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Jake Hertzog: Well Lit Shadow
ByWell Lit Shadows presents ten tracksa forty-seven second introduction and nine titled movements ranging from slightly over two minutes to just over four minutes in length. Each and every one of them brings multiple elements and ideas into play, balancing space, sound, and movement while attempting to depict the varied and random dances and interactions between particles. Prickly thoughts and moments of disarray are part of the journey, but so are purely peaceful statements and meditative seas. Randomness and stability are both stakeholders in the suite, contributing to this unique complex of sound sculptures.
While there are certainly highlights to be found herethe dark schemes of "Color Detection," the slow and compelling developmental arc of the title track, and the brittle strums and dread-laced sounds of "Cable Cars," to mention a fewWell Lit Shadow is a work best taken whole. This is a one-of-a-kind album bent on focusing large scale thought on the smallest bits of matter, and focusing on a single track would just take away from the beautiful big picture.
Track Listing
Introduction; Star Drops; Color Detection; Well Lit Shadow; Trace Of You; Cable Cars; What We Found; Balsamic Layer; Telegram From A Quasar; Ever Unseeable.
Personnel
Jake Hertzog
guitar, electricJake Hertzog: guitar.
Album information
Title: Well Lit Shadow | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Self Produced
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