Artist: Subaqueous
Title: Tides of
Twilight
Label: Merkaba
Music
Released: 11th
November
This is the fourth album
release from Seattle producer Issac Cotec a.k.a. Subaqueous, along
with various e.p.'s and re-mixes and live performances with the likes
of Bluetech and more recently Living Light.
This release is part of a
wider multi-media experience through Epoch Legends working in tandem
with associated images by Ryan Johnson and Dave Peixoto and a story
penned by Elise Barrett.
The album opens up with
'Insistent Shades' featuring Kalpatura Tree it switches between
psy-dub and world music creating a wonderful dream-like ambience.
'Depth of Field' leans more towards IDM but retains the soothing
ambience and eastern instruments that provide the illusion of a band.
The title track which features George Sadak and Guda delves into the world of the Indian
Raga's with tablas and bamboo flutes layered over an ethereal
background. It sounds pleasant enough, although initially I was puzzled as to why this was selected as the title track. Well at least until the sax kicked in
and transformed the piece into a laid back jazz fusion.
The album continues in a
similar fashion and although it retains the eastern elements of
previous releases there's a more gentle approach with touches of a
wider musical influence entering the fold. 'Glimmers' featuring
Michael Maricle for example has no catchy hook and the dirty low
frequency bass is an infrequent background to the light airy chimes
and classical piano. In contrast 'Stillness Dawns' featuring Desi has
an almost shoegaze quality to it, a feeling enhanced admittedly by
the vocal.
The album also contains a
couple of bonus tracks. The first 'Ethereal Being' featuring Kelly
Castel Scott and Soham which vocally reminds me somewhat of an old
Smith & Mighty track but doesn't quite hit the spot. While Moon
Frog re-works 'Glimmers', it's a soothing alternative with a classical
feel, which provides suitable armchair music for a Sunday afternoon.
Reviewed by Woodzee
Links …
No comments:
Post a Comment