Tan, Chrysanthe / Stories
Album: Stories   Collection:Classical
Artist:Tan, Chrysanthe   Added:Sep 2016
Label:Chtonic Streams  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-09-05 Pull Date: 2016-11-07 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 11
Airplays: 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 10, 2024: Music Casserole
Ithaca (3:08)
4. Oct 01, 2016: Narnia
Magic Lady (2:40), Spinning Wheel (2:08), Wood Elves (1:46)
2. Oct 28, 2023: Music Casserole
Process Of Forgetting (1:49)
5. Sep 19, 2016: Everything A to Z week 59
Magic Lady (2:40)
3. Dec 18, 2021: Music Casserole
Process Of Forgetting (1:49)
6. Sep 10, 2016: test patterns
Playground Day (2:11)

Album Review
Gary Lemco
Reviewed 2016-09-05
This album wants to appeal to classical/experimental fans: the artist thinks of herself as a contemporary/alternative chamber music composer who utilizes piano, strings and light electronics. Some tracks are all acoustic, while others utilize looping/delay techniques. There is a tendency for these “mood” or “atmosphere” pieces to resemble “space music” of the 1990s and Minimalism (simple harmonies, rhythms and patterns, protracted repetition of figures, and often a pulsing, hypnotic effect). Besides the “romantic” allure or aura, the composer introduces pentatonic (five-note) scales and “exotic” harmonies into the “ostinato” (continued repeated musical phrase or rhythm) mix. The composer notes: “Music for piano, strings, and electronics written while facing white walls on the Westside.”

Track Listing
1. Wood Elves (1:46)   8. Lake Huron (2:02)
2. Spinning Wheel (2:08)   9. Paper Flowers (1:20)
3. Magic Lady (2:40)   10. Unfolding (2:13)
4. Shincha (1:40)   11. Ithaca (3:08)
5. Process Of Forgetting (1:49)   12. Concrete (2:52)
6. A New Start (2:35)   13. Impressions (2:22)
7. While Lilies (1:18)   14. Rooftops (2:47)
  15. Playground Day (2:11)