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Eric Chapelle has just released his new album "Across the Water" on the Hamsa Music record label. Available on iTunes, Amazon, cdbaby, Lala, Last.fm, Emusic, and many other sites.

Below are some excerpts from recent reviews:

Composer/pianist Eric Chapelle has released Across the Water, the long-awaited follow-up to his 1998 debut, Our Time, and it was well worth the wait! Combining acoustic piano, keyboards, live cello (Julia Cory and Dawn Biaga) and guitar (John Inman), Chapelle has created a masterpiece of tranquil yet complex music that is gentle enough to soothe the soul yet complex and intricate enough to invite repeated listenings that allow the listener to go ever deeper into the music each time.

"Every Wish" begins our journey Across the Water. Performed on keyboards, Julia Cory's cello, and piano, the piece goes right to the soul with the force of its emotional impact. Not a simple daydream, the feelings of yearning and heartache go deep. "First Kiss" is much lighter and more serene with a passionate undertone. A graceful piano solo, it needs no accompaniment to convey its lovely message. "Soft Landing" brings back Julia Cory's soulful cello with piano and keyboard washes creating a mood as gentle and dreamy as floating on a cloud.

The title track is a trio for piano, guitar John Inmon (guitarist for Jimmy LaFave and Eliza Gilkyson), and cello (Dawn Biaga) - bliss with a slight edge. "Rainmaker" combines ambient keyboard with the sound of gentle rain - so soothing! "Evora Amore" is more ambient than melodic and hints of Middle Eastern influences - hypnotic! I really like "Spaghetti Eastern," with its rhythmic percussion and tranquil melody - fascinating! Kathy Parsons MainlyPiano.com

Across the Water is a polished and impressive collection of pieces that encompasses a broad range of evocations and explores equally diverse stylistic music environments, from melancholic tone poems to bouncy energizing chill-out numbers and reflective piano pieces.

The well-produced synth strings from his debut are still there, but the integration of Cory's cello, as well as his own restraint in applying the synth accompaniment and his own plaintive piano playing beg comparison to Tim Story, which is a huge compliment from me as I consider Story to be one of the finest artists in the ambient/new age keyboard genre. "Every Wish" could easily hail from such landmark albums as Beguiled or The Perfect Flaw.

Chapelle also displays a solid knack for effervescent bubbly "lite" electronica on "Straight Ahead," "MoPac," and "Spaghetti Eastern," all of them highly unexpected delights. I hope the artist explores this subgenre in earnest on a future recording as his knack for meshing rhythm and melody is a real treat. Bill Binkelman Zone Music Reporter

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