The Bows is Benoit Pelletier's solo project, although in some places he mentions also another artist known only as ELO. Nevertheless, the French project is made of dark ambient and, first of all, beautiful, though poignant neoclassicism having its roots in "contemplating nature, its power, its grandeur and its calm".
The albums consists of tracks composed throughout many years, in different moments of the artist's life, moments that have one common thing: they were the times of challenge for him. And although he swears he didn't let the anger and sadness dominate the music, those not easy emotions can clearly be felt in every second of the album. It's audible in the project title's bows and in the calm, though not entirely free of the darkness, piano keys. But not in Variation No. 1 in which they are simply melancholically beautiful.
Seeking Hope, Finding Peace Vol.1 costs 6 EUR.
Check: Variation No. 1
Country: France
Genre: dark neoclassical
Label: Creative Studio Records