ERALDO BERNOCCHI, HAROLD BUDD & ROBIN GUTHRIE

WINTER LIGHT

  1/  Don't Go Where I Can't Find You            (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      4.54
  2/  Losing My Breath                           (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      4.04
  3/  Winter Garden                              (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      4.46
  4/  Entangled                                  (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      4.19
  5/  Harmony and the Play of Light              (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      5.34
  6/  Heavy Heart Some More                      (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      4.46
  7/  White Ceramic                              (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      3.01
  8/  Stay With Me                               (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      5.20
  9/  South of Heaven                            (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      6.45
  10/ Dream On                                   (Bernocchi,Budd,Guthrie)      3.54

          Recorded at The Place, Italy
          Engineered by Eraldo Bernocchi, Francesco Landucci and Sandro Ferrini
          Mixed by Eraldo Bernocchi and Robin Guthrie
          Produced by Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie
          Graphic Design by Petulia Mattioli
          Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone, NYC
Eraldo Bernocchi: electronics, treatments; Harold Budd: piano; Robin Guthrie: guitars, electronics.

          2011 - Rare Noise Records (UK), RNR021 (CD)

REVIEWS :

This is epic moody and melodic music that, much like like the title itself hints at, is at once barren and desolate while remaining eerily beautiful. On first listen one might get the impression that each song song sounds too familiar and alike. However with a careful ear you begin to spot the winter fruits hidden in the garden and you are soon wrapped up in its inescapable artistry.

Previous collaboration between Budd and Guthrie have been a little hit and miss for me. Heavy handed muscular guitar drones by Guthrie sometimes outshone Budd's piano work. However on this occasion there are no such problems. Both Guthrie's guitar and Budd's distant, brooding piano work sit comfortably next to each other and are enhanced further by Bernocchi's pulsing bass and electronic production.

One can't help but feel this recording requires the best setting for the optimal listening experience. I found most enjoyment from this album while listening with a good pair of headphones while lying down with the lights switched off and nothing to distract me. I discovered an icy melancholy that was beautiful and weightless, a boat made of clouds drifting out to sea. This is required listening for any fans of minimal ambient music and will no doubt find cross over appeal with fans of soundscapes and film scores.

courtesy of PsyAmb blog