Sergio Díaz De Rojas, Peruvian pianist currently based in Dusseldorf, Germany, presents a reinvented version of his single Amanita Muscaria, which is an ode to one of his favorite mushrooms. Simeon Walker elaborates: "I was really pleased Sergio asked me to reinvent one of his pieces from his new EP. As a long-term admirer and friend of his, I greatly appreciate all he has done artistically and creatively, and through his Piano & Coffee venture. I love the way he weaves a melody, and I had a great time putting my own spin on 'Amanita Musica'. Following the release of my second album 'Winnow' which featured strings, I was keen to find an opportunity to work with strings again, and the plaintive, melancholic, heartbreaking melody from the original seemed to create a perfect opportunity to combine piano + strings again. I decided to rearrange the piece in a non-compound time signature, which takes away the slight lilt and bounce of the original, creating further space and openness in the piano-only sections, and enhancing the textural and timbral contrast between the sections, with an overwhelming sense of envelopment during the string ensemble crescendo, before it falls away as quickly as it emerged. The string ensemble was comprised of 8 players from the fantastic Up North Session Orchestra, and was recorded remotely at the tail end of the Covid situation in early 2022."