Ian Joyce
This is quite frankly stunning. Richard coaxes so much life and emotion out of his synthesizers it is scarcely believable. The performances are flawless, the dynamics and phrasing exceptional, and the overall experience utterly awe inspiring. Bravo!
Favorite track: Alma redemptoris mater (O. de Lassus).
percussion boy
This is so beautiful. I can imagine people who don’t think they like electronic music, or don’t think they like 16th century music, liking this album. The dynamics are especially great—how the music swells and descends ... really musical...
This is a collection of polyphonic vocal music from the 16th century, recorded using a modular analog synthesizer.
credits
released December 11, 2012
Modular synthesizer: Richard Galbraith
Violin (Nesciens mater virgo virum, O salutaris hostia) and keyboard (Gloria): Rene Romig
Many thanks to: Roger Arrick, Synthesizers.com; Bryan Benting; John Burdick, Grove Audio; Phil Petschke, MegaOhm Audio; Paul Schreiber, MOTM/Synthesis Technology; Doug Slocum, Synthetic Sound Labs.
When I bought this album, it said I would have the option to download it, but I do not. BandCamp says I own it, but there's no download option. pmoreno
Each of these tracks are skeleton keys that open a portal into another dimension. As such, they are all wonderful in their own right. This release reaches back in time to an age of analog semi-generative ambient exploration. Very much worth a listen. 69dragynz