Syn - The Glass Bridge (c) 2006 SynGate Records
Artist....: Syn
Album.....: The Glass Bridge
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 03
Genre.....: Ambient
Label.....: SynGate Records
Catalogue#: CD-R 2094
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/839417
Tracklist:
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01 The Glass Bridge - Parts I-III 24:00
02 Shadowfall 30:32
03 Heart Of Orion - Parts I-IV 19:59
Total:77,0 MB / 74:31 min
Release Notes:
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We start Syn's latest journey through all things analogue and seventies
sounding with the three part title track. Soaring cosmic whooshes and
little melodic motifs echo from the speakers as from a far distant
pulsar. Using the word 'Pulsar' was probably drawn from the
subconscious level as I now realise that there are actually many
elements of the sound palette here which are distinctly like early
Vangelis. A chugging sequence picks up the pace, delicate mellotron
melody providing soft contrast, supported by flutey synth. A rhythm
moves into place alongside the pulsations. The feel is now more Jarre
meets Tangerine Dream. The relative strengths of the flute sounds and
tron keep swapping. We subside in windy whooshes. Subdued bell tones
ring out, being answered by bright synth. A high hat line slowly rises
in the mix being accompanied by a foot tapping rhythm. It's all rather
JMJ 'Magnetic Fields' in the syncopations department but again the
melodies are more Vangelis. A deep reverberating drone gets
'Shadowfall' underway. A bright note rings out. More drip through the
ether. Crystalline pads are added, the 'dripping' notes forming a
subtle melody. Mellotron choir effects add to the ethereal atmosphere.
Turn those lights off and just drift. This is simply one of the best
spaced out trips I have ever heard.
We finish with 'Heart of Orion Parts 1 to 4'. Bright tones ring over
rumbling backing. Lonesome wailing synth calls out. Sharp almost whip
like crashes of sound punctuate the soothing atmos. Rhythmic flourishes
start up as if heard from some distance. In the eighth minute things
descend momentarily to a solitary 'ping' around which string and choral
pads do their gentle thing. A delicate bell can be heard
juxtapositioned by crashing gongs, as the mood turns decidedly
melancholy. (DL)
SMD
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