Starbound
The upcoming EP of Glasgow-based, Dutch singer-songwriter Maaike Siegerist is a collection of six space-themed songs, set for release on Tuesday 10 June.
Cosmonaut
The EP’s first single, Cosmonaut, is a portrait of a solitary spacefarer orbiting the Earth, admiring our planet and the stars from a distance, set against atmospheric jazz chords. Or maybe… the whole song is a metaphor.
Cosmonaut is out on all platforms on Friday 9 May, and available from Bandcamp as part of the EP’s pre-order.
Glasgow Science Festival
Maaike will launch the Starbound EP at an immersive event as part of the Glasgow Science Festival. Together with Jonni Slater on keys and BVs, she’ll play all the songs live in two sets. The music bookends a conversation with space engineer, Dr Gilles Bailet, Lecturer in Space Technology at the University of Glasgow. Hear about sustainability in space, testing new technology at zero gravity, and how space technologies benefit our lives on Earth.
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow, G11 6EW
Date: Tuesday, 10 June
Time: 6:30pm – 7:15pm
Booking: Free tickets
Maaike Siegerist
Dutch singer-songwriter Maaike Siegerist [My·kuh Seeger·ist] relocated to the UK to study music after an inspiring songwriting retreat in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013. Now based in Glasgow, she works across genres — from acoustic jazz and folk rock to electronica — writing story-telling songs about travels, love, remarkable people, animals, and space. Her work has earned multiple songwriting awards and praise from BBC Radio 6’s Tom Robinson for her “delicate vocal, poised production, gorgeous chord changes.”
Maaike is also the vocalist of Scottish prog rock band, Long Earth, and has a second solo project as Dora Lachaise, creating haunting and otherworldly music.
Press photos
Credit: Jonni Slater / ESA/Hubble & NASA (background)
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Starbound cover art
Contact
info[at]maaikesiegerist.com