

Yuval
Ron - Proteus (Soundtrack)
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Yuval
Ron - In the Shallows
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Artistic and reserved,
In The Shallows is Yuval Ron's 52-minute score for an interpretive dance
performance. A most contemplative place awaits In The Shallows
Yuval Ron and cohorts present a sparse-yet-evocative production as exotic
and contemporary instrumentation is applied to serious, introspective
pieces. Meditative Mount mantra (9:57) is enshrouded in austere droning
layers from which electrical entities seems to emerge; feminine wails
soar to higher registers, wavering in the windswept heights. Swishy
fluids pour forth as Water music spreads in an expansive pool of assorted
soundforms, including spaciously occurring metallic bowl emanations.
Even-quieter tinklings happen as Glass falls (7:23) over a sedate bed
of low reeds and faint streams of keyboarding/processing. Minimal rhythmic
pattering begins a Stone dance; the light, clattery percussion picks
up in tempo, though maintains a low profile throughout. Brooding depths
extend far beneath Rêve d'Éternité in an inexorable
current; Tsvetanka Varimezova's faraway chants are siren calls, accented
with muffled rhythms. Bracingly lovely! For the finale, Weaving unfurls
an ominous blend of deep spectral energies, spare occurrences of mood-altering
percussion and emotive flutational scene-setting. - Ambentrance
In a word: FANTASTIC.
This music leads one on an awesome journey by composerYuval Ron
at the keyboards and the mesmerizing voices of Bulgarian singers Tsvetanka
Varimezova and Angela Rodel, who appear on the two centerpieces of this
recording. Subtitled `Soundscore for the Getty Courtyard,' it was performed
live, like a meditation in the space and about the space. Other instruments
include clarinet, bowed saz, dudek, metal water bowl, generating a sound
chamber of subtle movement and deep yearning and expression. "The
Getty building will neverr be the same after this!" "In the
Shallows" is highly recommended for Continuum work.-
Backroads Music
Yuval
Ron - In Between the Heartbeat
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Track listing, samples and downloads,
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The range of moods,
techniques and components used to create this darkly ambient album are
brilliantly handled to create a stunning whole. Highly Recommended.
-Ambience
An artful exercise
in sound construction. From within a murky haze, strange fragments of
sound emerge. Explores the inhumanity of the information age, leaving
us with some interesting atmospheric arrangements.
-Ambientrance
A varied collection
of electroacoustic experimentation that should please those who are
looking for something less accessible and more daring.
-Ujamaa's
Ambient Experience
Ominous buildups
of mechanical noise with thunderclaps suggesting the slamming of enormous
metal doors, the tinkle of glass wind chimes, delicate woodwind washes
and distant birdcalls; a whole other landscape.
-Los
Angeles Times
As far as pure
ambience goes Yuval Ron is a master.Great record, highly recommended
for all ambient orchestration lovers.
-
Underground Sound
Explores the relationship
betweens humans and ever-proliferating technology. A damn fine CD...lovers
of the genre should check it out. -Vital
Quite a nice assortment,
"In Between the Heartbeat" is an artfulexercise in sound construction
using both conventional and unusual sources. It seems particularly effective
in Continuum settings where a focus on movement/meditation and body
expression go hand in hand. - Backroads
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