“Alles Slaapt”, a Lullaby for Artis

There was music before you arrived.
Not just any music, but a whisper of where you come from.
Your dad had an idea. He wondered what love would sound like if it had a voice, a melody, a place to fall asleep in. So he reached out to a few people to help, people who, without knowing it, had already written little pieces of your story.
He asked Hannah Vandenbussche, singer of Rumours and Sugarbunny, the woman who sang on the very first concert your mom and dad went to together, their first date. Her voice became the beginning of your song.
He asked Jasper De Petter, the voice of Ronker, the band they went to see together one last time before you were born. His voice carries the final chapter of their story before yours began.
Filipe Van Huylenbroeck, from Gato de Fogo and If Anything Happens To The Cat, your mom’s favorite band, tied it all together. The sounds, the silences, the breath. He wove their voices into something gentle, something that feels like you.
Together, they reimagined your mom’s favorite IAHTTC song “Jessamine” and turned it into a lullaby made just for you.
That’s how “Alles Slaapt” came to life. A song that hums with the story of where we began, and where you continue.

the track

collaborators

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Vocals — Hannah Vandenbussche (Rumours, Sugarbunny)
Vocals — Jasper De Petter (Ronker)
Production, Instruments & arrangement — Filipe Van Huylenbroeck (Gato De Fogo, If Anything Happens To The Cat)
Mastering — Gert Van Hoof (Cochlea)
Concept — Dad

mock up

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lyrics

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Sluit je ogen, stil en fijn
Vlieg met de wolken naar het schijn
Alles mag vanavond zijn
Dromen mag
De nacht vertelt wat niemand weet
Waar jouw verlangen op vleugels zweeft
Een onzichtbare wereld, een nieuw verhaal
Van liefde en licht in jouw eigen taal

Alles slaapt
Baby, laat je nu maar gaan
In de nacht van melk en maan

Sluit je ogen nu maar zacht
De wind die raast, de maan staat op wacht
Geen monsters te zien onder je bed
Morgen weer een dag gevuld met pret
En in de armen van je vader
Onder de vleugels van je ma
Bij het eerste stralen van de zon

Staan zij weer voor je klaar

Alles slaapt
Baby, laat je nu maar gaan
In de nacht van melk en maan