Electronic musician from the Northern Ireland, Darren McClure, known for his albums Softened Edges, Semi,
Lines Inverted, and also ambient co-works with such musicians as Offthesky, Miguel Isaza, Jose Soberanes
got together this time with Uwe Zahn (Arovane) to record a joint project titled Nest.
The album opens with the first track Burrow, which brings images of the eternal water flow through a peculiar pipework, located at the bottom of the ocean. Not sure whether the track used any field recordings, but in any case it has a very interesting and unusual sound.
The next track, Scrape, is the sequel to our underwater trip. Minimalistic melody filled with tranquility and calm dissolves you in its atmosphere. Starting from the first sounds the listener falls deeper and deeper in the world
of the endless ocean.
The fourth composition Cavity is charged with the energy of the Sun, the Earth and all living creatures. The sounds are in the perfect harmony with the powerful and pervasive synthesizer line.
The release ends with Nest, which has an exquisite combination of the melody with field recordings. Hissing, drops and clicks – provide the unique background to the track. Forest sounds make their way towards the end of the track, when you start hearing the movement of leaves and branches as a woodman or a mushroom picker moves through the forest with his basket.
Darren McClure
Arovane
Author: Ilya Kudrin
