A hauntingly beautiful song, Melting Icicles, combines the essences of 60s and 70s prog-rock with classical, soulful influences. Alan Dweck creates a reimagined, remastered version of his song from the 2019 album Entangled Moments that is reminiscent of David Bowie and Pink Floyd. The simple but strong instrumentals are evocative of a plethora of influences such as funk, jazz, blues and classical.

The thin sonic texture compliments Dweck’s emotional vocals which in turn elevates the simple beauty of the track and succeeds as a “tribute to some of the great blues and soul songs of the past,”. These artistic influences can be heard in the use of soulful piano and soft but powerful guitar riffs which, alongside Dweck’s strong emotional vocals, allows the listener to join Dweck on an introspective journey through both his life and yours. 

This is brought even further with the artistry of the accompanying music video which features calming pastel images like paint dancing on a canvas. It is the perfect addition to the song as it encompasses Dweck’s artistic principles: substance over ego. The swirling abstractions dance with the song; they crescendo and fall with the emotional vitality of the music. Perhaps not a typical music video, Dweck focuses on visual art marrying audio poetry to create a sense of introspective wonder rather than featuring his own person. 

Melting Icicles follows in the successful footsteps of his previous album, Before, which gained over 142,000 streams since its release and was described by Fingertips Music as “simple, elegant, and powerful.” Undoubtably the same can be said for his masterful revitalisation of Melting Icicles. 

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“simple, elegant, and powerful” (Fingertips Music)

Revived and re-imagined, Alan Dweck remasters his track Melting Icicles previously featured on 2019 album, Entangled Moment. Entwining the soul and jazz of the sixties, with the blues, prog and world music of the seventies, Melting Icicles provides a unique experience.  

Understated, the laid-bare production which removes the unnecessary extras highlights the gentle and haunting nature of Dwecks vocals. This simplicity makes for a sentimentalism, supported by haunting string sections and masterful guitar.

“I wrote this song just after arriving in Singapore, probably one of the fastest songs I have ever written. Surrounded on all sides by a new and different culture, I felt a long way from home and somehow the idea, words, chords, and structure just fell out. It was all I could do to get it all down on paper.”

Presenting audiences with an accompanying video, Alans’s ethos of substance over ego shines through. These abstract animations rise and fall as does the track, giving the sense of breath and dynamism, the pastel colour palette complementing the sentimentality. Dweck has no interest in featuring his face within the video, wanting the focus to be on his art.

Remastering previous track from the same album, Before, saw Alan reach critical and fan acclaim, reaching over 142,000 streams since its release earlier this year. Dweck plays tribute to some of the great blues and soul songs of the past, with gospel inspired collective vocals making for a spiritual finish to Melting Icicles. Poignant lyrics set the introspective and emotional delivery of instrumentalism, allowing listeners to process the meaning in their won way.

For fans of Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, and David Bowie. Audiences can look forward to streaming the Melting Icicles Remaster on all digital platforms 03/12/21.

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Words by Olivia Barnes

“I wrote this song just after arriving in Singapore, probably one of the fastest songs I have ever written. Surrounded on all sides by a new and different culture, I felt a long way from home and somehow the idea, words, chords and structure just fell out. It was all I could do to get it all down on paper” – Alan Dweck

Bringing the best of 60’s folk and 70’s prog rock into the 21st century, Alan Dweck has breathed new life into his beloved modern classic track ‘Melting Icicles’ from his 2019 album ‘Entangled Moments’ that combines a diverse host of influences that span genres like soul, classical, world music, funk, jazz and blues. He has fully remixed, re-imagined and remastered the track, which follows the success of Dweck’s remaster of ‘Before’ from the same album that has amassed over 142,000 streams so far and gained praise from critics and fans alike. Like ‘Before’ – his new take on ‘Melting Icicles’ has been accompanied by a gorgeously rendered animated music video.

Alan Dweck aims for the aforementioned music video to embody his own principles in art – substance over ego. Dweck, himself, has no interest in fame or celebrity attention and focuses on his creative output solely instead by matching a series of abstract animations that ebb and flow to the swelling crescendo of the attached single as the strokes of a paintbrush just simply progress the dynamic crystal colour palette. The result is a vibrant, yet grounded, marriage of audio and video that is only concerned with the crafting of the promising and inviting mood to match the refreshing single.

As for the single of ‘Melting Icicles’ itself, the recent rework opts for a very stripped back method of production to allow the intimate lyricism to shine through and it feels simple by design. The fluttering piano chords, the thin synth textures, the prominent guitar solo and the radiant whistling makes the piece feel more calming than haunting, with a rich emotional delivery of the vocals and sentimental strings providing the icing on the cake for the cinematic style punctuated by the technically proficient guitar work.

Describing his own tune as “a tribute to some of the great blues and soul songs in the past” in a press release, Alan Dweck invites you to a well-travelled life that gets conveyed and broken down for introspection by the artist by unearthing deep personal reflection with poignant lyrics which poetically dance across an introspective set of instrumentation. On ‘Melting Icicles’, Dweck frames the piece in such a way that allows you to form your own associations and remind yourself of your own memories to the tune of the work. The same, yet individual, result for every pair of ears.

Words by Jacob Braybrooke

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