Artist : Goldmund
Title : Famous Places
Genre : Classical
Year : 2010
Date : 08/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 15
Label : Western Vinyl
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 44:35 min
Size : 58,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Alberta 02:32
02.Bergen 01:56
03.Bowen 01:31
04.Brown Creek 04:27
05.Conestoga 02:38
06.Dane Street 03:10
07.Edale 03:41
08.Fort McClary 03:34
09.Grass Rides 02:39
10.Havelock 03:15
11.Hope Avenue 02:54
12.Jones Beach Dunes 04:20
13.Pine View 01:36
14.Safe Harbor 03:01
15.Saranac 03:21
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44:35 min
Famous Places marks the third full-
length release by composer Goldmund (aka
Keith Kenniff/Helios) and the second
release for Texas-based record label
Western Vinyl. A graduate of Berklee
College of Music with a degree in
percussion, Kenniff focuses his Goldmund
project instead on solo piano, mixing
the delicate composition of composers
such as Erik Satie and Harold Budd with
a quiet and elegant simplicity.
While Famous Places continues similar
themes heard in his previous releases,
this collection of songs calls to mind
certain nostalgia for the composer. The
track titles are reflective of landmarks
in KenniffÆs life that he uses as a
theme to base his compositions on,
punctuating memories of childhood, love,
and loss with his signature sound of
modestly beautiful piano vignettes.
Although the album consists mostly of
solo piano, from time to time the
listener can hear understated ambient
drones, distant keyboard melodies and
other instruments far off in the
background highlighting his hazily
recollected portraits of years gone by.
KenniffÆs almost reluctance to defy a
dynamic marking of pianissimo and his
close-micÆd upright piano makes the
exploration a quietly reflective journey
that invites the listener to sit beside
the composer and pay attention to the
space between the notes just as much as
when he gently taps the piano hammer to
the strings.
Along with Goldmund, Keith Kenniff also
fronts his other popular electronic-
music moniker Helios, and his music can
be heard in many feature films,
documentaries and television for
directors such as Harmony Korine and
clients such as BBC, Honda, O2, Canon,
Audi, MTV and Paramount Pictures.
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