Release Date: September 6, 2013
Label: Timeart
Recordings
Darlene
Koldenhoven is a Grammy Award winning artist with three Grammy nominations. Her
work has reached the top of the charts worldwide and the song “Lucid See” on her
newest album Tranquil Times has been
nominated for Best New Age Song in the Independent Music Awards. This new album
is purely instrumental with original compositions and arrangements.
“Lucid See” is the opening track on the album. A piano
piece with some atmospheric background sounds at the onset, it marries with
light percussion and a steady rhythm to keep the listener diving deeper into
placid waters. This track will seduce the soul, bringing a much needed element
of peace. It is easy to see why this is an award winning piece.
“Eternal Love” is an awakening. A warm touch of morning
sun on the brow, this piece trickles over the listener in soothing waves.
Multi-instrumentation blends string, percussion and thoughtful piano
compositions, unleashing a bouquet of audible blooms to bolster the spirit.
This piece is one of my favorites on the album. It is full of hope, fairy
lights and infinite possibility. If you close your eyes, you can envisage a
love so infinite it transforms all it touches, much like this music.
“Surrender” winds its way around, leading the listener
into the forests of the night. Sweet and succulent as a night blooming jasmine,
the flute playing is full of harmony and as the title to the album suggests,
tranquil. Beautiful and full of mystery, this piece is indeed a surrender. The
music takes you by the hand, leading you into the paths less trodden, marking
passage by wisps of sweet harmony and elegant composition.
Darlene Koldenhoven is an award winning vocalist,
composer, lyricist, keyboardist, producer, actor, author, speaker and pianist.
Her work can be found in hundreds of movies, commercials, recordings and
television shows. Tranquil Times is
her newest accomplishment and the purely instrumental elements of the album are
refreshing, especially after a particularly stressful holiday season. Playing
the album for a week practically non-stop, I find myself at loath to move on to
the next project, having grown attached to this lovely body of work. For any writer out there, this album is
wonderful to write to, the flowing sounds crafting a marvelous backdrop in
which to create. With original works and arrangements, this album is auditory
nirvana. I highly recommend it.
4.5/5 Stars
Key
Tracks: Eternal Love, Lucid See, Surrender
Dana Wright
January 15, 2014
Tracks:
1.Lucid
See
2.
Eternal Love
3.
Greensleeves
4.
Hypogeum
5.
Surrender
6.Drifting
With Bach
7.A
Walk in Paradise
8.
Atmosphere
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