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THINGS THAT OCCUR IN NATURE: Snow Flower (CD on TTOIN)
This release from 2010 offers 32 minutes of gentle electronic music.
Keyboards conspire with rhythms and strings to generate lovely tunes of soothing temperament.
Keyboards play a vital role in this music, establishing twinkling leads backed by dreamy textural layers. Agile fingers guide the keys in engaging melodies that sparkle with a lively sense combined with a distinctly congenial attitude. A marked versatility is often applied to the overall timbre of the notes produced by the keys, ranging from haunting to spry, resulting in a nicely rounded out sound.
Guitars contribute a selection of gentle riffs as auxiliary threads in conjunction with the keyboards. Sometimes the instrument is electric with a searing voice; at other occasions the guitar is acoustic and delivers a holistic edge to the flow; and there are instances in which electric strumming achieves a soothing disposition.
Percussion supplies slick rhythms that provide suitable locomotion: not too obtrusive, not too minimal.
These compositions are short, thus affording the melodies a focus not diluted by digressing variations. While the title track begins with a subtle darkness that eventually blossoms into optimistic daylight, the album's general mood is one of contemplation with a touch of sprightly animation.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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