Artist : Bvdub
Title : To Live
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 05/07/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : Smallfish
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 20:50 min
Size : 28,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.To Live 20:50
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20:50 min
From Smallfish:
Bvdub. A familiar name around these parts I'm sure you'll agree? With releases on Styrax, Millions Of
Moments, Shoreless and his own Quietus imprint, to name a few, Brock Van Wey has carved a unique
and well deserved place in many peoples hearts, my own included. And it's with that in mind that I'm proud
to be able to bring you this frankly incredible piece of work from someone who I consider to be a dear
friend. When we first talked about this project I don't think either of us had any real idea of where it was
going to end up. The only thing I knew was that it would be exceptional and that, as it turns out, was a huge
underestimation. The first time I heard To Live I simply fell in love with it - I was listening to it on the tube on
the way into work and I'm not ashamed to admit that it brought more than one tear to my eye. To know that
this was specifically written for me and Smallfish was an honour, but the end result was so incredible that I
was pretty much overcome with emotion. It wasn't to be the lasttime either. Since then I've listened to it on
a regular basis and every single time I hear it it completely blows me away. It's a work of 3 distinct
movements - movements is a good word as it's more than a little classically inclined - which work in
different ways. Everything you could hope for and want from bvdub is here; emotion, depth, beauty,
atmosphere and an intense sense of melancholy, but it's multiplied 10-fold by a seriously amazing
arrangement that allows everything to build and fade, ebb and flow, envelop you and enchant you. It's like
he has a direct route into my brain and has picked out all the things I really love about his music then
turned them into my ideal track - the complete break into silence, then a quiet piano melody, the slow, sure
build up of layers of sound and texture, the sheer sadness of the chords. All of those things are present
and together they make for 20 minutes of pure emotional lusciousness. This is, in my opinion, Brock's
finest hour to date and something that by itsvery nature has an utterly timeless appeal. All I would urge you
to do is listen to it on headphones and enjoy the whole piece in one sitting as I believe that's how it was
made to be experienced. I'm biased, I know, but this really is a deeply special release and I have to say I'm
100% thrilled to be releasing it. Truly stunning.
Limited edition of 100 copies. Black CDr.
http://www.smallfish.co.uk/
http://www.bvdub.org/