The backbone of Atmosphères is the ten-part Traces suite, with a handful of compositions by Hamasyan's national legend Komitas threaded through it. With no drummer, and the suite only occasionally catching fire (such as Parts 2 and 7), the main mode of expression is free-floating, wispy ambience. I remember buying Atmosphères on its release, and taking a while to really warm to it - but it's well worth sticking with, everything here equally rewards background listening or close attention.
Disc 1 link
Disc 2 link
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Looking forward to this - unfortunately, the link for the first disc doesn't work out. Nevertheless, some fine music on this blog in the last few days. Well done, sir!
ReplyDeleteOops! Fixed now, thanks for flagging up.
DeleteA gem - delighted to see you throw light on it! "Warm up" is abou right, i'd say. Jan Bang says he is a "descendant" of Jon Hassell's 4th World, and you might think of Atmospheres as something like Maarifa Street where it runs a bit north of the Arctic Circle.
DeleteFine music! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a supergroup although I personal am not acquainted with the pianist the other musicians already have a fine catalog of genre pushing music. Thank you!
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