Description
Release Date: 08/28/20
A haunting, shadowy world filled with longing electronic melodies and alluring glimmering textures.
John Diliberto, Echoes Radio:âA new Michael Stearns album is a rare treat, but teaming up with Norwegian guitarist Erik Wøllo is a move that was unexpected but makes exhilarating sense. Stearns crafts ambient landscapes for Wøllo to stretch out on his skyscraping, icily poetic guitar solos. I never pick a CD of the Month so far in advance, but who is going to release something better'â Echoes Radio September 2020 CD of the Month
Soulful electronic sound-painting and evocative space music combine onConvergence, the debut collaboration between Norwayâs Wøllo and Americaâs electronic /new age pioneer Stearns. Known for passionate soundtrack work on director Ron Frickeâs Chronos, Baraka and Samsara, Stearns collaborates on his first indie-label-released non-film-score since 2001. Together, these guitarists/synthesists weave a haunting and shadowy world filled with longing melodies and alluring glimmering sonic textures. Ranging from slowly-evolving contemplative and reflective tracks like âSomewhere in the distanceâ and âSubterranean Canyonâ to hypnotically pulsing rhythmic movements in âThe Nomadâs Journeyâ or the âThe Herald,â the album is a subtle interplay between these two pioneering artistsâ mystical and emotional sonic styles.
Chuck van Zyl, Starâs End: âProfoundly otherworldly, but always reassuringly human, Convergenceoccasionally gestures at the New Age, but then quickly reasserts the dreamy brilliance of its cosmic music credentials. Traversing a wider spectrum of emotions than is typically covered by the more technology-minded acts, Wøllo & Stearns present their atmospheric constructs in swaths of electronics and floating mists of harmony.â
Convergence develops an inner resonance that is visceral, the masterful blend of these two pioneering artistsâ mystical and emotional sonic styles.
CD in 4-panel digipak.
Label: Projekt |
Genre: Ambient/Experimental |
Run Time: 72 mins |
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