Never heard of these 'til the Sunday Times made it their record (sic) of the week. Checked out Marconi Union's site and I discovered a novel way of previewing the album...nice idea :-)
http://www.marconiunion.com/catalog.asp?ID=39
Electronica - what are you listening to?
Re: Electronica - what are you listening to?
Features a sublime recording of Arvo Part's "Fur Alina" This new LP from Rafael Anton Irisarri shows a different side to this talented composer/producer. Reverie pairs two brand new compositions with an interpretation of Arvo Pärt's classic 'Für Alina', arriving in an edition of 500 copies pressed onto clear virgin vinyl, complete with download code. The A-side begins with 'Lit A Dawn', a typically dense and immersive composition that integrates pensive, tentatively paced piano figures with arcs of vaporous background ambience. The compressed and muffled quality of the recording only heightens the impact of the music itself: as slow and purposeful as it may be, it somehow also feels as if its on the verge of rupturing or breaking at the seams. After this lyrical opening, 'Embraced' takes on a more mysterious quality, sliding what seems to be submerged guitar figures across Eastern-style scales while a soupy, filtered production style lends an aloof, washed-out feeling. Taking up the entirety of the B-side, the extended 'Für Alina' is rendered with a reverent beauty, observing the meditative economy of Pärt's triadic 'tintinnabulation' style. Here the bell-like sonorities prompted by sustaining overtones is as important to the central harmonies themselves, and Irisarri certainly exhibits an understanding of this kind of detailed approach to minimalism. The piece is supremely graceful, dictated by a free flowing tempo and a mood of poised introspection. It fits Irisarri's own style of composition and performance perfectly, and he makes for an apt interpreter.
Spotted in Tower recently but I'd say Road have it as well...
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Remember these Fergus :) If you like a different slant on stringed or bowed instruments,this
guy might just tempt you out of your comfort zone.... Two personas= same guy = Wonderful music...
Richard Skelton - Landings
Richard Skelton - Marking Time
guy might just tempt you out of your comfort zone.... Two personas= same guy = Wonderful music...
Richard Skelton - Landings
Richard Skelton - Marking Time
Re: Electronica - what are you listening to?
They have all made it as far as my Wish List Dermot!!cybot wrote:Remember these Fergus :) If you like a different slant on stringed or bowed instruments,this
guy might just tempt you out of your comfort zone.... Two personas= same guy = Wonderful music...
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: Electronica - what are you listening to?
Good on you Fergus :)fergus wrote:They have all made it as far as my Wish List Dermot!!cybot wrote:Remember these Fergus :) If you like a different slant on stringed or bowed instruments,this
guy might just tempt you out of your comfort zone.... Two personas= same guy = Wonderful music...
Re: Electronica - what are you listening to?
Another beauty for you Fergus :-)
Read/Listen : http://www.experimedia.net/index.php?ma ... ts_id=1291
Read/Listen : http://www.experimedia.net/index.php?ma ... ts_id=1291
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Thanks for that Dermot....keep them coming....I will continue to try to keep up!!!
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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This is a stunning soundtrack depicting the deep from a 1988 TV series... One of my special favourites which gets me
every time I play it...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... &x=17&y=17
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Howard-J-Davidson ... 0511199361
every time I play it...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... &x=17&y=17
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Howard-J-Davidson ... 0511199361