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Thompson, Robert Scott
The Silent Shore



Label: Mirage
Country: Canada

A Ph.D. professor of music and acoustic researcher at Georgia State School of Music, Robert Scott Thompson has released a handful of albums reflecting a variety of styles on his own Aucourant Records. The Silent Shore is his first widely distributed album, released on the Canadian Oasis label's Mirage imprint.

" "This album sonically explores the darker, nether regions as well as the lighter, more stratospheric realms of the ambient genre. Ambient music fans will recognize that Robert Scott Thompson is firmly rooted in tradition, by hearing in his music the influences of the genre's pioneers." [from the back cover] Darker regions? You bet, but beautifully dark, never grating or noisy. Lighter? The "lightest" track on this 70-minute CD is "Real and Imaginary", where Thompson weaves layers of gurgling synths around a heavily processed, plucked guitar. Every now and then the pieces are rhythmic, such as the tribal "Erin Outback", but even that piece takes off into a beatless soundscape that reminds me a lot of Roach's "The Magnificent Void". Unlike the "Void", however, the tracks on THE Silent Shore are short (from the 1:13 "Edge of Stillness" to the 8:25 opener "DreamSong"), and can be taken in smaller doses. Even after several repeated listenings, I've yet to tire of this stunning album -- and I've yet to try the 2 alternative playback orders that Thompson suggests programming into your CD player."-Cliff Tuel, space-music mailing list




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Product Information:

Label: Mirage
Catalog ID: MIR 301
Squidco Product Code: 6671

Format: CD
Condition: Closeout
Released: 1996
Country: Canada
Packaging: Jewel Tray


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Track Listing:

1. DreamSong 08:31

2. Floe 06:25

3. Spirare 04:11

4. Still Life 02:11

5. Real And Imaginary 03:13

6. Erin Outback 04:45

7. Shimmer Upon The Mirror Pond 06:04

8. Chanter 05:28

9. Edge Of Stillness 01:21

10. The Fragrance Of Soul 06:52

11. Causeway 04:29

12. LightWaves 04:15

13. NightVision 05:31

14. Glossalalia 03:46

15. Painting Evening Across The Sky 02:34









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