Tony Gerber - Secret Garden (LP)
- LP
- 1 piece(s)
- 2017
- 9 tracks
- 58 min
Secret Garden
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Tony Gerber, the Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and space ambient expert, is widely acclaimed for his solo projects under his own name and as Cypress Rosewood, as well as his work with Spacecraft and Auroric Dreams. Additionally, he is the driving force behind the renowned Space For Music label, which has released countless memorable albums over the past two decades, particularly in the 2000s. These include not only his own and Spacecraft's works but also those of many esteemed artists such as Zero Ohms, Giles Reaves, Brannan Lane, Craig Padilla, Robert Rich, Thom Brennan, Max Corbacho, Terra Ambient, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Vir Unis, Robert Scott Thompson, Ian Boddy, and Robert Carty. Truly an impressive roster! Now, let's talk about the "Secret Garden" CD, the latest release from Space For Music label in collaboration with Kimmo Heikkilä, a Finnish visual artist, and Parikkalan Patsaspuisto, the Parikkala Sculpture Park in South Karelia, Finland. Tony Gerber first connected with Finland in 2014 through his live performance at the Karelian Skies festival, and this relationship has continued to flourish. The "Secret Garden" album is inspired by and dedicated to this unique park, which features over 560 folk art statues created by Finnish sculptor Veijo Rönkkönen (1944-2010). The CD, released in June 2017, comes in two glossy cardboard sleeves with photographs by Veijo Rönkkönen, designed by Kimmo Heikkilä and assisted by Atte Paju. The mastering was expertly handled by Bob Olhsson, the legendary audio engineer behind the stellar Hearts Of Space catalogue. The six-plus minute title track, "Secret Garden," draws the listener in with a soothing monochromatic drone, masterfully contrasted and illuminated by soaring string melodies and auxiliary cascading undercurrents. "Glass Eye Visions" gracefully bridges high-pitched poignancy with intangibly glimmering quietudes. Secluded winds introduce "Beneath The Moss," soon joined by warm expansions and engrossing native flute insignias. Pure aural elixir!!! "Treasures From The Tooth Fairy" begins with ephemeral noisy train sounds, but soothing rainy location recordings soon permeate, along with transient chants, intensely evocative flute magic, and subtly twinkling patterns. The next track, "Incubation," blends nebulously transporting ethereal blankets with sneaking, euphoniously ear-tickling panoptic introspections of electric strings, supported by vaporously pulsing sequences. "Joogatarha" meticulously bridges an array of both primordial and artificial percussive piquancy with singularly engulfing wordless chants by its sole protagonist, all guarded by quiescent dronescapes. A truly galvanizing listening experience awaits here!!! Nearly 13-minute "Parikkala Sky (Space Gong)," the longest piece on "Secret Garden," is guided by train whistles (train field recordings supplied by Tony's wife Heather) into profoundly contemplative realms, driven by spellbindingly tenebrous, gong-infused drones and commingled by occasional gossamer fragments and remote metallic rumbles. Further abysmally humming meridians inconspicuously pervade and steal this fascinatingly transcendental spectacle with its ear-bending reverberating magnifications. The Drone Eden unlocks its gates, enter now!!! "Katatarina" unfolds with oscillating dissonances, which smoothly shift into sky-high domains, painstakingly propelled by narrative artistry utilizing post-rock fragranced electric strings. Another beauty!!! "Ring Around The Rosie" is again led by stringed textures, this time with some kind of Wild West flavors thrown in (is that electric dulcitar?) and surrounded by gently persistent synthetic clickety-clacks and continuously emerging remote groans and transitory layers of rawer buzzings. Credited on this piece as a guest musician is Tony Gerber's brother Todd. The 58-minute "Secret Garden" is a very strong sonic installment by Tony Gerber and a splendidly flavored tribute to the beauty, spirit, and mystery of the unique sculpture park in Parikkala. The sales of this album, also available as a vinyl version in black or colored, help fund the maintenance of the sculpture park. Nicely performed, Tony!!! And kudos to all involved in sculpting this amazing project!!! If you can, please support the legacy of Veijo Rönkkönen, the man behind fine examples of Finnish contemporary folk art. Thank you!!! Richard Gürtler (Oct 01, 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia)
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