Neil Foster, as he often does, offers a composition that is so minimal and rich in sonic detail that it eases into your conscious with gentle textures and tranquil melodies that stretch out into endless vistas of sound. “Kite Dreams” includes field recordings of birdsong in the Irish woodland likely in or near Killyleagh where the track was composed and recorded. Shimmering, abstract bell tone echo, a slow roiling drone weaves together with string arrangements embody the dynamic grace of kites in the sky on a sunny yet partly cloudy day. Assembled together the song evokes a pastoral image of having the free time to spend flying kites, a perhaps quaint pastime we often chalk up to the careless days of childhood, and taking in the sounds, sights and sheer physical presence of nature without needing to mind the intrusion of the demands of regular life. The song embodies the concept of unstructured time even though it is of finite duration and built on the elegant mathematics of song and these days we need more of this kind of experience even if we can sometimes only get from indulging a song. Listen to “Kite Dreams” on Spotify and follow Neil Foster at the links below.
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