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Ludvig Cimbrelius: Here

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Artist: Ludvig Cimbrelius (@)
Title: Here
Format: CD + Download
Label: Sound In Silence Records (@)
Rated: * * * * *
Swedish musician Ludvig Cimbrelius' fourth release under his own name, also having released music under different aliases such as Eternell, Purl, and Illuvia. 'Here' is six tracks in about 48 minutes, the opener, "Left But Never Left" is a kind of New Age piano composition I didn't much care for. "When Warm Tears Fell From The Sky" is much better in rolling clouds of ambient pads with a solid bottom and a hint of rain. "These Flames I Gently Let" is the longest piece on the album (14:15), a somewhat diffuse layered ambient composition that incorporates piano in a more integrated fashion. It's a fantasia incorporating numerous elements of ambient electronica on a broad palette of sonic colours relaxing into somnambulism. Continuing in the expansive ambient format, "Lost In The Mist At Dawn" has a nostalgic quality to it, recalling bits and pieces of compositions I've heard elsewhere by other artists. Compared to previous tracks, "Lifted Into Wonder" seems modest and laid back, giving some breathing space. It develops into something richer and more fully realized with melodic intent. The album is bookended with another New Age piano piece (also with some acoustic guitar), "Gone But Never Gone." I liked that about as much as I liked the first. Personally, I think it's a mistake to sandwich some really cool ambient electronica between two acoustic piano pieces, and I'm willing to bet many listeners will agree. The CDr is limited to 200 hand-numbered copies in cardboard folder packaging with insert sheet, label card, and download code.

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