The musicianship is phenomenal, always in keeping with the overall mood yet free to roam the halls of creativity without barriers or expectations.
Ambient
The magic is in the possibility, the freedom of the sound. Donald Wiles brings his musicality & enhances the soundscape in a beautifully natural manner.
This is a field where experimenting & pushing boundaries is key. The artists I respect learned to adapt to being better in new ways. The risks make it fun.
A sensational & softly evolving soundscape that makes you feel as if you’re being held safely in the arms of the world as it lulls you to calmness.
Endless moments of movement & change underline countless ideas. The soundscapes create a profound experience, featuring fullness & emptiness intermittently.
Music can be more universal than words to express emotion. Regardless of your mother tongue, you’ll understand & build a personal interpretation.
There’s a sense of now that leaves you calm & unconcerned by the surrounding world & all of its turmoil. The ambiance is intensely euphoric.
There’s something inspiring about the instrumental story. The details explore the scenes & the set, the backdrop keeps the ambiance at a blissful level.
The intimacy & openness is stunning. The way in which the song has been written really highlights a unique & beautiful perspective.
The half way mark is really where things start to change, and this is incredibly clever structuring considering the topic of the song.
At times it feels like the beginning – a new day, a fresh start. At other times it feels unbearably like the end. An achingly beautiful album.
My earlier albums each had a story or theme. A river, a planet, a person, someone who inspired me. Four was total improvisation, a stream of consciousness.