Graintable - The Forest Is Varied [Ransom Note Records]

Описание: THE FOREST IS VARIED
Taken from 'The Rain In The Trees' album by Graintable
Out Now on Ransom Note Records - https://ransom-note-records.lnk.to/Th...


Portland, Oregon-based producer Graintable (aka James Cooke) makes his return to Ransom Note for the third time with a 10-track ambient album. Late-night sessions in the studio brought about unique ambient compositions, impregnated with the sonic essence of the Pacific Northwest - tracks of mind-boggling ambient, drone and synth that caress the listener’s ears like waves at the end of the Columbia River. These soothing sounds conjure up lonely places amid a vertiginous tempest, where the sampling of noise crescendos and softness of sounds come together to accompany the dream synths wrapped up in a cloud-like fleece.

Whilst his previous R$N release Universal Ash was a reflection on decay and loss, The Rain In The Trees is indeed like a phoenix rising from those same ashes. It touches on themes of rebirth and finding your way. Like new trees sprouting in the aftermath of a forest fire - which was often occurring in the Pacific Northwest during the recording of these soundscapes.

The title, The Rain In The Trees, is borrowed from a book of poems by W.S. Merwin. It’s saying ‘yes’ to creating art that’s deeply influenced by nature. Merwin was writing poetry inspired by the rainforest in Hawaii and similarly, here Graintable is making music that’s influenced by a different climatic region, the one of the rainforests in the Pacific Northwest.


The depth of the sonic elements in this album feels like taking a long, deep breath. Meditative sounds travel through space, filling the atmosphere with Graintable’s trademark ambient melodies. The Rain In The Trees is a rebirth of the spirit.

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CREDITS
Written, Composed, produced and mixed by James Cooke
Mastered by Leaf Group


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