Style: Ambient | Experimental
Ian D. Hawgood – “The Fires Will Die at Night” (Resting Bell)
Vespertine Ambient Drones | Ian D. Hawgood is a traveler. He switches from Occident to Orient, living in the UK and Japan, recording music with a four-track machine at the Pacific Ocean or in his London apartment. His huge Ambient Drones carry along memories of American Minimal-Music, roughed up with moments of joyful noise and the fractal remains of analog instruments.
There's a lot of good Ambient-music at the Resting Bell-Netlabel. Christian is releasing a lot, and it's hard to follow every release, by time. That's a shame because it happens you miss gems like "The Fires Will Die at Night".
Ian D. Hawgood delivers four long tunes packed with field-recordings, lush synth-pads, hyper-processed guitars, percussion and a lot of other ringing things and instruments. His music is dense and engaging, developing single elements for 17 minutes in particular ("This Night Has Come Too Soon") without loosing the individual leitmotif. You can let it run in the back, but only if you listen closely you get to the core of Hawgood's art. Somewhere next to Black Dice, Stars of the Lid and Brian Eno. Watch out for his future releases at Umor Rex, Error Lo-Fi, Smallfish Records and Dog Eared!
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Netlabel: www.restingbell.net
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/koenpark
About the Author
This article was written on 4.January 2008 by Bettina Rhymes.
Bettina Rhymes is the journalist alter ego of Sven Swift. Swift runs the established CDr- and Netlabel 12rec.net and acts as a Netaudio DJ every now and then. Next to his job at Phlow Mag, he writes reviews about free music at RUBored.org. Read more articles written by Bettina Rhymes.
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wow. what a trip. this is beatiful. i like how the track evolves, mutates and keeps his steady sound-rhythms and tunes. excellent. very trippy!
mo. said on Jan 4, 2008 at 2:41 pm | Commentlink #1
Restingbell macht sich echt gut.
Jan said on Jan 4, 2008 at 2:56 pm | Commentlink #2
yeah, this is an amazing piece of work. it has incredible range, melody and movement. i think the way he uses field recording is inspired and i love the fact you can have it in the background or listen intently....'the fire...' track is jaw-droppingly good though - it builds and builds and then releases like a big orgasmic wave and its like all this violence and aggression dissipates. the grainy guitars really remind me of Fennesz, only possibly 'Fires' is more intense - brilliant work.
billy said on Jan 13, 2008 at 1:21 pm | Commentlink #3
[...] As posted at Phlow Magazine [...]
#72 Ian D. Hawgood - “The Fires will die at Night” (Resting Bell) « What’s Hot Today? said on Feb 25, 2008 at 12:20 pm | Commentlink #4
The hidden gem of the past year. Stunning, dark, broody, light, burning. My favourite record since OK Computer.
aisha said on Mar 28, 2008 at 4:26 am | Commentlink #5
[...] already by his releases at Resting Bell or Dog Eared Records. Eventually you read about him at Phlow Magazine. Herein, initiates don’t need Sven Swift to bring the news. In case you’re new to this [...]
Ian D. Hawgood, International Man of Mystery « 12rec.net said on May 28, 2008 at 11:01 pm | Commentlink #6
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