An ambient/jazz tribute to the wild spaces of North America
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Recorded over the span of a decade in various lo-tech studio environments by guitarist/producer Bill Bechtel, the album's twelve "nature soundtracks" are, as Focus Magazine noted, "crafted from labyrinthine loops, dense keyboard passages, and dizzying quicksilver guitar solos that harken to the King Crimson grad school.
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It's a heady mix of Fripperology, Michael Hedge's aggressive acoustic work, and Steve Tibbett's new world metal that alternates between plush acoustic timbres and dynamic prog rock artifice. The work maintains a concise focus on the arrangements, drawing inspiration from classical symphonic and chamber works, instrumental "mood music" of the early 1960's, and late 1950's/early 1960's instrumental jazz and pop hits.
"Multi-instrumentalist Bechtel has crafted an intricate, challenging disc of music as weird as anything from the early 1970's Robert Fripp/Brian Eno collaborations." Gina Vivinetto, St. Petersburg Times
"..laid back ethereal jazz, very relaxing, beautifully played.." - The New Gandy Dancer
A one-of-a-kind release that deftly treads over ambient/jazz/New Age territories without being typecast as native to any of them in particular, this CD is highly recommended for those listeners who enjoy calming, relaxing instrumental music.
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