Sweet, light and innocent plucked strings are joined by synth bass and kalimba. Happy and wistful.
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Tag Archives: Sparse
Sarah’s Ambience
Uneasy tones, starting with radio static and joined by metallic morphing harmonies. Perfect backdrop for suspense and drama. Expansive and desolate.
Versions with acoustic guitar and minimal acoustic guitar
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Illusions
Delicate, soft harmonies from vintage synthesisers and glockenspiels. Dreamy atmosphere, inspiration from a melody by Edvard Grieg. Mysterious fantasy, sounds like something from Zelda.
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Dance With a Ball of Emperor Rudolf II
Neo-classical patterns for acoustic instruments. Atonal and jazzy, feeling off kilter, drunk, confused but happy.
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To Jorn
Sparse piano and birdsong build into a warm positive atmosphere with added synth pads. Feelings of wellbeing, relaxation and peace, gradually crescendoing to finish.
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SOS til Memphis (Instrumental)
Haunting pious and atmospheric beginning with echoing vocals developing into sparse electronic rhythm with synth and organic fx. Sophisticated, thoughtful and restrained EDM.
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Exodus
Heartbeat like trepidation, leads to gentle electronic buildup in expectancy. Chilled and slowly rousing, punctuated with bursts of electric guitar. Hiding from The Terminator meets 80’s stakeout.
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Hope She Dreams
Hopeful lingering piano descends into echoing ambient textures with strings, ending with stronger piano with more resolve. Simple version is less dreamlike and just piano and strings.
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Crossing the Line
Low tense piano with eerie string effects creates an air of hushed expectancy, leading to a section hesitant movement, held breath and finally warm deep achievement, with hesitant but strong orchestral strings. Beautiful, majestic and yearning. Slow.
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Silhouettes – Florida Room
Full band, indie rock – clockwork beginning to relaxed verse, still chorus, gaining momentum and pace into held harmonious bridge and a measured ending. Medium – medium fast
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