WHO
We Are
Gilda Razani theremin, soprano saxophone
Hanzō Wanning piano, synthesizer
About Aphrodite transcends genres with their album “Songs Without Words,” offering a poetic and immersive global soundtrack. The musicians seamlessly blend Oriental influences, jazz elements, synth-pop references, chamber music atmospheres, and electronic and percussion textures into a rich, multidimensional soundscape.
The instrumental tracks showcase a dynamic interplay between carefully arranged compositions and spontaneous jam sessions, often echoing melodies from Razani’s Persian heritage. Razani and Wanning move effortlessly between dreamy lightness and deep longing, creating a unique, immersive sonic experience where sound, space, and energy converge.
“Songs Without Words” is more than just a soundtrack for multicultural urban life—it is an intricate tapestry of sound that invites listeners to unwind, dream, and travel to distant corners of the world. This album offers a boundary-defying musical journey that is both intimate and expansive.
Gilda Razani is widely regarded as one of the most innovative theremin players of our time. Using the world’s oldest electronic instrument, she creates immersive soundscapes that merge the boundaries between poetry, science fiction, magic, and deep emotions—most clearly heard on The Manhattan Transfer’s Grammy-nominated album Fifty. Razani holds a master’s degree in saxophone performance from the Detmold University of Music.
Hanzō Wanning is recognized for his distinctive musical style, seamlessly blending classical influences with jazz-pop harmonies and expressive improvisation. His piano playing is marked by a lyrical, often melancholic tone shaped by complex harmonic structures and dynamic rhythmic shifts. Wanning studied piano and classical composition in Hilversum, Netherlands, and won the Belgian Jazz Award in 2010. He also brings extensive expertise in electronic music and teaches at the University of Dortmund and the Glenn Buschmann Jazz Academy.
Together, Gilda Razani and Hanzō Wanning compose and produce original film scores and radio play music for the German broadcaster WDR, in addition to releasing their own albums, including Bazaar (Traumton Records, Berlin), Ocean Lily, Faktor X (Atzek Electronic Music, Melbourne), Polaris, Future Memories, and Little Deep Miss Strange(Floating World Records, London). They are also the founders of the sound-branding agency Honeysounds.
Their current musical projects include Honey Bizarre, About Aphrodite, and Amaryllis.
Songs
Without
Words
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Ocean Lily, vinyl
Double limited LP 2014



