{"product_id":"space-between-clouds","title":"Space Between Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Ralicke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esays that the genesis of his self-titled debut as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpace Between Clouds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a series of drones “designed to sneak by consciousness and lay down in the shadows behind thoughts.” While indeed the final product showcases patience and subtlety,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Between Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis anything but ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne could say that this music is accommodating, that it can shine either in the background or foreground. But this is true in the way that it is true of great film scores like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVangelis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor the work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e. Analogue and FM synthesizer sequences pulse at 30 BPM––“roughly half the speed of the human resting heart rate,” Ralicke says––beneath saxophone, flugelhorn, clarinet, glockenspiel, all interlocking with textural, environmental sounds. One can sense the camera’s depth of field shifting along with the timbre of a drone, like at the denoument of “Water Cycle.” A rainy windshield, perhaps, comes into focus as synth tones become slowly crystalline. There is a physicality, a texture to each sound, making\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Between Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e, however ambient, more tangible than otherworldly. The record opens with the sound of keys shuffling, a door opening. Whether we are entering or exiting or somehow both, is left to be pondered over repeated listens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the pacing and emotional hues one may note echoes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarold Budd and Marion Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor even contemporaries like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer\u003c\/strong\u003e. With the latter especially, Space Between Clouds shares a charming sense of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enew age promise delivered\u003c\/em\u003e, beloved tones and timbres artfully rescued from an all-too-often trite form. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKP Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52228698767641,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8193\/0521\/files\/david-ralicke-space-between-clouds-cover.avif?v=1776192289","url":"https:\/\/akprecordings.com\/products\/space-between-clouds","provider":"AKP Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}