State Of Matter

Acclaimed Polish cellist and composer Dobrawa Czocher returns with her contemplative and sonically adventurous second album State of Matter, via FatCat Records’ modern classical imprint 130701.

Shaped by Czocher’s relocation from Warsaw to Poland’s Baltic coast, State of Matter is a meditation on change, vulnerability, and forward motion. Inspired by the vastness of the ocean and surrounding forests, the album marks a creative evolution in which she expands both her instrumentation and expressive range. Percussive cello techniques, Moog synthesis ers, non-analog electronics, and the first-ever inclusion of her own layered voice sit in symbiosis with her classical foundations.

Recorded at the historic Studio S4 at Polish Radio in Wars aw with engineer Mateusz Danek, the album builds on the compositional promise of her debut Dreamscapes (2023). Drawing from influences spanning Johann Sebastian Bach and Zoltán Kodály to Max Richter and Steve Reich, the music balances technical precision with expressive spontaneity.