An avid follower of Eluvium, and Mr Cooper's other exploits, i excitedly pre-ordered this soundtrack from Temporary Residence the first minute it was available. Matthew Cooper is very versatile and there is a world of difference between his different Eluvium releases, his 'Miniatures' album (under his own name) and his concert silence releases - so i genuinely didn't know what to expect with this one. Apparently, the instruments used on this were damaged instruments (in keeping with the film's theme of our throwaway society - apparently), although you wouldn't know it from the sounds produced. The 13 short tracks mostly seem to be based around the musical plan of 'repeat simple melody over drone' and often seem like snippets from longer pieces rather than complete pieces in themselves. I imagine that, with some remixing, these tracks could all be mixed into one long piece and you wouldn't be able to tell. This is not to say that the pieces, and melodies contained therein, have similar tunes - but that they have a similar sound which connects them. This is, in no way whatsoever, a criticism - quite the opposite, as i really enjoyed this album. Much more so than the last Eluvium release anyway - at least he doesn't sing on this one.
Friday 17 June 2011
Matthew Cooper: Some days are better than others (Temporary Residence)
An avid follower of Eluvium, and Mr Cooper's other exploits, i excitedly pre-ordered this soundtrack from Temporary Residence the first minute it was available. Matthew Cooper is very versatile and there is a world of difference between his different Eluvium releases, his 'Miniatures' album (under his own name) and his concert silence releases - so i genuinely didn't know what to expect with this one. Apparently, the instruments used on this were damaged instruments (in keeping with the film's theme of our throwaway society - apparently), although you wouldn't know it from the sounds produced. The 13 short tracks mostly seem to be based around the musical plan of 'repeat simple melody over drone' and often seem like snippets from longer pieces rather than complete pieces in themselves. I imagine that, with some remixing, these tracks could all be mixed into one long piece and you wouldn't be able to tell. This is not to say that the pieces, and melodies contained therein, have similar tunes - but that they have a similar sound which connects them. This is, in no way whatsoever, a criticism - quite the opposite, as i really enjoyed this album. Much more so than the last Eluvium release anyway - at least he doesn't sing on this one.
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