James Edmonds - A Meditation A Film A Fortune
Review by Nitcha Pungkasem
A Meditation A Film A Fortune, the latest album by James Edmonds, is a mesmerizing collection of ambient soundscapes that transport the listener to a world of introspection and contemplation. The album features a blend of electronic and acoustic instrumentation, with Edmonds skillfully weaving together layers of synth pads, delicate piano melodies, and field recordings to create a rich tapestry of sound.
The album opens with "A Meditation," a tranquil piece that sets the tone for the rest of the record. The track features a soothing blend of soft synths and gentle piano, creating a sense of calm and relaxation. As the album progresses, Edmonds explores a range of moods and emotions, from the eerie and haunting "A Film" to the uplifting and optimistic "A Fortune."
Throughout the album, Edmonds demonstrates a masterful command of texture and atmosphere, creating a sonic landscape that is both immersive and deeply affecting. The sound design is impeccable, with every element carefully crafted to create a sense of depth and space.
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Filename: james-edmonds-a-meditation-a-film-a-fortune.zip- MP3 size: 14.7 mb
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| A Meditation | 16:00 | |
| Flüssige Skulptur | 8:45 | |
| A Film | 8:02 |
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Formats
- Cassette
- Album
- Limited Edition
- C34
Notes
- Homedubbed cassette in clear plastic. Comes with handstamped label, xerox-cover on heavy grey paper and handstamped liner notes. Cover varies slightly from tape to tape. Each one is a unique copy.
- ""A Meditation, A Film, A Fortune" is full of delayed and ever-altering field-recordings, manipulated tones and a metallic swirls. Although most of the sounds on the first track, recorded in 2014 and called "A Meditation", hide their origin behind a heavy set of filters and effects, Side B gives an explicit glimpse of its recorded material. A film-projector moving in the center of a sound collage called "A Film" (recorded in 2009), which soon is surrounded by different field-recordings (of a construction site in a city, a radio choir) and pitch-manipulated tapes. It's the perfect composition for a long lost film, a sequel to Dziga Vertov's "Man With a Movie Camera", as it takes its recorded material from different places and assembles it afterwards – a superimposition like in photography or film, where different setups and shots can create one image that is entirely fictional and real at the same time (you can hear the developing bath of the exposed material at the end of "A Film"). "Flüssige Skulptur", the last track of the album, manages to draw back to the beginning of Side A. Not only was it recorded in 2014 as well, it stems from similar sound-roots too. Again a looped sequence, that sounds a bit like a marimba, evolves over time, shifts from foreground to background as other sounds emerge – muted, hazy, like sparks of dust – until the whole composition slowly fades out, leaving the listener to the hiss of the analogue tape-material."
About James Edmonds
Real Name
- James Edmonds
