Mcguire, Mark / Sundance Dreams
| Album: | Sundance Dreams | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mcguire, Mark | Added: | Jul 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-08-02 | Pull Date: | 2018-10-04 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 7 | Sep 30 | Sep 16 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 12 | Aug 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 29, 2021: | Homeroom (rebroadcast from Aug 2, 2018)
Red Spider & The Orange |
4. | Sep 15, 2018: | Narnia
We Would Have Won |
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| 2. | Oct 04, 2018: | Being as an ocean
The Tower Of Illusion |
5. | Aug 23, 2018: | subwoofer etc etc etc
Southern Heist |
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| 3. | Sep 29, 2018: | Narnia
We Would Have Won |
6. | Aug 18, 2018: | Narnia
Grounded (Free & Flying) |
Album Review
Mr. Tumnus
Reviewed 2018-07-27
Reviewed 2018-07-27
Ambient/experimental. Lots of flavors of synth from one of the former members of the Emeralds. As Mark describes it, “Sundance Dreams is a 90-minute catalog of night visions which took place in and around ceremonies between 2016 and 2017.” Mark’s albums are great if you like densely layered synth, weird counter-rhythms, and repetition doesn’t faze you. His music feels kind and gentle, though never schmaltzy. Great organic, complicated sound.
Try 8, 6, 9. If you want something drony, 1 is good. For something dissonant, try 3.
1) “Celestial Portal of Creation Woman” (4:06): Peaceful, quiet synth. Harmonic chords.
2) “Web Tuning” (2:40): Nicely unbalanced rhythms, very synthy.
3) “The Lightning Elk” (6:04): More dissonance, screechy synth. Lots of scales and arpeggios pushing against each other from opposite directions.
4) “Just Trust!” (12:16): Lively, repetitive synth. Quite urgent. Densely layered.
5) “Red Spider & The Orange” (9:43): Some piano sneaks into this one, as well as some guitar plucking. Almost waltzlike.
6) “Southern Heist” (7:18): Dreamlike but engaging. Dancelike. Great.
7) “The Tower of Illusion” (3:40): Hurried synth rushes along in the background. Decays and slows down in the second half.
8) “Grounded (Free & Flying)” (9:18): Less dissonant than some of the other tracks. Synth repeats uplifting melody while counterpoints tangle around in the background.
9) “We Would Have Won” (11:53): Cheerful dancing synth which becomes wonkier at the end.
10) “Take It To The Tree” (10:49): Begins with dense, indistinct sound. In the second half, becomes brighter and more shimmering.
11) “Carries Your Problems Away Man” (9:04): Big drifting synth in the beginning. Second half acquires a lot of momentum and has more of a bubbly friendly synth.
-- Mr. Tumnus
Try 8, 6, 9. If you want something drony, 1 is good. For something dissonant, try 3.
1) “Celestial Portal of Creation Woman” (4:06): Peaceful, quiet synth. Harmonic chords.
2) “Web Tuning” (2:40): Nicely unbalanced rhythms, very synthy.
3) “The Lightning Elk” (6:04): More dissonance, screechy synth. Lots of scales and arpeggios pushing against each other from opposite directions.
4) “Just Trust!” (12:16): Lively, repetitive synth. Quite urgent. Densely layered.
5) “Red Spider & The Orange” (9:43): Some piano sneaks into this one, as well as some guitar plucking. Almost waltzlike.
6) “Southern Heist” (7:18): Dreamlike but engaging. Dancelike. Great.
7) “The Tower of Illusion” (3:40): Hurried synth rushes along in the background. Decays and slows down in the second half.
8) “Grounded (Free & Flying)” (9:18): Less dissonant than some of the other tracks. Synth repeats uplifting melody while counterpoints tangle around in the background.
9) “We Would Have Won” (11:53): Cheerful dancing synth which becomes wonkier at the end.
10) “Take It To The Tree” (10:49): Begins with dense, indistinct sound. In the second half, becomes brighter and more shimmering.
11) “Carries Your Problems Away Man” (9:04): Big drifting synth in the beginning. Second half acquires a lot of momentum and has more of a bubbly friendly synth.
-- Mr. Tumnus
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