in her most remote and unexplored regions. But these textures are so precariously balanced with nature, that it often feels as if these two men have set up their instruments and equipment to capture and play along with the ever changing faces of nature. Yes the layering is rich and thick with texture. The Pearl is beyond electronic or classical music, and because it is so ethereal, can certainly not be classified with the genre of soundscapes. but if you lay still, and let your mind float down stream, all of the splendor will wash over you again, like a warm summer rain, in a matter of seconds. ![]() These are fragile moments, moments that go almost unconsidered until you realize that they’ve passed. I feel enticingly wrapped in giant green leafed plants that give off a palatable heat, where sunlight shifts and splinters into a thousand different variations and hues, where the shades of green are so varied that it’s impossible to take any of them for granted, where the ground is so moist and full of life that you can actually squeeze the moisture out between your fingers, and where, if you listen quietly, for even the shortest amount of time, there is a rhythm and harmony that both floats in and vibrates all around you. ![]() ![]() This album by Brian Eno and Harold Budd reminds me more of being back in Vietnam than any piece of music I’ve ever heard.
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