| Airport People / From Nine Mornings |
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| Album: | From Nine Mornings | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Airport People | Added: | Oct 2022 | |
| Label: | Whited Sepulchre Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2023-02-08 | Pull Date: | 2023-04-12 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Apr 2 | Mar 26 | Mar 12 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 01, 2023: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles From Morning No. 6 | 4. | Feb 21, 2023: | Virtually Happy From Morning No. 2 | |
| 2. | Mar 25, 2023: | Music Casserole From Morning No. 9 | 5. | Feb 18, 2023: | Music Casserole From Morning No. 8 | |
| 3. | Mar 11, 2023: | Music Casserole From Morning No. 8 | 6. | Feb 11, 2023: | Music Casserole From Morning No. 1 |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Away Reviewed 2023-01-22 | ||
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An absorbingly pretty rainy-day mixture of contemporary classical music, ECM jazz, and subtle ambient and field-recording textures. This is the solo work of Leon Johnson, who lives in Indianapolis. His compositions here are mostly piano-led, but stand-up bass and downtempo drums appear frequently. Soothing, sensitive, contemplative. RIYL the ECM sound in general, Erik Satie's Gympnopédies, Max Richter, Helios, The Cinematic Orchestra, A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Favorites: 2, 3, 8, though all are recommended. No words, no FCCs. 1. (1:04)—Reversed sounds. 2. *(6:05)—Slow to mid-tempo. Very gentle piano, evocative of light rain. Stand-up bass, gentle drums, water sounds, subtle rhythmic surface noise. Picks up pace. 3. *(4:15)—Mid-tempo. Similar to the contemplative groove from the previous piece, but more driving from the start. 4. (5:05)—Very slow piano, bird sounds. Slow head-nodding drums enter halfway. 5. (3:13)—Very slow piano and bass. Subtle high droning strings. No drums. 6. (5:43)—Mostly piano-only, with occasional bass and high bell-like tones. Drums appear for a minute. 7. (4:27)—Piano intro, with fingerpicked guitar joining the palette of sounds. No drums. 8. (4:52)—Lovely high strings in the first two minutes. Simple medium-slow beat. 9. *(3:49)—Rain sounds, synth patter. Induces an especially cozy feeling. No drums. 10. *(3:56)—Minor key, melancholy but still peaceful. No drums. Final minute is the sound of feet on leafy ground. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Prelude | 6. | From Morning No. 5 | |||
| 2. | From Morning No. 1 | 7. | From Morning No. 6 | |||
| 3. | From Morning No. 2 | 8. | From Morning No. 7 | |||
| 4. | From Morning No. 3 | 9. | From Morning No. 8 | |||
| 5. | From Morning No. 4 | 10. | From Morning No. 9 |