A Modern Jazz Reinterpretation Of The Music From The Legend of Zelda
Brussels-born pianist and composer Casimir Liberski reimagines the golden era of video game soundtracks, dancing between nostalgia and avant-garde, crafting a sonic world of pixelated folklore where melody and improvisation coexist in harmony. Long live Hyrule jazz!
For many video games are a journey of the mind. Since its inception – dating back to the early seventies – this avant-garde artistic medium has nourished the imaginations of a digital age. Casimir, like many others, has been fed a steady diet of pixels from an early age. From simple squares to cultural cornerstones they have become the trail on which playful travelers of the mind retrace the steppes of history. A shared universe, familiar yet endless, of pocket-sized mythology. Its name ? Hyrule. Its goal ? To amaze. In these few tracks – selected with care – the Casimir Liberski ReTRio invites you, finally, to visit a space which does not exist yet holds us all. A land where all feel welcome. Where all are happy. But also... to rediscover under another timbre the classical compositions of Master Composer Kōji Kondō. A man who, unbeknownst to him, composed our dreams as well as music. That single noble pursuit, where an artist gives soul without losing his own, is yet again a statement of humanity in its purest of forms : art as that which brings us together and makes us whole in a world eroded by modernity. Pick up your key. Gather your maps. Open the door. Adventure calls.
About Casimir
Casimir Liberski was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1988. He distinguished himself as leader of his own trio at the age of 13 and has since gained acclaim and recognitionin the European and international jazz scene.
From his first live appearances, Casimir's music has been described as moving, exhilarating and atypical. He possesses a daring and very strong personal style topped with an astonishing virtuosity as a pianist. Growing up, Casimir always drew inspiration from all area and eras of jazz, blues & funk and later on deepened his knowledge in classical and electronic music. Brought up in the 90’s, like other musically inclined kids of his generation, Casimir was exposed and certainly influenced by melodies from Nintendo games, grunge and alternative rock, hip hop and cartoons on TV. His heart however was always leaning towards Jazz and the tremendous joy he'd get from improvising and composing incorporating this variety of musical elements surrounding him.
