'By The Stars' (EP) - Digital Download

Dear listener,
Thanks for stopping by. These songs mean a lot to me, and I hope they speak to you as well. They were recorded live in the studio, as an honest self-portrait locked in time. Lyrically, they paint the world of Monique at 23. Musically, they're a window into the universe of sounds that set off sparks in my brain: dissonance and resolution…lavishly overlayed strings…and beauty in simplicity. In my mind, "you", the listener, were there in the studio when I recorded these tracks. So I hope I'm there with you too when you hit play! See you one day at a show.
~Monique

This album was funded by Pledgemusic supporters. Thank YOU Molly, Ian, Jackie, Lea, Matthew, Scott, Patrick, Katy, Sage, Bop, Conrad, Benjamin, Rich, Douglas, Tim, Linda, Mary, Jennifer, Michael, Bruce D, Patrick, Nasonie, Mike and Hanneke, Trudy, Georgie, Annabelle, Isaac, Anna, Miriam, Renn, Patricia, Bryan, Matthias, Charlene, Louise, Michael, John, Lucas, Alise, Miranda, Kate, Lucy, Kim, Robbie, Malcolm, Bert, Peter, Michael, Claire T, Lauren, Ben, Chris, Patrick, Julianna, Craig, Jon, John, Bruce, Claire F, Lily, Christopher, Aria, Michael, Nathan, Sven, Ilja, Georgia, Detlev, Richard, Terry, Kieran, Goran, Mirjam, Helena, Oliver, Beth, Hironori, Phil, Asha, Kate, Lucas, Glen, Robert, Lisa, Bernard, Chuck, Alexander, Ruth, Laura, Paula & Curt.

credits

released August 18, 2017

All songs written and produced by Monique Bartkowiak
Tracks 1 & 2 recorded by Luke Woollett at Hunting Ground Studio
Tracks 3, 4 & 5 recorded by Patrick Laird
Mixed by Chris Stone & Mischa Herman
Mastered by Zac Barter
Artwork by Ingrid Bartkowiak
Graphic Design by Two Trees Creative
Photography by Lauren & Roland Bartkowiak