First Light
Ravello, 2020
8/10
A composer and producer who is probably most known for scoring film, on First Light Jackson Greenberg brings us two very ingenious pieces from his artistic and innovative mind.
The title track starts the listen with the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Arturo Rodriguez coming along for the journey on the 16 minutes of chilling, atmospheric texturing that remains light and airy for the entire electronic, mesmerizing duration.
“The Panther” exits the listen and is set to a Rainer Rilke poem, where darker flourishes of precise instrumentation surround the deep German speaking, giving it a cryptic, mysterious angle that leaves an immediate impression.
An ethereal affair that’s often blurry, somewhat trance like and beaming with creativity, Greenberg made the opening tune by extending shorter compositions with a computer program that increased their length significantly, and it’s pretty safe to say that no one could replicate the effort.
Travels well with: Taktus- Mirrored Glass; Patterns- Chamber Works