(A Song for) Fall & Darkness... ... is a story about opposites; birth & death, happiness & sadness, beginnings & endings, saying goodbye & meeting again. The arrangement is also full of contrasts, using old instruments versus iPad-apps. The lyrics are in English as well as in French, written by Michel, shortly after hearing the news of Leonard Cohen’s passing, november 2016. Leonard Cohen is one of Michel’s main influences and as a hommage he wrote a song inspired by ‘The Partisan’. The French part is a duet, recorded with the great Elma Plaisier, lead singer of the Dutch band Half Way Station. The song is accompanied by a short silent movie Demet and Michel made, during their week long holiday in Normandy. The movie is called ‘à Honfleur’ and features Demet in the role of Emma Marie Rose. (A Song for) Fall & Darkness is released on Ascension Day, fitting the song’s and movie’s symbolic references. It’s also the first single of Michel’s upcoming album ‘Inertia (Incidental meetings & Other short stories)’, to be released in the fall of 2017. • Special guest: Elma Plaisier, • Vocals & instruments: Michel Ebben. Produced, recorded & mixed by Michel at Tempting Tunes Studios, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Mastered by JJ Golden of Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA. Artwork & photography: Michel Ebben A very special thanks to: • Mark Aussems, • Mathias J. Buyle, • Buffi Duberman, • Xavier Guillet, • Demet Köysüren, • Sylvie Lequesne, • Sandrine Monin, • Elma Plaisier.