It is a journey into the inner self—not only geographically, but also musically and spiritually. “Inside the Island,” the new album by Quadro Nuevo, will be released by GLM Music and is more than just a collection of songs: It is a musical travelogue, born on the Greek island of Samos. There, where waves, light, and sun shape the landscape, where old villages slumber in the hills and a kafenion remains the meeting place for locals, the four musicians have retreated to write music that smells of lemons, wild rosemary, and the cheerful melancholy of the south.

Quadro Nuevo consists of Mulo Francel (tenor saxophone, clarinet, mandolin, whistle), Andreas Hinterseher (accordion, bandoneon, vibrandoneon), Didi Lowka (double bass), and the youngest member of the ensemble, guitarist Philipp Schiepek. Together they embark on a search for the “simple life,” a decelerated, contemplative way of life that sharpens the eye for the essentials. Far away from the tourist crowds and the big world politics, music is created that has a warming, archaic, and timeless effect—born from the vastness and serenity of the Aegean Sea.