Release Date: July
13, 2018
Label: Dream Palace Publishing / BMI
David
is primarily a keyboardist, plays the guitar, mandolin, flute, cello,
percussion, and many other instruments. He utilizes all the tools of the music
trade, including the computer to provide orchestrations that provide beauty and
texture. On this album it is all David, there are no guest musicians. You soon
realize what an amazing accomplishment this album is once you hear it for the
first time.
If you
look closely at the CD cover it is like lying on the ground looking up at the
treetops and star-filled skies. The music fits well with the album cover. It
takes you to a higher place of consciousness like the one beyond the treetops.
What you hear is music that could easily be used for soundtrack or other media
deliveries, but more importantly it gives you an outlet for relaxation. As the
artist suggests, it is like dreaming with your eyes open.
I have
been hearing much more of this type of ambient music lately and have thoroughly
enjoyed it. As a matter of fact, it has prompted me to seek out other similar
artists. Tracks like “Blue Lightning” reminded me of one of my favorite
Tangerine Dream albums titled Le Parc. Colors
of the Ambient Sky has pleasing spacey and relaxing ambient sounds with the
hints of technology swirling around it. For me, there is just enough of all of
that Colors of the Ambient Sky to
keep me interested and quite satisfied.
I
would expect Colors of the Ambient Sky
to be one of the more popular releases of 2018 in the ambient and new age
genres. I really appreciated the overall consistency and textures of the music
from track to track. I was envisioning an artist painting with many different
colors and taking the time to put them in the right place on the canvas to
create another masterpiece. I felt like it was ear candy that was transformed
in my mind’s eye into colors and images. For my musical tastes, this is the kind
of experience I truly enjoy. I do not go into a listening experience with
anticipation, it would ruin the birth of new thoughts and feelings it could
possibly create. That is a good policy for any listener actually.
As the
closing track “Ascension” brings the curtain to a close, you realize just how
positive and uplifting a musical journey can bring. Your skies will be colored
with a broad musical brush that will touch you in so many ways. That is all any
listener could ask for.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
August 11, 2018
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Tracks:
01. Parallel World
02. Red Sun
03. Starlight Starbright
04. Darkness Descending
05. Rainbow Galaxy
06. Blue Lightning
07. Lonely Satellite
08. Visitors
Tracks:
01. Parallel World
02. Red Sun
03. Starlight Starbright
04. Darkness Descending
05. Rainbow Galaxy
06. Blue Lightning
07. Lonely Satellite
08. Visitors