#fluid audio

Tament is a personal translation, an audio diary of sounds created and heard.  Glinca calls it “the audio of the everyday.”  The timbre is warm and welcoming: the tenderness of thumb piano, music box and chime set against the click-clack of rail lines and the blur of unfocused conversation.  One walks through this life as if it is a dream, or as the cover photo suggests, the memory of a life.  On…

Seabuckthorn: Wetlands ( Inlandscape 2023)

Wetlands, one of the standout pieces from Seabuckthorn’s album Inlandscape, is a sonic journey that immerses the listener in a world of organic textures and restrained emotions. From the very first notes, the resonant guitar and atmospheric layers establish an introspective mood that captures the essence of vast, melancholic natural landscapes. Seabuckthorn's approach focuses on crafting a meditative environment that evokes both calmness and unease, allowing the listener to partake in an auditory experience that transcends the purely musical.

The piece stands out for its technical mastery and creative use of the guitar, where arpeggios and percussive sounds intertwine with ambient effects that enrich the sonic panorama. Each chord seems imbued with intention, generating a sense of depth that reflects the vastness of the wetlands inspiring the composition. The use of space and silence in the piece is as meaningful as the notes themselves, providing a sense of balance and contemplation.

The album begins as quietly as winter snow.  Soft piano notes fall from the sky, immersed in cloud-like ambience.  Then the cello notes start to play, yielding a reflective and slightly mournful tone.   By the end of “A Diary Entry from Years Ago,” the timbre has shifted from ambience to modern composition, graced with an electronic dusting that later remixers will bring to the fore.  The talents…

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