Band: Spirits Burning &
Clearlight
CD Title: The Roadmap In Your
Head
Label: Gonzo Multimedia (2016)
Rating: Satisfying 3/5
Well, here we go, Don Falcone and that musical
collective known as Spirits Burning are back with another release, this
one entitled The Roadmap In Your Head. As with a number of other
releases, Spirits Burning works with others and here the billing is
shared with Cyrille Verdeaux’s Clearlight. This is actually the second
time they have teamed up and it makes for an overall pleasant and engaging
listen. Musically there is a little bit of everything here from the expected
classically influenced electronics and synths to a Gong flavored light jazzy
vibe. But then there are also folk-inspired pieces strong on flute and acoustic
sounds. Given the fact there are upwards of thirty-five musicians performing on
this disc, including a number with strong connections to the world of Gong, it
should not be surprising to hear the variety of musical styles expressed.
Clocking in at a total of seventy-five minutes, there are fourteen instrumental
compositions ranging in length from two and half minutes to the longest being
just over thirteen. Over all the stylistic feels that regularly shine through
would include classical, ethnic and light jazz. Some of the shorter tracks tend
to stay with one of those genre-types or at least a variation of it while in the
longer pieces, those six or eight minutes there is a blending of the styles as a
tune weaves its way through different musical segments. The general mood of the
music is relaxed, floating, pastoral and often a little groovy. Which is not to
say there aren’t moments with a little more energy, but those do tend be few and
far between. Some of the tunes build in psychedelic energy, starting off soft
and sparse but then gaining in intensity and jazzy flair. Here’s where you think
– Gong. Then, every-so-often the Clearlight electronic classical sounds
shine more predominately giving the composition a spacier vibe. There is a lot
to like about this release; in fact it’s become my favorite Spirits
Burning listen. It’s just so many groovy musical vibes happening and it
doesn’t need to HIT you over the head. Instead it just burrows its way into your
head…just as the title implies.
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