From: Giggsalot | #008
i like how you used three paragraphs to make essentially one point. you're learning from the best!
endless drivel is the best
on a related note:
19.Deaf Center – Owl Splinters
Genre: Ambient
Key songs:
"The Day I Would Never Have"
"New Beginning (Tidal Darkness)"
I'm positive that only Giggs has heard this record. Which is a shame, because I'm pretty sure we have some ambient fans here too. Pale Ravine slowly became one of my favorite records in the genre and Owl Splinters isn't far from that record in terms of quality. In comparison to Pale Ravine, Owl Splinters is different. Pale Ravine was more approachable in whatever mood you were in, this really only draws you in when you're feeling either melancholic or depressed. Maybe both. That's not a bad thing either, a lot of my favorite records are very mood dependant.
It's incredibly dark and has a lot of moments where the bass sounds tremble along, almost overwhelming everything else in a song. It's got lots of reverby climaxes too. It's a very direct record in that aspect, but in other areas it's also really subtle. Like the intricate piano melodies that layer over each other, or the way some songs start of with nothing but real ambience, no melody going on whatsoever. It also has a lot of cello, which is never a bad thing. The cello is an amazing instrument.
So yeah, if you like dark, moody ambient this won't disappoint you. If you aren't into that kind of music, try it anyway.
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