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Darshan Ambient: Skyful of Bliss
by John W. Patterson
This is the debut Darshan Ambient disc, (that I know of), and it offers a glimpse into his growth, seeing as I recently reviewed his latest 2000 release. He achieved a fine creation in his Autumn Light CD that is a must have for melodic ambient fans but what of his older works? Read on.The title track is a 21:48 breathy, ethereal, sacred symphonic style of ascending, orchestral, dreamy synths (think Demby) laced with loops of and repeating ...
read moreDarshan Ambient: The End of Days
by John W. Patterson
If Darshan Ambient never released a CD before this nor after this CD – it would be enough, that is, enough to say – Wow! This is a very special man with a very special way to bring peace and serenity across time and space and into the eternal soul. It overflows with gentle flowing ambient sunshine and haze, warmth and cool mists – in the form of sound – melodic sound, a very Eno-driven sound. Allison takes sonic simplicity ...
read moreDarshan: Autumn Light
by AAJ Staff
A single word to describe Darshan is serenity. Darshan, aka Michael Allison, strives to keep things simple. Rather than employ odd dronings, weird synth effects or layer-upon-layer loopings of brain-overloading sounds -- Darshan prefers to offer the floating mote instead of swinging the heavy beam. Sparsely airy, easy caresses of synth and piano-voice keys gradually transport the listener into moods of peace and the calming of daydreams.Eno solo piano voice, Budd basics of the ivory way, and Tim ...
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