Trilogy Single Review
For
Richard Spasoff
“Awaken”
“Light of Love”
And
“Heavens Doorway”
Introduction
This rather wonderful set of three pieces are
gelled together via a beautiful and
transformable journey that witnesses an
‘awakening’ to a glorious light, the ‘light of
love’ with a rising stairway that lifts a soul
towards a ‘heavenly doorway’ that opens
gently into a forever home. Peace.
“Awaken”
I’m immediately transported to a world that is
not my own. I sense a feminine silhouette,
with glass wings of deep purple and blue. She
has emerged like a butterfly from a chrysalis,
and now has her eyes slowly opening.
A pulsating electric fusion gently encourages
her to ‘awaken’. As she does, a beautiful
vocal breathes for her. A song on the vowel,
just as sublime as Rachmaninov’s “Vocalise”.
This synthy-spacey world is quite new to me,
and I must say, I really like it!! The layered
strings are in complete symbiosis with
punched-piano notes full of reverb and body,
they are singular and very beautiful. Am I
dreaming, or was that a ‘celeste’ I just heard,
how original of Richard (one of my favourite
instruments from the percussion family) and
it sounds more saturated here because it’s
played in octaves.
I’m now sensing a buzzing and confusion
that’s messing with my head, in complete
contrast to the sugar plum fairy instrument!!
Why do I want to hide behind the
sofa??.....because I’m being transported to
my childhood whilst watching Dr Who!!
A haunting vocal blends with some gentle
percussion, persistent in nature. My body lies
in a muted electrical state.What’s to come I wonder?
“Light of Love”
Now the divine being is awakened, she sees a
light so pure as to draw her up to it’s power.
Where will it lead my thoughts?
I feel electrical pinpoints in a descending
fashion complimented by an ‘ahh’ vocal. This
is all sounding very star-spangled. Hazy.
Next, I am reminded of the musical device
known as ‘stretto’ which is present in fugue-
form. Everything seems to be crossing over
itself! An increase in tension for sure!
Simple yet lovely piano phrases adorn, like
bells, they play. In between the tubular sound
form, a bright light shines through with
metallic taste. A beautiful harp with it’s
descending scale forms, delightfully ripple
with a shimmer as they float down.
There’s definitely some counter-weaving
going on, dancing with a flute vibrato, quite
hypnotic.While I’m being hypnotised, a gentle fade
brings my breath to rest. Just lovely.
“Heavens Doorway”
The light of love finally, enduringly, of course
has led to a stairway to heaven. We may now
tread in orange clouds to get there. Richard is
an amazing psychic-music-artist, he paints a
perfect picture, we don’t need to work it all
out. It’s all there for us!
Echoey, spangly, bright, new-age. So many
colours I’m getting. White, peach, coral and
oranges, bathed in Godly mists, I must finally
be in heaven. The majesty permeates through
lots of different layers of sound, with a certain
counterpoint.
A saxophone speaks to a dry piano, whilst
deep angels sing their lowest vowel sound,
they say “welcome spirit”
“come hither to us”.
Beams of light, their colour now fading,
embrace a slow vibrato, with great patience.
I sense a closing down, after all, I’ve been
accepted, there is nothing left to do.
An atmospherical exhale breathes it’s last breath. We are done.
Thank you Richard for sharing your wonderful
creation with the world!!!!
For
Richard Spasoff
“Awaken”
“Light of Love”
And
“Heavens Doorway”
Introduction
This rather wonderful set of three pieces are
gelled together via a beautiful and
transformable journey that witnesses an
‘awakening’ to a glorious light, the ‘light of
love’ with a rising stairway that lifts a soul
towards a ‘heavenly doorway’ that opens
gently into a forever home. Peace.
“Awaken”
I’m immediately transported to a world that is
not my own. I sense a feminine silhouette,
with glass wings of deep purple and blue. She
has emerged like a butterfly from a chrysalis,
and now has her eyes slowly opening.
A pulsating electric fusion gently encourages
her to ‘awaken’. As she does, a beautiful
vocal breathes for her. A song on the vowel,
just as sublime as Rachmaninov’s “Vocalise”.
This synthy-spacey world is quite new to me,
and I must say, I really like it!! The layered
strings are in complete symbiosis with
punched-piano notes full of reverb and body,
they are singular and very beautiful. Am I
dreaming, or was that a ‘celeste’ I just heard,
how original of Richard (one of my favourite
instruments from the percussion family) and
it sounds more saturated here because it’s
played in octaves.
I’m now sensing a buzzing and confusion
that’s messing with my head, in complete
contrast to the sugar plum fairy instrument!!
Why do I want to hide behind the
sofa??.....because I’m being transported to
my childhood whilst watching Dr Who!!
A haunting vocal blends with some gentle
percussion, persistent in nature. My body lies
in a muted electrical state.What’s to come I wonder?
“Light of Love”
Now the divine being is awakened, she sees a
light so pure as to draw her up to it’s power.
Where will it lead my thoughts?
I feel electrical pinpoints in a descending
fashion complimented by an ‘ahh’ vocal. This
is all sounding very star-spangled. Hazy.
Next, I am reminded of the musical device
known as ‘stretto’ which is present in fugue-
form. Everything seems to be crossing over
itself! An increase in tension for sure!
Simple yet lovely piano phrases adorn, like
bells, they play. In between the tubular sound
form, a bright light shines through with
metallic taste. A beautiful harp with it’s
descending scale forms, delightfully ripple
with a shimmer as they float down.
There’s definitely some counter-weaving
going on, dancing with a flute vibrato, quite
hypnotic.While I’m being hypnotised, a gentle fade
brings my breath to rest. Just lovely.
“Heavens Doorway”
The light of love finally, enduringly, of course
has led to a stairway to heaven. We may now
tread in orange clouds to get there. Richard is
an amazing psychic-music-artist, he paints a
perfect picture, we don’t need to work it all
out. It’s all there for us!
Echoey, spangly, bright, new-age. So many
colours I’m getting. White, peach, coral and
oranges, bathed in Godly mists, I must finally
be in heaven. The majesty permeates through
lots of different layers of sound, with a certain
counterpoint.
A saxophone speaks to a dry piano, whilst
deep angels sing their lowest vowel sound,
they say “welcome spirit”
“come hither to us”.
Beams of light, their colour now fading,
embrace a slow vibrato, with great patience.
I sense a closing down, after all, I’ve been
accepted, there is nothing left to do.
An atmospherical exhale breathes it’s last breath. We are done.
Thank you Richard for sharing your wonderful
creation with the world!!!!