Johan Agebjörn / Subtracted Soundscapes Жанр: Ambient, Cinematic, Remixed Страна-производитель диска: US Год издания диска: 2023 Тип издания: WEB , Album Издатель (лейбл): Spotted Peccary Каталожный номер: SPM-4203 Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) (24/96) Тип рипа: tracks Продолжительность: 52:15 Источник (релизер): qobuz Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: Нет Треклист:
1. Four Hours To Karhumäki (05:27)
2. Swimming Through the Blue Lagoon (05:07)
3. Ambient Computer Dance (05:30)
4. As I Passed the Vyartsilya Border Crossing (07:42)
5. Sleep In My Arms (05:40)
6. Dulciter Somni (05:00)
7. Siberian Train Part II (07:51)
8. Zero Gravitation (09:58)
foobar2000 1.6.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2023-07-26 17:05:58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Johan Agebjorn / Subtracted Soundscapes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR10 -2.49 dB -14.45 dB 5:28 01-Four Hours To Karhumäki DR11 -0.20 dB -15.22 dB 5:08 02-Swimming Through the Blue Lagoon DR9 -2.23 dB -14.98 dB 5:31 03-Ambient Computer Dance DR10 -1.10 dB -13.62 dB 7:43 04-As I Passed the Vyartsilya Border Crossing DR9 -1.14 dB -14.47 dB 5:41 05-Sleep In My Arms DR10 -1.64 dB -15.10 dB 5:00 06-Dulciter Somni DR10 -1.64 dB -14.43 dB 7:51 07-Siberian Train Part II DR8 -1.46 dB -13.44 dB 9:59 08-Zero Gravitation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 8 Official DR value: DR10 Samplerate: 96000 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 24 Bitrate: 2385 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================
On Subtracted Soundscapes, Johan Agebjörn reworks eight pieces from across his career into something warmer, calmer than the originals—but no less moving and profound. Unlike the original versions, these “subtracted” updates are entirely beatless; the sonic threads of the originals unraveled and rewoven. Agebjörn describes his remixing process as “leaving only the key elements of the music, and also working with different combinations of lowpass-filtering, slowing down, adding reverb, and mixing the music differently.” Opener “Four Hours to Karhumäki” exemplifies this. From a gentle piano intro, the piece swells to a sonic vastness both rich and austere. Reverberant textures drift through piano chords like wind through asperous rock formations. Subtracted Soundscapes moves fluidly between the naturalistic and otherworldly. After the earthbound stillness of “Karhumäki,” “Swimming Through the Blue Lagoon,” recalls Vangelis’s soundtrack work. On “Lagoon,” otherworldly voices shimmer across contrapuntal Berlin School tones. “As I Passed the Vyartsilya Border Crossing” uses synthetic voice as a marching ostinato. When the melody comes in, it is both alien and familiar: the major key refrain of adventure wrapped anew in sterling pearlescence. On Subtracted Soundscapes, Agebjörn revisits past work with a new compositional mien: a focus on calmness and serenity. The result is an album that is both dazzlingly otherworldly and startlingly intimate, both a sonic sanctuary for the listener and another world to explore.
