posted by Loren on February 17, 2012
There is beautiful solace to be found in nature, organic development and a sense of what life in its purest form is truly like. In Japanese heritage, plants and shrubbery are manipulated into ornate designs in an effort to control something man has never been able to. When I listen to Evenings and the elusive tone within each sample, the subtle diligence of each chord, I am reminded that despite nature, there is so much brilliance in the exactitude of what we can control. The sound (and yes when you listen to the lyrically absent endeavors of Evenings this is the only syllable that comes to mind) is enticing, on the tip of your tongue until he couples another keyboard or snap or snare and you are impressed all the same. Evenings art works are just that; lacking detail or background, instrumentations boldly named and that are held close to the heart. We reminisce in the artist’s voice, the music, and create dimensions of our own led along simply by a name (Chesapeake and Babe) and the intrigue of a sound.
The elements in Evenings’ repertoire design your pallet, not guide it. When I hear “Chesapeake” I envision Nathan in Charlottesville in a dorm behind a soundboard, lost in his headphones creating metaphors and myths. In college we all seem to be wondering who we are and what we’re doing, and North Dorm for me is that expression. It is putting life together, sound-by-sound, anecdote by tribulation, and coupling them into an appreciation. Evenings hires life to run its own trajectory, and make the poetry from this empiricism dance. After all, life is just one moment standing on the shoulders of the last. Just like the sound of Evenings.
I should mention that North Dorm EP is coming up on two years old and not the most recent work to date (Lately was released this past year). Although I do enjoy the rhythm and storytelling off the latest releases, “Lo-Vélo” is awesome; I just liked these tracks a little more. “Babe” was released on North Dorm and “Chesapeake” is a single release.
Evenings – Chesapeake (Downloaded 193 times)
Evenings – Babe (Downloaded 208 times)
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