Ambient music can be found in many forms, from dark, industrial, drone ambience to warm, light-hearted, breezy soundscapes. On this two-track EP released on the ever-excellent Echospace label, Brock Van Wey better known as Bvdub serves up a lovely slice of the latter.
The track begins with the sound of birds chirping. The chirps are joined by gentle swathes of ambience and a lucious piano melody. Around half-way through the track, a short, reversed guitar chord and an ethereal vocal enter the mix leading into what is one of the most beautiful six or so minutes of music I have heard for a long time.
Intrusion turns in the remix, and whilst not messing with things too much, adds enough variaton to make it worthwhile. The first few minutes are buried in white noise and static, with elements of the original piano melody and guitar chord trying to break through at various points. Gentle percussion livens things up slightly but the track still maintains it's gentle beauty and will certainly not hurt your head if you're feeling a tad fragile. The vocal surfaces briefly, toward the end of the track, sounding even more distant than before as the track gradually fades into a hiss.
Bvdub's music is always about subtle melodies buried in ambience, that take time to appreciate and this is no different, but stick with it and you will uncover an amazing piece of music.
The EP can be sampled and purchased @ Boomkat.
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