"the solo project for current
Sun Araw live band member
Alex Gray,
Deep Magic’s work has tended towards a meditative ambient realm,
crafting a cosmic sound as a sort of calm and
organic grandeur that recalls Popol Vuh’. indeed like Popol Vuh,
pursuit of a kind of spiritual grace has proven to be the measure at the
heart of
Deep Magic.
Reflections of Most Forgotten Love finds a new
urgency, an ever-shifting puzzle of sound breathing vital new life into
Gray’s lyrical vision. dynamic and unrelenting yet somehow beautifully spacious and patient
in its unfolding, this epic work thrives on equal parts pulse and poise,
an essence held within a thrilling multiplicity of ideas. skittish techno, rolling pianos, warm pedal steel, foggy, dub drifts
and microscopic sonics play out a hypnotic movement of moods with
magnetic compulsion. throughout its stirring, blissful way, intimacy is
its keynote. as the title suggests, this is an album of emotively raw
presence with a singular take on solitude as a many splendoured thing."
preservation
"...an ethereal ride into experimentation and meditative tones.
Brighter Days sets a tone for a very cosmic album where abstraction of majestic
key tones drip into liquid form over field recordings, transfixing synth
and other odd sources of sound. It’s a slow evolving voyage that is
minimally designed but has a wealth of sonic color pulsing in every
direction and in every measure. Music this delicate yet deep in
resonance and texture grabs us on first listen and puts us in a really
relaxed mood."
deep tapes
only you, only me
foto
: lee chang ming
