| Gvsu New Music Ensemble / Return |
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| Album: | Return | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Gvsu New Music Ensemble | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Innova Recordings | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-10-03 | Pull Date: | 2017-12-05 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 25, 2017: | Reckless Burning In The Manner Of Her Operations | 3. | Oct 12, 2017: | All Passion No Technique Under His Own Colorless Weight | |
| 2. | Oct 19, 2017: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants Dearest Rewinder These | 4. | Oct 04, 2017: | Brownian Motion Glacier |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2017-09-30 | ||
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Reviewed: 2017-09-30 Genre: X (General) FCCs: none Review: Never fear! The future of ambient electronic experimental music is here! A constantly shifting electronic landscape to play in. Set the controls for the heart of the sun! If You Like: Xenakis ,Pink Floyd, Quiet Sun, Steve Reich, Eno Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ daily limits lie (2:30) - electronic symphonic start> slow tempo builds to midtempo space jam> quick stop 2/ location sharing (5:44) - electronic wind sound starts> slow tempo with pulses> melody sift @ 2:25 - modular sweeping sounds> quick fade 3/ with a hint of blue (3:10) - pulsing quiet start (like signals from space)> slow tempo space jam> slow fade *4/ glass surface (6:06) - slow quiet start> gradually more instruments come into play> fade to slow hum> violins solo, build in intensity & volume> slow tempo jam, drifting into an expanding universe & fade *5/ glacier (8:32) - ominous sounds like dark clouds drifting in> builds in volume & intensity> slow fade 6/ background refresh (5:04) - percussive effects morph into heavy handed space jam with ominous animal sounds> morphs into uptempo space jam & fades 7/ dearest rewinder these (7:39) heavy percussive marimba-like midtempo start builds to uptempo percussive ambient jam & then into outer space> mellows into electronic nirvana with heavy cellos augmented by heavy metal xylophone percussive effects & stops 8/ elegant (2:16) - high-pitched sonic start morphs into low chord modulating blasts & fades *9/ quiet electronic keyboard-like space jam with reverse flute notes> builds in volume with synth overlay> drone to long fade 10/ there are no gradients (6:39) - off-kilter slow tempo space jam like creatures in a forest> quick stop 11/ ash (0:58) - short uptempo synth solo> quick stop *12/ in the manner of her operations (5:46) - slow tempo ominous sounding synth & wind effects morphs into midtempo percussive space jam> shifts to pulsing heavy marimba & stops 13/ airport for light (1:29) - upper register space drone starts & fades *14/ in a clear wall (7:32) - slow tempo multi- textured space jam morphs into pusing loud slow jam & fades *15/ return (6:36)- shimmering slow tempo electronic start morphs into slow mellotron-like strings> swells in volume & intensity> quick fade | ||
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