Andrew Heath // Soundings CD

20年以上のキャリアを持ちながらも、これまであまり注目されてこなかったイギリスのアンビエント作家Andrew Heathが2017年に古巣Disco GeckoからリリースしたCD。アコースティックギターやピアノ、フィールドレコーディングといった素朴なツールで壮大なサウンドスケープを描いています。

Harold Budd / Brian Enoの共作「Pearl」等のオールドスクールアンビエントがお好きな方に是非おすすめしたい作品。

風の強い小高い丘から見下ろす景色のような音楽です。9曲入り。デジパック、シュリンク仕様です。

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NOTE: Tracks 8 & 9 on Bandcamp are digital only and not included on the CD. 

Text by Disco Gecko Recordings:

"Soundings continues Andrew Heath's exploration and manipulation of found sounds and field recordings to create textures and pointillist staccato notes of sound which are then set against quiet piano phrases and shimmering electronic treatments.

The album explores his growing fascination with the quiet sounds of people within interior spaces – footsteps, talking, even whispering - the sound of voices that are often rendered so faint and that are buried so deep that they become unintelligible, simply leaving a trace of speech.

Another new element in his recent work is the addition of other musicians. His on-going collaboration with the Dutch ambient musician, Anne Chris Bakker is represented here on ‘Winter on Noorderhaven’ and ‘Happenstance’, to which Chris adds beautiful guitar and other ephemeral sounds. Stéphane Marlot plays an elegant cello addition on ‘Days In-between’ and Bill Howgego a stunning clarinet on ‘A Break in the Clouds’."

Artist : Andrew Heath

Label : Disco Gecko Recordings