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Not What you expect from Tim and Rodelius....

David Trombley | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota United States | 05/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'll start with the historical on this disc....if you are a fan of Tim's stuff and follow him on his website....you may know about this little gem, and may own this disc...



If not, Tim and Rodelius created this free form sound recording and called it "The Persistence of Memory." This disc is all 1 movement...it reminds me of the free form styles of Steve Roach and those of Robert Rich when he is doing his "sleep concerts."



The disc flows into sound fields...repeating fields and waves of sounds washing over each other...with slight changes of feel and sound...it's meant seriously for meditation and reflection....when I listen to it...usually it's when i need to relax and take my mind of the insanity of daily life, and float or soar or just levitate for a moment...



Tim and Rodelius left in alot of the flaws in the editing process...simply to give the realness of the recording...Tim told me in an e-mail or 2 that the recording process and the subsequent release of this disc was an experiment that went well...



And so...owning this disc is a chore for the subtle fan...Tim made it available to the true fans of his...he pressed 400 initially and he and Rodelius autographed them...and also placed in the spine of each disc 2 small colorful pebbles...it was Tim's idea...he's a big fan of shadowbox art...and so I treasure my copy...which is 118/400. If you wanna give this moving soundscape a try...Tim may have a few copies available at his personal website...and he may give ya a better deal than the individual sellers available thru the amazon network...



For the music fan...to like this disc you have to enjoy sound fields and loops and layers...if you want the piano filled works of Tim, the gradual passion of rodelius' arrangements...you are best to get their collaboration entitled "Lunz." Because this disc...is something much, much different."