It's hard to imagine that anyone acquiring a copy of .74 (51'18")
by Maitreya (a.k.a. Simon Lomax), would use this disc of Ambient
Music as a musical background to their everyday life. Forget
about playing this album in hopes of enhancing a superficial
activity. The 8 tracks on this album are anything but "sonic
wallpaper" as they draw the listener's attention rather than
supporting it's wandering. Exemplifying the concept of Ambient
Music, the pieces on .74 have no beginning, middle or end, no
distinguishable sections or movements, even the timbres
themselves bare no resemblance to anything identifiable, yet
contain the same motion and depth of a more structured music.
This album is dark and ambiguous with complex nuance.
"Escent" (6'05"), the opening track, sets the album's bleak tone.
A tranquil violin solo reverberates through the piece, the
melancholic melodies providing a soothing narrative at the
outset of this deep album. Further on, the electronic atmosphere
creeps in and the mood turns toward the ceremonial.
Throughout this work of absorbing minimalism, synthetic
harmonies sooth... electronic bleeps build... shadowy effects
sweep... tension builds only resolve into calm. One of the most
interesting aspects of music as an artform is that it changes,
and can be experienced, over time. Maitreya combines an
unusual perception with creative thought within an art, a mode,
which is inexhaustible.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music from .74 by
Maitreya

For more on .74, access: http://www.councilofnine.co.uk

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Chuck van Zyl
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