Archive for February, 2010
So what have you been up to all these years? Long story… in short: moved to montana, moved to california, toured europe twice and the U.S. twice, helped found the production crew/burning man camp/family Nexus, threw a party at NASA, fell in love, fell down, moved into a blue castle in the redwoods, developed superpowers, [...]
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Richard Skelton’s songs don’t tell a story. They describe a place, a landscape. No… that’s not quite right. They’re more like a part of the landscape. On Landings, his remarkable new album, the rugged and earthy texture of the strings, gentle guitars and densely layered assorted acoustic instruments, all played by Richard himself, meld with [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
How did you develop your deep attachment to nature? Is it also a way of connecting to your past, your childhood? Like many people, I started out with a deep attachment to nature. As a child, I wanted to be an ornithologist or a cartographer. But for some reason studying biological science at school left [...]
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After a string of releases and collaborations on various labels over the last few years, London based trio Rameses III released I Could Not Love You More on the always intriguing Type imprint in the fall of last year. It is a soothing and pastoral album full of lush drones and ambient soundscapes. Combining acoustic [...]
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Tags: ambient, shoegaze
[editors note: answers provided by Daniel Freeman of Rameses III, and spot checked by the rest of the band] On your website you noted that “I Could Not Love You More” was very hard work, but that you considered it your best album yet, to which I would definitely agree. Can you tell us a [...]
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We are now in February, but I’ve got more Reflections coming! I think that looking back at last year, or the evolution of music in general, can be done at any time. Hence, the Reflections section has officially been promoted to an all-time feature. These can come at any time, or any subject. Let the [...]
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