Martin Kuiper journeys through memory lane with new EP "Dreaming of a Sea of Time"

Singer-songwriter Martin Kuiper diverts the rivers of feeling with his evocative new EP, "Dreaming of a Sea of Time." The five-track venture explores the effects of dreams, the resilience of memory, and the continuous current of time.

Kuiper's music is an intimate conversation, vulnerable, poetic, and quietly powerful. In "Dreams," he grapples with the persisting specter of longing. With understated instrumentation and longing lyricism, the song channels the twinge of what might have been with a glimmer of hope. Kuiper said Life isn't that interesting if you don't have dreams, and it's a sentiment that resonates throughout the project.

"Sea of Time" may well be the EP's most open-ended song regarding sound and spirit. A meditation on the ticking clock of time and the way that time makes us urgent, the song beats with quiet urgency and meditative wisdom. Reflecting on his decision to finally share the songs that had largely been tucked away for decades, "Sea of Time" seems to suggest forgiveness and reconciliation, an unburdening of creative baggage.

Kuiper's deep relationship with music is epitomized by "Hanging On A Pink Moon," an ode to the melancholic tracks that helped him cope with sadness. Weaving nods to Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" and Tim Hardin's "Hang On To A Dream," it's a quiet paean to the song's redemptive potential, dovetailing nostalgia with a hard-won perspective.

In "Baby," Kuiper revisits a piece he wrote over 30 years ago. But this is no ordinary love song. By recasting the word "baby" as shorthand for an unborn child, Kuiper lends the track a gentle twist, displaying his skill for quiet subversion and emotional honesty.

The EP closes with "Seven Days," a tender paean to undying love and the dream of permanence in a changing world. In "Dreaming Of A Sea Of Time," Martin Kuiper shows that it's never too late to articulate your inner world. This brief but potent compendium delivers beautiful melodies and emotional markers, each song a ripple in the sea of his artistic evolution.

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