Search - Balmorhea :: Constellations

"Swells of Stravinsky, the mercurial keyboard majesty of Debussy, the triadbased romanticism of Arvo Pärt, the clangorous sensuality of Keith Jarrett, the electronics-meet-acoustics approach of Max Richter, and the beaming melodic flashes of the Takoma Records cartel." -- Pitchfork "Minimalist, cinematic music that combines modern, experimental acoustic sounds with classical qualities." -- NPR, Second Stage Balmorhea's previous album was intensely physical, exploring the freedom and isolation of settlers of an untamed frontier. By contrast, Constellations shifts focus to the cosmos and beyond, meditating solemnly on the mystical and metaphysical. The disarming simplicity of the tracks proves that Balmorhea doesn't need dense arrangements full of 180-degree turns to craft deeply affecting compositions.