Artist: Victor Cerullo
Trackliste:
1. Last Scene. 01:11
2. Crepuscular Rays. 03:40
3. Flashback. 01:45
4. Timelapse 1. 10:48
5. Andrei Tarkovsky. 07:05
6. Timelapse 2. 10:02
7. Lullaby for a Distant Son. 05:18
8. Timelapse 3. 10:15
9. Behind the Mirror. 01:41
10. Artificial Dream. 03:44
11. Revelation. 00:56
12. Sacrifice. 04:28
Subtitled "A Homage to Andrei Tarkovsky", "Visions" is a tribute to the much respected and admired Russian film-maker of "Solaris" fame. Surprisingly, the linked series of tracks are more soundscapes than soundtrack, with each track built up using a series of samples, anything from sound effects, Russian choirs, clips from operas, treated sounds and, of course, overlaid with synthesiser drones, bleeps and yes, even music. It makes for a very eerie listening experience. These twelve tracks certainly are as far removed from "easy listening" as you can get, but if you are willing to explore the glacial spaces this music conjures up then there are rewards to be had. One of these is the gently drifting melody line that permeates track five, "Andrei Tarkovsky" - a hauntingly beautiful and unexpectedly "organic" tune amongst all the electronics. Track seven, "Lullaby for a Distant Son" is another outstanding track full of melody and beauty. Indeed, the overwhelming feeling of this album is of music and sounds flowing together - what seems discordant at first constantly shifts and changes into something very different. Give this album half a chance and it will dazzle you to the possibilities of electronic music to enhance and perhaps even magnify the human spirit. A fitting tribute from one artist to another.
Here the last copy!
