From the Edmonton Journal, November 18, 1995

by Roger Levesque

With a number of intriguing tape releases to his credit over the past five years you could call Shawn Pinchbeck Edmonton's primo wizard of the electro-acoustic realm. Long familiar with the legacy of musical pioneers like John Cage, Brian Eno and more esoteric names, he's gradually sketching out a few of his own sonic landscapes. Pinchbeck debuts his first independently produced CD here with flautist friend Marion Garver. While the disc revolves largely around his own synthesizers and sound treatments you may pick up on a connection between the organic content of the splendid package art and the musical atmospheres contained within. Much of it is moody, even dark stuff but it subtlely creeps into your consciousness like a mysterious, warm fog enveloping you on a moonlit midnight walk. Garver's flute adds a balance of acoustic purity as it weaves enticingly through the aural mist, even going solo on two short lovely vignettes. Several guests add snippets of other wind instruments, guitar and piano on a few tracks, and one piece, The Sand, The Sea, The Stars features a percussive backing reminiscent of Jon Hassell's fourth world music. Still, the majority of the album seems to be about the special density of amorphous sounds that can be achieved and made to resonate within our minds for long afterwards. The album should be available at most independent music stores around town.

hear some sound clips from RESONANCE

go back to see more reviews of RESONANCE

| shawn's bio | marion's bio | ordering information | resonance |