The temperatures dropped below the freezing point, at least during the
night. Yesterday, the grey of the sky seemed like a big blanket, tucked in
at the e...
"You can take my body, put it in a boat, light it on fire, use the gasoline"
Willow Tree - Chad VanGaalen
Sunday 9 March 2008
now playing - balmorhea
what is it about piano that always reels me in? i don't get it. the instrument has an overwhelming ability to sneak up behind me, put a bag over my face, tie me up and take me wherever it wants. it shows me ways to see things that i never would have imagined. it is true beauty.
this exact phenomenon is demonstrated succinctly in balmorhea's newest album rivers arms. i don't have to say much more, just that they meld instruments (piano, acoustic guitar, violin) together seamlessly. their delivery is top-notch. please, just let yourself get sucked into this stuff.
mptrees:
if you only knew the rain.mp3
stream the whole rivers arms album hear (last.fm)
myspace
official site
type: instrumental, ambient, acoustic, a little bit of jazz (but not a lot)
riyl: album leaf, the six parts seven, being told subtly that you need to rethink everything
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so great! :)
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