On October 1st, 2024, the fourth album by Landry Riba was released, titled ‘The Meaning of Now’, a reference to the imprint that each moment leaves on us. Sometimes very intense, sometimes more subtle, but always unique and unrepeatable. Each track of the album transports us to the exact moment it was composed, allowing us to relive the feelings and thoughts of those instances. Sharing these experiences with the audience was made possible during the album release concert, which took place on October 3rd, at the National Auditorium of Andorra.
Landry Riba composed this album in January 2022, during an artistic residency in the far west of Iceland, facing Greenland and at the foot of the Snæfellsnes glacier. Over 17 days of almost constant darkness and relentless storms, alone and in complete introspection, he wrote 10 pieces, 8 of which are included in the album.
The recording was carried out between Andorra and Badalona (Spain), depending on the technical needs of each moment, with the contribution of exceptional musicians and the technical and creative collaboration of Alex Gámez (Störung Studios) as the project’s producer.
The album is available on vinyl (which also includes a CD version), released under the Andorran label SEMM, and is available on all online streaming platforms. This new work follows the same path as his previous albums and remains within the genre of “classically influenced contemporary music” featuring Nordic-inspired atmospheres and textures that invite introspection and reflection. In addition to the electric bass and classical strings, there is a notable presence of vintage analog synthesizers and nature recordings made in Iceland. The production used analog equipment whenever possible, with mixing and mastering done on a tape recorder.
Landry Riba is a skilled classically trained composer and a bass player who is based in the idyllic setting of Andorra, in the heart of the Pyrenean Mountains and near to 2000 metres asl. Living in a scenic paradise which is surrounded by pine forests and flowered fields during summer and a white snowy coat in winter, Landry is a wildlife trained veterinarian and a mountain guide, who has always been in contact with nature and mountains. After several years as bass player in jazz, pop-rock and funk bands, Landry decided in 2014 to start a very personal project in the genre of “classically influenced contemporary music”, melding together field recordings, classical strings, bass lines and electronica.