(2021) VA – Complete Drive
Review:
A truly staggering amount of quality music. All tracks taken from the Thesis Drive series which asks musicians to create a long-form composition that could serve as an accompaniment to a journey. What a wealth of incredible and original music that the Thesis Label has helped bring to light over the course of their existence. 23 long form compositions in this collection from the likes of William Ryan Fritch, Marcus Fischer, Hotel Neon, Drombeg, Matthew Collings, Kinbrae, High Plains, Garreth Brooke, M. Grig, Fiona Brice, Bruno Sanfilippo, Rutger Zuydervelt, Sontag Shogun, Stijn Hüwels, Light Sleeper, Julia Gjertsen, Mary Lattimore, Benoît Pioulard, r beny, The Gentleman Losers, Simeon Walker, Lee Yi, Pepo Galán & Elskavon. If you’re into sublime modern composition, low-key electroacoustic, and the output of labels like Longform Editions this is essential!
Track Listing:
1. Sontag Shogun, Stijn Hüwels – The Sorrowful World (22:11)
2. Rutger Zuydervelt – Kortfilm (19:37)
3. Fiona Brice – Scissors Paper Stone (20:12)
4. Bruno Sanfilippo – Pure Amnesia (15:09)
5. William Ryan Fritch – Unsettled Air (21:24)
6. Marcus Fischer – Sky Park (20:42)
7. Hotel Neon – Phase Changes (21:24)
8. Drombeg – The White Raven (09:58)
9. Matthew Collings – The Plague Dogs (15:14)
10. Kinbrae – Skeletal Frames (16:48)
11. High Plains – Token (21:51)
12. Garreth Brooke – For B (15:12)
13. M. Grig – Winded Pine (20:33)
14. Light Sleeper – One Eternal Day (20:03)
15. Julia Gjertsen – Skog (18:22)
16. Mary Lattimore – Ultramarine (24:50)
17. Benoît Pioulard – Sandy River (17:49)
18. r beny – Cardinale (19:47)
19. The Gentleman Losers – There is Nowhere to Begin. (0 min) Seek the Great Perhaps. (starting from 7min 20 sec) Katabasis. (starting from 13min) (25:04)
20. Simeon Walker – Roam (17:04)
21. Pepo Galán – Hacia Praia Da Fabrica (17:01)
22. Lee Yi – Mishiva (18:52)
23. Elskavon – South Winds (22:11)
Media Report:
Genre: ambient, classical, compilation, electronic
Country: Various
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits