Save Me Not

Recorded at night in a Berlin studio, cellist, composer, and producer Sebastian Plano’s *Save Me Not* is an intimate, often melancholy album of atmospheric textures for cello, piano, and voice, beautifully blended with subtle electronic effects. Its opening track, “Agos,” is a dream-like introduction that gradually pulls into focus, its harmonies and textures coalescing and allowing Plano’s voice to soar. And on the title track, the composer’s voice again calls out in a mesmerizing way that’s reminiscent of prayer, this time joined by a simple piano and electronic accompaniment. The three-part “Soul” suite channels the great composer Vangelis with its hymn-like harmonic sequences and innovative use of electronics. The final, rippling track, “Liv,” brings a sense of stillness to this moving self-portrait.

Sebastian Plano houses intelligence, structure and some unsettling diversions on Save Me Not