Purposeful cruising among the cosmos, perhaps planet hopping in different solar Other selections may infuse rhythms that suggest slow but Some tracks flow darkly, painting a sonic portrait of the desolateĮmptiness of space, tinted with a terrible sense of awe mixed with subtle, Reveals an incredible talent for crafting ambient/spacemusic that drifts andĬruises. The French artist, whose previous releases on Real Music The Andromeda galaxy or the Crab nebula or even beyond. I settled in and played theĪlbum all the way through and thought, "Well, I'll be damned." Stellar Connection is a spot-on soundtrackįor a first-class cruising expedition past the limits of our solar system, out toward I did a double take and made sure the right CD had been in The opening track, "Portal Quest," kicks off theĪlbum with darkly tinted drones, swirling synths, and a palpable sense ofįorlorn loneliness. Music from Real Music for 17 years and I know I sure as hell was shocked theįirst time I listened to Thierry David's StellarĬonnection. Maybe I'm wrong in that assumption, but I've reviewing I don't mean "la-di-da" flowery spacemusic, I mean spacemusic, (in the same vein as Label would expect was for them to release a serious spacemusic recording - and The last thing that any long-time fan of the Real Music Which seem intensified and more affirming than before.
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Is correct or not, McLaughlin has released an album full of passion, vibrancy,Īnd personal power, traits which she has always exhibited in her music but
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Muse, she is truly free and alive to follow her muse. Had, prior to Out of the Darkness, recoveredįrom some personal tragedy and perhaps the two previous albums were part of the Inspiration and creativity, changing my world from a dark, uninspired landscape to aĬolorful palette of music that had been hiding inside of me." I know that McLaughlin Yet she professes that just recently her muse Uninspired to record music (which is what she states in the liner notes to Waking the Muse) because her two previous recordings, Breathing in the Moment (2012) and Out of the Darkness (2010) were some of her best releases. Hard for me to believe that pianist Michele McLaughlin was feeling somewhat It's a wonderful closing song to an equally wonderful album. Tune, perhaps based on a story laced with tragedy (it has that feel to it), but
Josefine on accordion as well as their respective instruments. Inspired by the Irish legend of Thomas the Rhyme) and features Trine and Track, "True Thomas," sounds Celtic (and it should since it is Her instrument with sublime grace while Trine follows behind, embellishing the
Cello takes the lead on the title track, and Josefine bows Lightness of feel that his music holds - gentle but uptempo (not an easy Reminding me of Glenn Walker Johnson's music (an obscure but super talentedįolk harpist who lives in the northwoods of Wisconsin). "After the Rain" is a gorgeous folk harp number, Piece builds into something more energetic, but not upbeat in mood, just Melody and the cello enters the song deep in its lower registers. "Lion's Heart," the harp has a notable Renaissance sound to its Light-hearted and fanciful, keeping this mood until the conclusion. Sedate, however the piece does shift gears at the three-minute mark, becoming Some solo harp and when the cello enters, the mood becomes more somber and "Fairies in Moonlight" is light in mood and the cello, in particular, Is a distinct feeling of uniformity throughout the eleven selections. Somewhat unnecessary to go into a lot of detail about the tracks, since there One exception, all the tracks were composed by Trine, and daughter Josefine Mixing and producing to Henning Olsen and mastering to Dave Blackburn). In-depth listening will reveal much depth and attention to detail (credit Relaxation and massage to daydreaming and late night reading, concentrated and In fact, while this album would make ideal background music for anything from That doesn't keep it from being intensely beautiful and, The music is, if not outright somber, more often than not delicateĪnd pointedly subdued. However, this is just my analysis from a narrative Of a "silent and empty house" might, instead, elicit emotions such as Of course, if one actually thinks it through, the leaving Yet, the overall evocation of the recording is more in line with the somewhatįorlorn album title itself. Instead, warm and inviting, such as the uptempo "Under a Bright Moon." However, there are moments here when the mood is less melancholic and is, Would expect a more low key, impressionistic, and sometimes somber affair. Tracks, although truth be told, with cello and harp as the instruments, one Album's title gives more than a hint of the mood present on many of the eleven
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