Rain

SIMON SLATOR – RAIN

Rain is a two track single representing my first new recordings since Skylight in 2004.  The tracks were recorded sometime during 2004/2005 and, fortunately, were backed up onto DVD, thus surviving the hard disk crash that wiped out the Berlin-school album I was working on.

Both tracks represent a shift from long ambient pieces to shorter New Age/Chill-out pieces.  “Piano in the Rain” is as the name suggests:  a semi-ambient piece where piano, choir and bass lines augment the sound of heavy rain on a rooftop.  The track was mainly inspired by my fiancée who loves the sound of the rain against slanted windows and roofs.  “L’arc-en-ciel” is more in a Vangelis/Mike Oldfield style using a big, sweeping sound.

Credits

Written, produced and performed by Simon Slator

Recorded at home, circa August 2004 - January 2005.

Instruments used

“Piano in the Rain” is mostly Korg Wavestatiion & Legazy VSTis.  Can’t remember which ones I used on “L’arc-en-ciel”.