Style: Ambient
Primary Emotions/Themes: Uplifting music that brings a spark of joy into life
Thoughts: With an album title like Wreck His Days I would have expected this album to be dark, or deal with subjects of vengeance or cruelty. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Wreck His Days is undoubtedly an ambient album. The melodies are slow, sometimes aloof, and repeat over slow modulations that take minutes to complete. Where the hope and uplifting portion comes in is the way the instruments are used. They have a sparkle to them... a sheen... like looking at a freshly waxed car or a clean room. It's music that sounds like it took work to get here but now that we are here, we are done and it is good.
This is one of those records that I can't find any sort of digital version of. There's maybe one song on the internet that I was able to find easily, and this just goes to show the importance of physical media. Without this record I would no longer have access to this music... emphasizing one of the most important reasons for my collection.
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