>\n<p><BR>Written, performed, produced, recorded, and mixed by Piero Delux<br \/>\nMastered by Thomas Ragsdale<br \/>\nArtwork by Julie Caresia<br \/>\n\u2117 &#038; \u00a9 2025 Elsehow. 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