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Fountainhead ( Robert Scott
Thompson)
RST has done a lot of work with this particular release, and it shows in the quality of the recording. His independent magic of layering samplers and synths is not only pleasing to the ear, but to the mind itself. Tracks like "A Sea of Stars" and "Drift" stand high above the clouds as sounds crescendo in among the mountain tops where our imaginations only begin to suspect what really lies out there. There's no rigid structure to the tracks. Instead they are very organic. You feel they've been given time to grow, to develop. On most tracks there is no real melody. Instead, short musical motifs which intertwine, mingle and compliment each other. The truly ambient tracks hypnotise with sampled sounds that remind you of more ethereal sights and sounds; wind through telegraph lines, half heard converations, the shimmer of a heat haze. "Mythos" is a perfect closer, completing a great journey for outer or inner space. 'Cloud cover' is fresh, atmospheric electronic music created to stimulate and not comatize the listener Another fine release for Aucourant. Review by Ben Kettlewell information: |
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This
is Robert Scott Thompsons tenth, and probally one of his
most atmospheric cd releases to date. Aptly titled, 'Cloud
Cover' is a collection of nine atmospheric drifting
compositions. This is cool, cutting edge intelligent
music with elements of both ambient and experimental genres.
The disc opens with a very ambient piece, "Mist," which is
somber, yet soothing, and sets a nice opening tone. Thompson
creates a sonic landscape somewhere between the floating
textures of vintage spacemusic and the focused atmospherics
of modern ambient music. This is very enjoyable indeed.
