Alexander Nikolaev’s “Snowflakes” is the Embodiment of Reflective Isolation of Winter and the Urge For an Active Future

With two lines of piano, spectral synth drones and violin Alexander Nikolaev assembles layers of sound in a dynamic that embodies the delicate individuality of snowflakes falling from the sky. And when all the elements sync together later in this very short song at two minutes, the context of the snowflakes in the bigger picture of snowfall in a vast landscape. The melancholy tenor of the melody suggests a time of reflective isolation but the song has a palpable sense of momentum suggesting an emotional leaning into the long winter season ahead even while life may seem fallow anticipating a year of activity following a period of stasis. Perhaps not just an evocation of winter but of this lingering and seemingly more perilous years of plague and unease with how it doesn’t seem to end yet looking forward to when life can move forward as normal. A simple work that works on multiple levels. Listen to “Snowflakes” on YouTube and follow Nikolaev at the links below.