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Magic Stones by Robert Jarvis
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fave it Contemporary | Soundscapes
11 tracks | 71 minutes
Released Jan 2006
on Motile
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:37 Tolan's Point BUY MP3 05:37 Tolan's Point "GIFT MP3" 05:37 Tolan's Point
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 12:59 Magic Stones BUY MP3 12:59 Magic Stones "GIFT MP3" 12:59 Magic Stones
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 14:03 Disappear BUY MP3 14:03 Disappear "GIFT MP3" 14:03 Disappear
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:34 Tectonic BUY MP3 05:34 Tectonic "GIFT MP3" 05:34 Tectonic
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:18 Liquid BUY MP3 05:18 Liquid "GIFT MP3" 05:18 Liquid
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:54 St Mary's Dogs BUY MP3 06:54 St Mary's Dogs "GIFT MP3" 06:54 St Mary's Dogs
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Mossley Mill: The Factory Gate BUY MP3 02:51 Mossley Mill: The Factory Gate "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Mossley Mill: The Factory Gate
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Mossley Mill: In To Work BUY MP3 03:33 Mossley Mill: In To Work "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Mossley Mill: In To Work
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:45 Mossley Mill: A Dangerous Practice BUY MP3 03:45 Mossley Mill: A Dangerous Practice "GIFT MP3" 03:45 Mossley Mill: A Dangerous Practice
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:04 Mossley Mill: Threading Memories BUY MP3 06:04 Mossley Mill: Threading Memories "GIFT MP3" 06:04 Mossley Mill: Threading Memories
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Wild BUY MP3 04:46 Wild "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Wild
'Magic Stones' (Motile RMusic 002): Soundscape compositions related to sense of place and time ['Disappear' won British Composer Awards 2005 in New Media Category]
Bio / Background
The title of this CD comes from a listening game played by young visitors to the Portmore Nature Reserve in Northern Ireland who would be invited to take a 'magic stone', grasp it, and with their eyes closed see what they could hear.
In the moment of stillness offered to them by the game, sounds that would usually be ignored would seep into the consciousness of the listeners. As a result the players would become aware of not only the detail of those sounds surrounding them but also the wonder of them, and before long imaginations would run riot....
In like manner, the compositions on this CD have been written to inspire a certain type of listening. All of them have in common an interest in a sense of place or time and many either take their inspiration from, or make use of, sounds from the surrounding environment.
The music seeks to entice new appreciations of the sonic landscape and aims to (re)connect the listener with its musicality and the stories within it.
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