Seven Doors
Pop/rock album (Album is being mixed. Links to be updated upon release)
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Seven Doors is an album of seven songs, each based on a different musical mode.

Most people know the familiar “do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do” sound, even if they don’t think of it as a scale. That pattern is what musicians call the major scale, and it’s the basis for a lot of the music we hear.

Modes are related to that idea, but they use different patterns of notes. Some can sound bright and settled, while others may feel darker, stranger, older, more restless, or less expected. You don’t need to know the theory behind them to hear that they each have a different character.

For this album, I liked the idea of writing one song for each of the seven traditional modes and seeing where each one led me. The result is not meant to be a music theory lesson. It’s just a collection of songs that all began with the same challenge: start from a different musical pattern each time without sacrificing melody and without letting the the lyrical content be restricted by the musical feel.

The title Seven Doors came from that idea. Each song begins from a different musical starting point, and each one opens onto something different.

Album Credits

All songs written and arranged by Alexander Zwick.
All songs mixed and mastered by Izzymix.

Annie Donia

Mode: Ionian
Vocals: Sean Killeen
Bass: Roberto Pace
String Trio: Maria Grig — violin, viola, cello
Drums, Guitar, Piano, and Keyboards: Alexander Zwick

Just For You

Mode: Dorian
Vocals: Anonymous
Upright Bass: Nai Han Jeng
Brass: Dima Faustov — trumpets, trombone
String Trio: Maria Grig — violin, viola, cello
Drums, Guitar, and Piano: Alexander Zwick

The Projects

Mode: Phrygian
Vocals: Anonymous
Brass: Dima Faustov — trumpets, trombone
Bass: Andy Warner
Cowbell, Djembe, Drums, Guitar, Piano, and Keyboards: Alexander Zwick

It Wasn’t You

Mode: Lydian
Vocals: Miss Geist
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, and Keyboards: Alexander Zwick

The Thief

Mode: Mixolydian
Vocals: Anonymous
Brass and Woodwinds: Dima Faustov — saxophone, trumpet, trombone
Bass: Marcin Palider
Drums, Guitar, and Piano: Alexander Zwick

Purpose Fades

Mode: Aeolian
Vocals: Jenni Asher
Violin Trio: Jenni Asher
Bass, Drums, Guitar, and Keyboards: Alexander Zwick

Stuck in Motion

Mode: Locrian
Vocals: Anonymous
Bass: Marcin Palider
Drums and Keyboards: Alexander Zwick