Edmund Botes – Self
Self is a six-track EP by Edmund Botes, developed over a three-year period across multiple countries in collaboration with Victor Defoort and Yarno Hoedemaekers. The project centers on themes of introspection, combining songwriting with a detailed and exploratory production process shaped through long-term collaboration.
The EP brings together live instrumentation and refined studio production, with contributions from a network of musicians and collaborators. Cortex Ensemble recorded the string- and brass arrangements featured on the project.
Credits
Artist — Edmund Botes
Producter — Victor Maillard
Arrangements / Keys — Yarno Hoedemaekers
Orchestral Arrangements & Supervising Producer — Arthur Brouns
Bass — Victor Defoort
Drums — James Williams
Guitar — Lukas Somers
Mixing — Studio Attack
Mastering — Elektropolis
Violin I:
Nayla Obeid
Edgar Gomes
Alexandra Silva
Violin II:
Emma Hidalgo
Mariana Vilela
Lia Manchon
Viola:
Sofia Capraro
Lucía Alonso
Paola Larrea
Celli:
Micaela Ferrão
Rita Moutinho
Double Bass:
Mariana Fernandes
Brass:
Maxime Dereux
YanFeng Liu
Karen Van Schaik
Brass:
Diego Hernandez
Pierre-Antoine de Savoie
Guillaume Delbarre
Yeabtsega Habtamu