journey of mind

journey of mind ~ salt rubber (sound holes, 2012)

"Journey of Mind is a new project from Jimmy Billingham (Venn Rain, Clime, Tidal). Peaceful sounds ease you into a reflective stupor. Each sound slowly becomes part of your conscious, revealing another forgotten memory." sound holes

 Journey of Mind is Jimmy Billingham's sample-based project.

 ¿qué hacía escondido un disco tan bonito? gracias a la recién estrenada página de Jimmy Billingham me encuentro con este regalo, dos canciones, 'sea soar' y 'sun spot', creadas a partir de secuencias de sonidos y samples que siguen la estela de belleza de su anterior split con Former Selves. con Clime y Journey of Mind, Jimmy Billingham me desarma. ya desde el principio, desde el inquietante juego de loops y ambientes de 'sea soar', intuyes que ha grabado otro disco pequeñito y especial pero sobre todo  y como siempre, muy acogedor, una intuición que se confirma con 'sun spot', donde retoma su búsqueda de la canción melancólica perfecta... esa capacidad de transmitir emociones, tristeza, morriña, de una intensidad devastadora, donde todo gira en torno a un sample y que, por algún extraño motivo, me hace pensar en el mercurio, un elemento tan difícil de describir y de coger, tan curioso y comestible y plateado, como las capas de sonido con las que Jimmy contruye sus canciones y que siempre me descolocan.

fotos: inmost light

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water lily jaguar

water lily jaguar ~ voyage of hope/voyage of discovery (sound holes, 2011)

"a set of deep sea explorations. each starts with a simple direction, dissolving into warm tones and shimmering sounds. the calming lap/bubble of the ocean is never far away..." sound holes

" ...gorgeous, compelling and calming, relaxing and soothing, tape-blissy wonder of a release that gently rubs those super-sensitive spots like behind the temples or at the small of the back; exactly where you want a massage, but never do for yourself. slowly and softly, the music surrounds you as each of the four pieces starts with a synth droplet smack-dab in the middle of an electronic lake, letting simple motifs ebb outward in micro ripples as the listener begins to submerge into a deeper, warmer environment. this tape is easily the most beautiful music on any format I’ve had the chance to review yet in 2011, and it’s always a joy when one tape clicks to stop… because it’s just time to put the next one in. great for the last thing of the night or the first thing at dawn’s break. a gleaming, glittery gem." foxy digitalis

"epic double cassette of lo-fi new age synth warble, caught between Dolphins into the Future and Josh Burke, but with a unique enough approach to set it apart. I really like this project, and have enjoyed all the tapes I've heard." Norm Chambers (Panabrite)

foto: wolfgang tillmans 

 sold out ~ download

water lily jaguar ~ kipona aloha for the reef spirits (sacred phrases, 2010)

"each note spirals up towards the surface and is there just long enough to catch some air. the audio links and travels through the sea in rhythmic motion. these sounds swell and sparkle, allowing the listener to speculate the extent of all that exists" sacred phrases

out of print ~ download