The Music of High Drift
This is a compilation of several ambient tracks that flow nicely one to the next. The CD starts boldly with 'Europa', an ear-catching ambient title that settles into a trance-like state. The next title, 'Inner Sanctum' places you in a large, ethereal space with religious undertones. This is followed by 'Morning', a very light ambient piece featuring chorus voices throughout. It is very angelic and deeply relaxing.
The next piece is 'Oceanic.' Aptly named, this piece is characteristic of the ocean itself and placed 1st in a national Electronic Music competition. ‘Into the Deep’, a meditative cruiser that explores the outer reaches of space, follows. Next up is 'High Drift.' This is another deep ambient space track based on a loop of music of the same name. This track was featured on SpaceMusic.com podcast November 2005.
'REM' continues to carry you though your immersion. As is true with most of my work, this has a certain symmetry mimicking the rhythm of sleep in and out of REM state. 'Ganemeade' follows giving rest to your soul and happens to be one of my favorites. A good pair of headphones or speakers will pick up the DEEP base that seems to flow though your body. It's very stirring and popular with my listeners.
The voyage starts to bring you back home with ‘Critters.’ This piece is an interesting analogy intermingling deep space pads with what you hear on a warm summer’s night. This piece was featured on Spacemusic.com podcast November 2005.
The CD closes out with a re-awakening short piece titled ‘Anxious Moment.’ I do hope you enjoy this CD. Comments are always welcome.
Comments from my listeners:
Inner Sanctum:
“This has a carnival-like "come and see the show" vibe to me, Sam. If ELP had done an ambient song and somebody had slowed Keith Emerson down. That was my first instinct. Otherwise, the pulse makes it different from your other ambient songs. The wide enveloping pads over the pulse the last 2 min are a nice transition, kind of a foreboding.”
“I love music that makes you want to dream… this track has wonderful sounds & great flow and production.”
“What a wonderful piece of music.”
“This is gorgeous. It has a rather optimistic feel to it, so that the listener feels that things are going to get better. Lovely swirly vocal effects, just a lovely piece of work.”
Morning:
“Serene, soothing and relaxing.”
“Usually the best compliment I can give an ambient artist, or a reviewer can give to me is that they got so caught up in the ambience that they just mellowed out to the song and could not think about reviewing. Like a food critic eating at the best French restaurant in the country, guess. I am at a loss for words, which is rare for me because I never shut up. Saturday morning songs, Jon Fryett and you, perfect together of course it is late afternoon and you have mellowed me out for my nap. I only sleep 3-5 hours a night so I have to take taps.”
“Dude, you make the coolest ambient. All the sounds mix so well together. It's most enjoyable to listen to.”
“Love the soundscapes. Very dark and brooding great production work. Great choice of sounds.”
“A most impressive piece of music. Very well done.”
Oceanic:
“Beautiful ambient atmospheric. Was Wallcracks something they did here on AP? I wasn't keeping up with things here the past year. Too much other stuff going on at home. Beautiful track though, very flowing. I love these types of ambient songs that you could just lose yourself in. Excellent work on this one.”
“Flawless”
“I love those beginning, lush chords...and the metallic quality they sometimes have. The little bell-like melody is a wonderful touch. The title for this is perfect. Beautiful breakdown. This is a wonderful atmosphere... extremely relaxing.”
“Congratulations! No wonder why this piece was chosen as the Wallcracks winner! Reminds me quite a bit of something I might hear from the "Baraka" soundtrack - very spacey with great depth and excellent production.”
Into the Deep:
“Obviously we're dealing here with a professional ambient musician or perhaps a very promising enthusiast who maybe underestimates his qualities! I believe it is time for you to consider a solo CD release with us. Please contact me at your best convenience and prepare a promo CD package for us. Visit us at www.timeshipstudio.com”
“Great floating music. Nice drones... deep, DEEEP space music.”
“This is a great late night track, almost ‘meditational’. Reminds me a lot of Vangelis. Very subtle and ethereal. I wish there was more going on, but rating it on Ambience merits, it scores an A+.”
“Super drone music with great hypnotic quality! Choice blend of sounds for sure!!!!!!! Perfect title as well by the way!
“Oh...my...God. Your drones are absolutely beautiful. I love the length too, not too long, not too short. Very smooth and elegant. Very "Lost in Space" too. You've done a fantastic job on this one...keep up the good work.”
“Bravo! This is definitely what I was looking for this afternoon when I browsed the ambient playlist! Bravo! Just super drifting space music. I think I need the MP3 of this.”
“A nice ambient space journey. Great airy sounds in this good production work I feel like I am on a ship heading thru the cosmos.”
“Intriguing... Very slowly progressive, but this is the type of music i love to listen to at night in those really mellow moods...It must be a verrrryyyy low BPM, which makes it all the better. Great job.”
“Heading for the stars... Broad sounding and deep ambient... slowly moving… floating... great panning on the fx… you really got a wind down to enjoy this to the max... no hurry... this could have a sub title ' the chord that lived forever'.... no criticism... just a description... because it keeps the interest throughout with lots of things moving in and out in slo-mo... mixing here is top notch.”
High Drift:
“Beauty! Beautiful sonorous landscape. Relaxes my mind.”
REM:
“As a fan...and producer of lengthy ambient pieces I bid a fond hello to a fellow space head. Definite deep drifting relaxation at work on your piece. Well produced with some quality panning for interest. I love organic works that take on a life of their own and are a direct outpouring of our subconscious through manipulation of the controllers...we take steps and measures and the consciousness stream flows. That is why this work is so lovely and relaxing because it goes to our core...it asks no question of us and provides no answers it is the medium of out thoughts themselves. Bravo and well done my comrade!”
“Impressive ambient sound waves flowing all around me...morphing and caressing the deep soul...beautiful, I can listen to your music all day and night....much love...”
“I was on that Wallcracks CD with you and other artists a few years back (but under a different name) so interested in this track and this kind of music. Loaded this... a long slow build and then waves of sound wash over you. Yeah, this would be a good soundscape on a video.”
Critters:
“Nice ambient tune. This was really good. Definitely has a sleepy/dreamy feel to it. Nice panning effects, felt like the sounds were floating around me. This could have been perfect with maybe some light tribal percussion or an enchanting dark vocal melody.”
“Exellent ambience, with beautiful pads sounds. Celestial synth, fat and warm. The time wheel, lost dreams, another world. Really good track! This is music.”
“They're behind you… Classic ambience. Sweeping pad lines and at 7 mins carries the senses well with no sense of monotony. Great production work here. Superb, loved it.”
“Can’t go wrong with a name like that! Beautiful, ambient piece no doubt. Well put together. Quite impressive.”
“Reminds me of my old piece hypersonic nice soundscape. Lots of cool smooth change, yet at the same time minimalist enough to keep that timeless feel.”
“It has an other worldly atmosphere. 100% pure ambient. Amazing synth chords and sound effects. I believe there are billions of intelligent life forms out there in the universe. This one helped me to think about the unknown once again. Congratulations.”
“Very nice. Really grabs you and takes you for a ride, some beautiful pads in there, very minimal but very effective and hypnotic, great work.”
Anxious Moment:
“You are an excellent ambient artist. Your style is most enjoyable like the ebb and flow of this particular piece
“Hey Sam, why aren't you home grading papers instead of making this electronic music? Oh, wait you were. Deft balancing act here, and you pull it off. I feel the ambient vibe, yet I was moving my body to the funky groove. Great fusion.”
“Love that classic synth sequence that opens this up and those bells nice panning and great production.”
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