Album Notes

<< to achieve maximum impact of this music the author recommends buying the CD format , to listen to this from the beginning to the end - without interruption!


~ Reviewed by "Bert Strolenberg" - SonicImmersion.org
CD, Release, 2010
December 31, 2010 saw the release of “Memoirs of a Lifetime” by Maltese composer, sound designer and producer Brian Vassallo. It offers the listener a sonic companion to make his/her own interpretations of his/her moments in life. Mr Vassallo’s instrumental music, presented in eight uninterrupted parts, is graced with a warm, full sound, stirring up lots of emotions with its bright, spacious cinematic sound and farscapes. His detailed atmospheric sound design is interconnected with rhythmic/sequenced sections, and even reveals some very nice vintage undercurrents that lend his sophisticated compositions extra body, depth and meaning. The nice bouncing sequencer outing of “Part 4” even ventures in symphonic realms, opening up to things of grandness. Next to the more spherical other parts, the slightly Jarre-like “Part 6” again hits the up-tempo button very nicely with its tight “Equinoxe”-esque sequencing and melodic set-up. This one is followed by more spatial and catchy sequencing and and spherical sound painting in the following two last parts of the cd. There’s even an unlisted nineth bonus track in which Brian oncemore displays is mature musicianship. It all makes “Memoirs of a Lifetime” a highly recommended cd, which also stands out due to an immaculate mastering and production. Chapeau, Mr Vassallo!

Get it also Via - www.brianvassallo.com

• Memoirs Of A Lifetime - promo clip
cinematographer - jean pierre gatt

Watch it via - http://www.youtube.com/user/BrianVassalloMusic


~ Reviewed by "Toni Sant" - http://www.tonisant.com/
I’ve had the pleasure of playing the music of Brian Vassallo on previous editions of the MMI podcast. So I was delighted when he sent me a copy of his new CD album. Beautifully produced in a jewel case with a multi-page full-colour booklet, the CD is quite unusual for the Maltese music scene, particularly because all but the introductory track on it bear the name of the album itself split into 8 parts. Fans of Jean Michele Jarre and his ilk will undoubtedly relish every minute of this CD. I highly recommend it.