Goldmund - The Time It Takes

Western Vinyl

£25.18

Format: LP, Coloured Vinyl
Catalogue No.: WV210LPC1
Barcode: 0843563126912
Release Date: 25 Feb 2022
Genre: Ambient/Drone

Repress finally here. R.I.Y.L Nils Frahm, Balmorhea, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brian Eno, Eluvium, Erik Satie. Pennsylvania native Keith Kenniff's output as Goldmund has established him as one of the preeminent composers of minimal piano-based ambient music alongside peers like Hauschka, Dustin O'Halloran, and even Ryuichi Sakamoto, who himself once described Kenniff's work as "so, so, so beautiful". His recordings tread sincerely along paths laden with dusty timbres, diffuse synthesizer, and soaring string textures tinted by the muted glow of a cloudy analog sky above. On The Time it Takes, Kenniff somehow manages to deepen the emotionality of his already affecting project, creating a space in which to unfold the sorrows of a troubling age and revel in the hope and beauty that follow thereafter. In this sense, The Time it Takes tackles grief head-on, unadorned by themes of escapism or pastorality, and marks another entry in an impressively consistent body of work. Quotes - “…this is beautiful…I love music that slows the blood, and this has that quality to it.” NPR Music // “...his at-home aesthetic has fully transcended into the otherworldly” Exclaim! // "Kenniff…is a skilled craftsman." The New York Times // "This music is so so so beautiful!!" Ryuichi Sakamoto //

Tracks : 01 Day In Day Out 02 Forever 03 Memory Itself 04 Of No Other 05 Abandon 06 Pavane 07 For Old Times 08 The One Who Stands By 09 The End 10 Respite 11 Rivulet 12 For A Time 13 From One Place To Another 14 The Night 15 The Valley In Between