In lake'ch
Paul Rudy
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| 1 | Prologue: the Pangaea | Paul Rudy | 7:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | & the Hole Gazed Back | Paul Rudy | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Carnivorous Plants | Paul Rudy | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Orange Dust: Ancient Chemical Knowledge | Paul Rudy | 5:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Pandemic | Paul Rudy | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | A Shimmering Heap | Paul Rudy | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Interlude: Houses of Air | Paul Rudy | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | A Quailing Prairie | Paul Rudy | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Veiled Dead Zones | Paul Rudy | 5:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Hidden Catalyst | Paul Rudy | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Slick Green Stones | Paul Rudy | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Epilogue: Larger Than Home | Paul Rudy | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | ...a Terminus of Blue | Paul Rudy | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
addictive
by hamilskiksI’ve been listening to this almost continuously for a few weeks. That’s a rare enough occurrence for me that I feel compelled to chime in. There are some well-trodden ideas here, including nature sounds, granular textures, surreal juxtaposition, and drones. The music might be described variously as ambient electronica, acousmatic, soundscape, even ‘new age’. Yet for me it transcends these labels and is somewhat more successful than many works I’ve heard in those (admittedly huge) genres.
The extra-musical undercurrent is profound, and Rudy is up for the task. His sonic picture never dissolves into cliché, but winds compellingly through scenes with a keen sense of spectromorphology, proportion, and tonal effect. Many sounds are allowed room to breathe; yet ideas don’t overstay their welcome. The droning notes and chords are not heavy-handed but effectively provide (or help animate) the ground tones of his acoustic environments. Harmony is usually an important factor in this work, even if it sometimes lurks in the background. There are small-scale moments of intense beauty and power, and large-scale thematic connections that tie everything together. Throughout there seems to be a highly personal vibe interlinked with the universal...of course the titles have influenced me on this, but it’s pretty convincing. I’m quite happy to spend my time in this sound world!
In lake’ch sounds like an excellent composer getting it right. Highly recommended.
A Languid Another Yourself
by Kimberly D.Paul Rudy's In lake 'ch, Mayan for "I am another yourself," presents a thirteen-part complex and layered rendering of competing emotions and startling visual images. Rudy takes his listener on a walk through fantastical watery places, carnivorous groves with disturbingly show eviserations in process--one can almost see the blood dripping from the mouths of wolves--empty prairie lands, and dusty, fragile sacred places. The great modern dancer Martha Graham said she could always tell a Midwesterner by the way they walked. A Midwesterner, Rudy's music is full of large spaces and natural patterns. Even when the music consumes and demands there exists a serenity and terrible beauty found only in vastness.
This work's strong emotional timbres evoke images that often compete with one another. A delicate shimmering is cut through with the cries of a thousand angry insects. Deep resonant undercurrents sometimes percussive, but most often serene, contrast with uncomfortable stirrings or alternately with airy and fragile high flickers of light.
Even when the music is discordant and the water images especially disturbing and eerie, Rudy's music evoked peace. Complicated, oppositional emotions are held together, dancing around and through each other, and he knows just how to pace it.
Although Rudy is working with electronic media the music's languid and gently paced dissonances has a tantalizing impressionistic quality and brings' Debussy's Afternoon of the Faun to mind. Perhaps like the Impressionist composers of the past Rudy seeks new frontiers of expression. If this is the case, he has succeeded.
Top Albums and Songs by Paul Rudy
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Slick Green Stones | In lake'ch | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | ...a Terminus of Blue | In lake'ch | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Pandemic | In lake'ch | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | & the Hole Gazed Back | In lake'ch | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Electron Clouds: Dancing In Purple Dream Rain | Zuvuya | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Released: Jun 03, 2007
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