Artist : Christopher Hipgrave
Title : Day
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 06/20/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 07
Label : Home Normal
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 43:50 min
Size : 54,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Early Morning 06:08
02.Slow Sun 04:20
03.Motionless 07:36
04.Grass 05:50
05.Drift 06:24
06.Dusk 09:38
07.Traveling Home 03:54
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43:50 min
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. once spoke of nature as needing to be held close to humanity, to be a friend, instead of
an enemy. æDayÆ, by Christopher Hipgrave, who is a composer, sound designer, and software programmer
from England, presents the harmony of the humanity and closeness to nature, while still allowing the time
of the day to pass hardly without notice, but with change and closeness.
Spanning 7 tracks, and 44 minutes, the simply descriptive titles of æDayÆ transcend a controlled majesty
over the evolving everyday. The times of the day are present, relative to structures of the surrounding
world. All found in place: FlowersÆ petals opening through an extended time-lapse, the trickle of water drops
from rubber plants to the ground, the bending of grass blades shifting like razors, with only the temporal
echo of the evening warming the last remaining seconds are present.
Near the end of the record, the music withdraws into a secluded world that could easily be the crackling of
raindrops on a windowsill, heard through the window of a house, in any city, on any rainy day. The world is
muted, strong, and pensive. The last minutes breathe with a somber intensity, pumping but gushing
through missive pathways, always on target, and withering all the while.
Simply relating sounds to nature is a little compliment, but isnÆt everything, when it is first beginning? If
everyday could be as descriptive, and have as many tender moments as this cherished debut contains,
each day would be memorable, waiting for the next.
Will Long (Celer)
http://www.homenormal.com/