3/10/2023 0 Comments Album flow![]() «A night in Nocelle» is short track, only around 3 minutes, but it feels much longer. If someone have doubts about this music project, this song will wash away those negative ideas. It is totally unpretentious, bare, genuine. The gentle and warm melody effortlessly jumps from piano to trumpet, over to electric guitar, then an acoustic guitar segment, and then back to the piano again. One of the best songs on the album is «And the sky was». It is a more serious song, illustrating the power – and perhaps destructive forces – of nature. Here we have a guest appearance by Eugene Friesen on cello. There are plenty of metaphors to flowing water on this album. Here we have available some of the finest guitarists ever. It is, like the title implies, a positive and uplifting song. Next track out is «Waiting for sunshine». «Flow» is a marvellous song, totally laidback and carefree.Īfter this amazing opening, the album shifts gear and we get a thoughtful and contemplative song called «Free Ascent». In all its brilliance the song is a proof that, to quote Aristotle, «the whole is greater than the sum of its parts». Here every group member gets a well-deserved place in the limelight. «Whisper me this» is also interesting because it almost stops, there are some sweeping pads and what I believe is the sound of a coin falling, and then the beautiful flugelhorn theme returns like nothing has happened. But there’s no ending here, the song just flows effortlessly over into «Whisper me this». The first few piano chords and the trumpet tell us that we have arrived at our destination. That was the history of Windham Hill Records, and that is what FLOW is all about today. It is when talented artists come together, working on a mutual, inspired project, magical things start to happen. Today when every artist has access to an unlimited number of instruments through a basic laptop, it is easy to forget that music is a group effort. With such a line-up, it is no wonder many New Age music fans have had high hopes for this release. We must also mention Tom Eaton, who has produced the album together with Will at Imaginary Road Studios – and the magnificent Tony Levin on bass. «FLOW» is a reminder of what made New Age music into an international phenomenon in the late 1980s, while at the same time showing why this genre is still relevant today.įLOW consists of Australian pianist Fiona Joy, acoustic guitarist Lawrence Blatt, flugelhorn player Jeff Oster and Grammy Award-winning guitarist Will Ackerman. ![]() With FLOW we finally have such a group in New Age music! I’m happy to report that their self-titled debut album is worthy of the «super» tag too. ![]()
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