Richard Bone - Indium

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""Indium" is American composer Richard Bone's latest electronic ambient album. The CD contains new material and some music written for the First International Festival of Electronic, Electroacoustic, Experimental and Avant-garde Music in St. Petersburg - an event headed by "Indium" producer Artemiy Artemiev. "Indium. Part I" sets the tone for the rest of the album and is focused around soft piano and synth parts elevating over a backdrop of atmospheric samples and washes. Piano and string-based synth sounds provide most of the melodic content in the songs. In the last couple of tracks, the piano is absent and the ethereal sweeping synth textures take center stage. Lots of the background sounds and swirls are brittle and metallic sounding electronic tones, but remain fluid nevertheless. The album's closer "Indium. Part II" is a good example of this. This 30-minute track also provides the soundtrack to a recent limited-edition ambient video, also called "Indium". Perhaps this clangorous aspect of this composition is the origin of the album's title? All the instruments on "Indium" sound keyboard or computer based. Sampling notwithstanding, there aren't any obvious percussion, bass, or guitar instruments used. That's not to say Bone uses every day or run-of-the-mill keyboard patches. The tone selection actually sounds quite vibrant and shifting. He does a good job keeping the music interesting, even though the pace is slow and tranquil throughout. Electronic ambient fans should enjoy this." - Mike Grimes ("Expose")

"The music in this album by Richard Bone explores new, imaginative regions of Ambient, yet it never falls into chancy experimentation. Although there are static passages, many others possess complex orchestrations, and even rhythmic sections that, even if they are slow, they do provide the music with a strong vitality. The melodies range from the space atmosphere to the romantic, at times with a triumphant air, while at other times it presents a subtle melancholy. " - Jorge Munnshe ("Amazing Sounds")