Chris Conway - Sanctuary (2005) [APE] {NewAge}

SiempreII · 29/8/12

Sanctuary
Chris Conway

An album of evocative atmospheric solo piano music
Composed by Chris Conway over the last 20 years. The sheer beauty of the themes and the delicacy of the playing, and the atmosphere that pervades the whole album make this a remarkable recording.
"a solo piano feast, very much aimed at soothing the furrowed brow. Atmospheric, refelective, calming." - Musician Magazine

This album is something of a promise to myself finally kept. When I first became interested in piano music as a boy I was greatly influenced by the classic ECM piano album by ECM artists like Steve Kuhn & Richard Beirach, and to a lesser extent Chick Corea and Kieth Jarrett. As a result I wrote a great deal of small evocative piano pieces. I always wanted to record some of them.
20 years went by. I got busy in other areas of music. Picked up many more influences, the minimal music of Terry Riley, Indian, Balkan, Celtic musics. Then I was asked to make just such an album of piano music.
It was quite an emotional process recording these pieces, choosing them, arranging them, putting them together so they flow. Hearing the old influences and the newer.I'm very happy with the result.

While the multi instrumentalist Chris Conway maybe a new name for this reviewer, this US born talented musician has been recording music for many years. In fact, his website indicates that he has been involved in over 35 recordings in some capacity. An artist with the wanderlust desire to express, Conway refuses to be restricted by either genre or his instrumental voice. However, Sanctuary is a very successful attempt in placing the artist behind a grand piano to record compositions that he has recorded over a 20 year period.

Despite featuring compositions that Conway has created over time, the album has a very spontaneous and improvised feel to it. For the most part the tracks have a very loose structure to them allowing Conway to weave around on the keys but in a very contemplative fashion. The songs with the greater frame work and melody standout include the tracks such as “Beyond Distance”, “Cry For The Mountains” and “Mantra”. Though melodically, “Kishori” is by far the most memorable track.

From a completely different angle, Conway’s title track “Sanctuary” clocks in over 7 minutes and has an expansive style reminiscent of the Great Improviser Michael Jones. Recorded live and produced by the artist himself under the watchful ear of Llewellyn, the sound quality is notable. Meanwhile, if you are looking for the more eclectic Conway, check out the remarkable River Of Life released the same year where he plays just about everything but the kitchen sink.

There is no doubting the talent of this multi-instrumentalist who is equally at home on the piano as he is on the guitar and the many other instruments that he is more than capable of playing. From the album cover to the musical content, Sanctuary is a very purposeful album that is focused on providing us with a quiet backdrop during our retreat from the everyday hustle and bustle of life.
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Tracklist:
01. Honesty
02. Cry from the Past
03. Beyond Distance
04. Zero Horizon
05. Cry for the Mountains
06. Kishori
07. One Day Never
08. Now and Then
09. Folklore
10. I Will Know
11. Souling
12. Mantra
13. Kindred Vision
14. Sanctuary
15. Honesty Revisited

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