“The result is of an almost indescribable beauty.”
(De Morgen on ‘Weg’)
“It was a long time since we were so drawn in by a CD, right from the first listen, and many listens later the album still warms us up inside.”
(Humo on ‘Weg’)

You can't get a much more Flemish sounding name than Jan Swerts. This minimal pianist from Limburg respect both Wim Mertens and Joni Mitchell, as well as the entire wave of comtemporary classic indie composers like Jóhann Jóhannson, Max Richter and Hauschka. His self-released debut ‘Weg’ (from ’10) received high praise everywhere it was heard.

The start of the year sees the issue of his second release: ‘De Anatomie Van De Melancholie’, by a major label at that. Something that only further emphasises the general faith in this artist. This album – with splendid artwork again – deals once more in awe inspiring beauty.
Behind the scenes, AB has already been supporting Jan Swerts for more than a year, in his search for the transition from ‘recording artist’ to ‘live artist’. Swerts still considers performing as a ‘necessary evil’, but for AB he's happy to make an exception.
We'll be finishing with the finest quote we've read about Jan Swerts, so far: “The man from Limburg has developed a sound in which the nostalgia of pianists like Keith Jarrett, Wim Mertens and Philip Glass is fused with the Spartan sound of singer-songwriters like Mark Hollis and Nick Drake.” (De Morgen)