Ruby Glass
General
| Feb 2020
Reviews
DJ Away
Reviewed 2020-02-12
Reviewed 2020-02-12
Ambient-drone with psychedelic and neoclassical elements. Piano, warm synths, pastoral guitar, drone textures from various sources. Very gentle, understated, lo-fi, wistful but eschewing simple cinematic melancholy for something more subtle and mysterious. Debut album under this pseudonym by Leah Toth, by day a professor in modern literature. RIYL Saariselka (Marielle Jakobsons and Chuck Johnson), Talk West, Eluvium, Jax Deluca. Favorites: 1, 3, 5. No FCCs detected.
1. *(6:31)—Very slow, distant, measured piano. Thin, gentle drone. Lap steel?
2. (3:46)—Multiple layers of chimes, more piano.
3. *(4:37)—A little darker, lap steel or related textures shadowing minor key piano.
4. (2:43)—High, tinny piano loop reminiscent of The Caretaker. Builds at the end.
5. *(17:48)—Water sounds. Soft, low guitar cycling between two chords. Synth drone, layers of soft, wordless vocals. Scrambled echoes of radio transmissions.
1. *(6:31)—Very slow, distant, measured piano. Thin, gentle drone. Lap steel?
2. (3:46)—Multiple layers of chimes, more piano.
3. *(4:37)—A little darker, lap steel or related textures shadowing minor key piano.
4. (2:43)—High, tinny piano loop reminiscent of The Caretaker. Builds at the end.
5. *(17:48)—Water sounds. Soft, low guitar cycling between two chords. Synth drone, layers of soft, wordless vocals. Scrambled echoes of radio transmissions.
Recent airplay
No Chimbo
Stranded at Settembrini's (rebroadcast from Sep 2, 2021) — Sep 23, 2021
No Chimbo
Stranded at Settembrini's — Sep 02, 2021
Hugh Kenner
Stranded at Settembrini's — Apr 23, 2020
No Chimbo
Brownian Motion — Feb 19, 2020
Murphie 1
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Feb 15, 2020
Charting
2020-02-12 — 2020-06-17
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 23 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | No Chimbo | ||
| 2. | Ruby Glass | ||
| 3. | Hugh Kenner | ||
| 4. | Becker | ||
| 5. | Murphie 1 |