Rêveries (Rob Simonsen song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

RobSimonsen2 — Rob Simonsen, photo courtesy the artist

Rob Simonsen’s enigmatic composition “Coeur” leads us through a desolate emotional landscape with minimalist piano and electronic sounds and tones with the texture and analog of breezes and wind. The music video for the song shows two sets of seekers, mystics, coming together at a sacred spot marked by a spiritual symbol where they enact an ancient ritual of grounding and reconciliation between the dark side and the day side of the psyche in, coming together in a dance from which one of the seekers walks away preferring to shoulder a mysterious burden to the blissful state offered. Perhaps it represents taking on the challenges of knowing and of creative fulfillment over comfort and too easy answers. The video also made by Simonsen leaves the interpretation to the viewer but it fits well a song that seems resigned to its own ambiguity much as the lead subject of the video. Watch Simonsen’s videographic treatment of “Coeur” and follow the artist at the links below. Simonsen will release his debut solo album Rêveries on September 6 through Sony Music Masterworks.