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| Drawn strings continue through a lighter ambience on "Theme For Grace", and then "Man, Myth And Magic" provides the first glimpse of upbeat play. The plucked bass returns to keep time in place of a beat,
as other strings jump above it, before the mood once again changes, reverting to an echo of the transcendence of the closing bars of "Ondoyant Et Divers." |
| There are moments on "Ava, Peacefully" and "Kopernistan" when the music amounts to little more than a whisper, and yet still contains and conveys the same feeling the fuller musical parts
evoke. At times, Kopernik's usage of layered, strained cellos is reminiscent of David Axelrod; at other times, a lone string instrument plays simply and softly, yet the mood is always preserved. |
| "Kopernik" reaches its most epic heights on "The Sea And The marsh Are One" (inspired by a Sidney Lanier poem), as orchestrated strings combine with subtle vocal samples to provide a piece of music
which ebbs and flows with a glorious refrain. Simplicity and lightness return in the strummed guitar and handslides of "Faraday (Goodnight)" and the album closes with the familiar cello and electronica of the minute-long "Found Photograph". |
| Kopernik have created an affecting and captivating soundscape that is simultaneously a work of great depth and one which pays homage to simplicity. This is a short but beautiful example of brilliance. |
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