Album Notes

"Lighthouse" is the beautifully designed second album (his debut "Per Ankh"
came out in 2002) of the American visual artist Jack Wood. He uses the
subject of the lighthouse to reflect his ideas, thoughts and visions from
the lighthouse keeper's point of view, investigating its various intrinsic
and emotional elements: e.g. what it does feel like to those who have been
entrusted its upkeep or to those whose life depends on it. This said, one
can almost imagine the cinematic quality that's imbedded in the 13 relax,
moody compositions with seascape environmental sounds. They relate about
nautical experiences and the various emotional perspectives when looking out
from this save haven upon the vastness sea beneath. Sparkling piano themes
are complemented by soft soaring textures, reflective and melancholic in
nature but never dwelling towards flat contemporary new age music. Those who
love the sea should surely dig this music.
Bert Strolenberg