The title evokes clinical, man-made reinterpretations of nature. Smooth, sleek glacial surfaces, flat and impersonal, structures rigid, cold, hard and modern. In actuality, ‘Glass Canyon’ possesses a definite warmth. That said, it’s also a work in architectural abstraction.
The six pieces seamlessly segue from one to the next to create a single, continuous 37-minute composition that ebbs and flows, yet maintains a sonic plateau of sorts, without any overt peaks or troughs. The way it achieves this is no small feat of sonic engineering.
From the slow drift of ‘Purple Sands,’, there’s a sense of movement, but not necessarily progression or linearity. As the listener is guided through a deceptively complex audio labyrinth, ‘Crystal Orchard’ drifts into ‘Cobalt Waters’ which in turn segues into a long, low bass throb that meanders its way through ‘Dusty Trails’.
Sparse without being stark, ‘Glass Canyon’ is a minimalist triumph.
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