Listen on:
These compositions arise from a meditative wellspring, listening to the musicality of nature, then traveling beyond. A kaleidoscope of birds, crickets, ocean waves, flute, violin, and viola, float over atmospheric synthesizers. As a result of mathematically derived shifting modality, a powerful, relentless calm pervades the music. Extraordinary soloists, Yehudit, Nika Rejto, and Mads Tolling soar over the musical tapestry. Their unbridled imaginations dance with the auditory experience.
- James Freeman - field recordings, synthesizers
- Nika Rejto - flute, piccolo, bass flute
- Yehudit - violin, viola
- Special guest Mads Tolling - violin
Freeman’s slow moving low-end synth swells married with high-end fast arpeggios and scale runs contrast the ocean waves in a spectacular way that is hypnotic. I had the pleasure of listening to “Echoes of Nature” first thing in the early AM, and it was quite rewarding. Musically fulfilling in-the-moment, and somehow continuing to be functional post-listen as I felt a sense of calmness afterward.