The Gate Of Silence

Superb album from David, very rich atmosphere, indeed a companion of Roach and vidnaObmana. Great relexation, well produced, only little pity is the bit monotonous drumming in track 1, the music can provide its own rhythm at the listener. The tracks following are sheer beauty so please stay tuned. A mental massage is guaranteed. Recommended.

Une musique sur laquelle plane des notes de mystere et de magie mystique....
A écouter pour eveiller son imaginaire.....

;)

The Gate of Silence is an excellent album for fans of deep, spacey ambient and meditative, textured drones.

I generally prefer my ambient to be beatless, so I was a little less than thrilled by part 1. The ethnic percussion lingers over some very subdued background pads. It seems like an intro to a song that never materializes.

Much more atmospheric than its predecessor, part 2 evokes underground spaces. There are some cavernous echoes and drops of water throughout and sweeping pads come through at a couple of key moments. Very cool.

The third part has more of a hypnotic, minimalist approach, with a synthesizer and piano pattern played throughout. There is enough variety to the ostinato that it doesn't bore, and there are a lot of layers that peek through behind the moving notes.

Part 4 puts me in the same introspective, heightened state that I get from Steve Roach's Immersions. I think it's fairly fast-moving for a long-form soundscape, as it carries a sense of motion within its seemingly still drones. There are lots of sonic flutterings as it builds to a crescendo of waves crashing on a beach. Brilliant!

This is my first experience with the artist's work and it made for a very nice surprise. I'd say that the 2nd and 4th tracks are the strongest. Soundscape enthusiasts may want to skip Part1 on their first listen.

Personellement, je suis fan de l'auteur, mais là, je n'arrive pas a trouver de profondeur à cet album...

Le moindre que l'on puisse dire c'est que D.Schombert amorce un sacré virage par rapport à ses précédentes productions.Et ce "Gate of Silence",très inspiré par les textures sonores de Steve Roach est vraiment excellent.Musique quasi arythmique, hormis quelques percussions très discrètes, qui coule, glisse, lentement,vous entête de ses vapeurs éthérées et tentaculaires et vous noie dans ses limbes infinies.Enivrant et fascinant !Pour un coup d'essai presque un coup de maître.