Thursday, August 18, 2011

Stillness reviewed by Oliver Arditi

10:29 PM | Posted by Tom DePlonty | | Edit Post

...creating soundworlds that are awash with a sense of light and clarity...I don’t think that even conventionally inclined listeners will need to work too hard to hear the beauty in this intelligent and involving album.

From Oliver Arditi's lovely, thoughtful review of Stillness in the Mirror.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Arrow

11:27 AM | Posted by Tom DePlonty | | Edit Post

"Arrow" (August, 2011).



"Arrow" is composed with unmodified samples, with minimal processing (just a little reverb in the final mix). The samples are from the OLPC Sound Samples v.2, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

They are:

River sound, aluminum strikes, metal bowl strikes, bell spin, stopwatch, anklung: from the Berklee College of Music Sampling Archive, recorded, compiled, and edited by Richard Boulanger, Michael Brigida, Diane Douglas, Colman O'Reilly, and others.

Plastic jug strikes and swung hose: Richard Boulanger.

"Bended bells": Adam Keshen.

Kempura: Akito Van Troyer.

California night sounds: Andrew Sorkin.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Stillness reviewed on Chain D.L.K.

2:34 PM | Posted by Tom DePlonty | | Edit Post

This second release by Paragate' on the trustworthy Auraltone Music's imprint sounds like a sort of documentary collection of a series of mystical experiences...

Four stars and poetry in Chain D.L.K.'s review of Stillness in the Mirror.

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