Clive Wright - Taqsim To Antlia FLAC

Perhaps best known for his ambient work with Harold Budd, Clive Wright is one of the finest exponents of ambient guitar, something that is demonstrated to perfection on this album, a glistening deep-space exploration of sound that is best heard with no distractions and ,quite possibly, a flickering candle. Recorded live at The Intergration, a wooden dome situated in the desert of southern California, the improvisations were accompanied by projections of the Perseid Meteor shower (courtesy of a local astronomer team) as well as the night sky itself. Reacting to the images all around him, Wright manipulates his guitar through a variety of effects, creating a breathtaking musical interpretation of the moment, both slow and sparkling with sudden rushes of energy that are, presumably, sonic metaphors for the meteors themselves. Over six long tracks, each named after stars/constellations, the guitar shimmers beautifully, a gentle ripple of sound that floats gently away, to be replaced by more of the same and ever widening pool of sound that is relaxing and spacious. Managing to retain interest over an hour whilst still holding the atmosphere of calm is no mean feat, yet Wright pulls it off easily, his playing always tasteful and controlled without falling into New Age tedium. No doubt this would be even better with the visuals as well, but closing your eyes and drifting away is a highly recommended alternative. (Simon Lewis)

such a nice way of butting this album nice choice of words by simon Lewis i myself love this album & such wonderful sounds one thing for sure i would love him to make something with Robert Fripp what an album that would be as his made some great albums with harold BUdd who i love so much when it comes to ambient ^ piano works a long with Legendary Brian Eno this album get full marks from me 10/10 (shane Donovan aka ambitscope)