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bvdub - The Depth of Rain CD
Release of 2023
Comes as digipak.
Absolutely new album by the ambient master. Over the years, bvdub
has garnered international acclaim for his ability to craft music.
Prepare to be taken on an emotive journey through soundscapes and
atmospheres. bvdub's music transcends boundaries and speaks to the
depths of the human experience, making this album a must-listen for all
music
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"My first day in China after two years away, I
noticed a strange round object on the table - not only in appearance,
but because it emitted musical notes, and my girlfriend literally
doesn't listen to music. Ever. Further inquiry revealed it was a
handmade version of a steel tongue drum, made by her uncle for her
niece, in the hopes that she would not only learn about music, but learn
to love it. Neither of those came to pass.
But what remained was
an object whose sounds I couldn't stop listening to. And couldn't stop
speaking to me. That afternoon, I spent a half hour completely detached
from the world while I randomly tapped its various notes, until reality called again.
As it always does.
I knew I would need to do something more with that drum - not only
for
myself, but for its creator and creation. One morning, I sat down in my
studio, the torrential rain outside nearly deafening through the open
window, and let myself go. In the drum. In its sound and intent. In the
rain that seemed it would never end. As I thought about all that had
brought me back to the place where we existed together.
About the life I had left but always wanted back - and all the joys and
perils that come with wishes coming true.
Recorded uninterrupted, live over 73 minutes, the session was then
played
back the same evening for the live electronic session that unfolded
over it... one comprised of an infinite number of movements, from slight
to sprawling, all bathed in a quiet restraint unlike any of my other
work. Perhaps the result of its intent being about something bigger
than myself. Perhaps an unintentionally pure example of one loneliness
exchanged for another in my strange form of coming home. Perhaps an
unconscious show of humility in the face of life and the world.
Or, perhaps, a contemplation on the true depth of rain it seemed would never end." - Brock Van Wey