Soundscapes Of Restoration
Ravello, 2023
8/10
Listen to Soundscapes Of Restoration
A collection of experimental, electroacoustic and electronic ideas, Soundscapes Of Restoration explores the sounds of nature with some esteemed composers and players in attendance for the 13 inviting pieces.
“Virginia Barrier Island Soundscape: Listening to Climate Change and Resilience Part 1” opens the listen with the sounds of water, where the soothing field recording sets the tone for “The Dreams Of Seagrasses”, by Matthew Burtner, where the EcoSono Ensemble’s calming delivery benefits from Kelly Sulick’s dreamy flute and Brian Lindgren’s precise viola.
Halfway through, Francisca Rocha Gonçalves’ “The Noise Parade/Die Lärmparade” unfolds with an oddly meditative quality where the field recordings and electronics mesh with a mesmerizing spirit, while “The Metered Tide, Refrain 1” showcases Glen Whitehead’s radiant trumpet and Kevin William Davis’ gripping cello for the artistic, synthetic versus organic album highlight.
Nearing the end, “Oyster Communion” highlights Mari Hahn’s ethereal voice and the actual sounds of oyster shells used as an instrument for the absorbing delivery, and “Virginia Ghost Forest Soundscape: Listening to Climate Change and Resilience Part 2” ends much like how it started, with nature’s beauty front and center.
The listen surrounds ecological, future-oriented cultural and cognitive restoration, each composition here is unpredictable, alluring and resonates with earthly, meticulous songwriting.
Travels well with: Avner Finberg- The Four Seasons Of Isolation; Wesley Ferreira- Into The Green