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The Veil Of Whispers - Thierry David

2011

3 out of 5

(13 tracks - 65 mins)

$ 5.99 – $ 8.99

Genres: New Age Styles: Contemporary Instrumental, Concert, Guitar, World Music

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On The Veil of Whispers, as on his other albums, French pianist Thierry David plays a style of largely instrumental music that doesn't quite fit into a number of styles.

There is a bit too much going on to call it "ambient" or slot it as music for meditation.

It is a bit too electronic to be new age, but not rhythmically aggressive enough to be electronica.

It is too exotic to be contemporary jazz, and anyway, David doesn't really solo so much as play simple repetitive keyboard patterns within his soundscapes.

But it isn't really world music, either.

"Chill" is a word that has come up to describe David's music, and certainly the tempos, as on the leadoff track here, "Scene Through the Mist," can be glacial, while the overall mood is certainly removed and reserved.

Actually, David cycles through many of the styles cited above, sampling from each as he creates his own synthesis.

That results in some engaging sounds, and some soothing ones, but it also manages to give him a distinct musical identity, which can be a challenge in contemporary instrumental music.

	Title/Composers	Performer	Listen	Time	Size	Size
1	Scene Through the Mist Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	03:08	7 MB	16 MB
2	L' Invitation au Mystere Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	05:47	13 MB	35 MB
3	Attraction Beckons Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	06:13	14 MB	36 MB
4	Ecstasy Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	06:06	13 MB	33 MB
5	Pastel Footprints Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	06:06	13 MB	33 MB
6	A New Memory Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	02:54	6 MB	14 MB
7	Orient Priestess Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	04:29	10 MB	22 MB
8	Persuasion's Dance Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	05:56	13 MB	35 MB
9	The Veil of Whispers Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	03:05	7 MB	12 MB
10	Liquid Melody Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	06:55	15 MB	42 MB
11	Sigh of the Goddess Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	04:00	9 MB	22 MB
12	Mystery Awakens Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	05:15	12 MB	30 MB
13	A Familiar Groove Thierry David	Thierry David	Play	05:24	12 MB	34 MB
				65 mins	149 MB
				65 mins	370 MB

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	Artist	Job
1	Thierry David	Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Primary Artist, Quotation Author
2	K-Vox	Producer
3	Karen Kael	Creative Director
4	Richard Laeton	Art Direction
5	Nguyên Lê	Guitar
6	Claude Samard	Guitar
7	Steve Shehan	Percussion
8	Terence Yallop	Executive Producer

Thierry David

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