Thursday 31 May 2012

Gardens From Light - The Axis Of The Skies


"The Axis Of The Skies" is a huge 77-minute piece, loosely inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft story Polaris. It is designed to evoke a feeling of drifting in and out of a dream world, whilst simultaneously floating through space towards a dying star. It is designed to evoke a feeling of drifting in and out of a dream world, whilst Simultaneously floating through space towards a dying star. It is divided into 5 pieces but is best enjoyed as a single long-form piece. It is divided into 5 pieces but is best enjoyed as a single long-form piece. If you take a listen, you'll drift into a massive world of sound. If you take a listen, you'll drift into a massive world of sound. Sparkling melodies; dark, droning environments and GFL's trademark use of field recordings are all there, changing around and guiding you through this journey. Sparkling melodies, dark, droning environments and GFL's trademark use of field recordings are all there, changing around and guiding you through this journey. The climax of the piece is the fourth section, "Gravity Assist", with its slowly-evolving, harshly distorted parts changing to a very subtle and quiet passage leading into the final part of the work. The climax of the piece is the fourth section, "Gravity Assist," with its slowly-evolving, harshly distorted parts changing to a very subtle and quiet passage leading into the final part of the work.

Monstrous!

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