Erik Wollo 'Emotional Landscapes'

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Tracklist and MP3s
1: In the Picture 2:51 [Hi-Fi, Lo-Fi]
2: Metaphor 4:42 [Hi-Fi, Lo-Fi]
3: Prism 4:15
4: Second Totem 5:25
5: Sounds of the seen, Part I 8:06
6: Valley 3:02
7: Virtual World 5:54
8: Mountain Beach 5:21
9: Sounds of the seen, Part II 3:00
10: Satellite 4:21
11: Echo of Night/Cadence 6:08

Press release
Backroads Music (USA):
Emotional Landscapes - A near perfect recording that combines intense and serene passages with masterful performances and another successful attempt by Spotted Peccary to expand the sound barriers. This CD will, in my estimation, appeal to every single fan of ambient, electro-acoustic, space and contemporary music. These profound, carefully constructed compositions offer insightful interpretations of the visual and tangible as a metaphor for the internal esoteric landscapes of the imagination. Other than cello on tracks, all music is by Wollo, with Guitars (his first love), guitar synthesizers, keyboards, electric bass, percussion and programming all falling into his amazingly capable hands. He ties together his entire career on this CD, even reaching back to excerpts and samples from the mid-'80's as starting points for new pieces. The range of feelings that spread across the eleven tracks shows the accuracy of the album title. As a cohesive whole, this CD finds the delicate connection between physical environments and landscapes of the soul. Looks like this is already occupying the Best of 2003 position, and it has just turned into April!
-Lloyd Barde

Listener review
What can I say? This is a fantastic experience. To me it is a love letter or thank you letter to the wilderness, especially that of Norway. I dont think I have ever heard anyone catch so perfectly the pure clarity and beauty of Northern nature. Everyone probably has a different experience listening to it, but I can sense the endless cloudy skies, lapping lakes with reflected mountains, and eternal glaciers of Norway. There is a chilled intensity to this that evokes the silent beauty of Earths often mysterious northern regions. The addition of ambient sounds such as Lapplandic songs (I think) and human conversation in a shopping center provide an interesting contrast: human culture and nature with a good synthesis.
I like to listen to it while working since it cleanses my mind and opens my creativity in a way few other CDs do. It is also a fantastic CD to use while doing Yoga or meditation if you are looking for a different alternative from Eastern sounds.

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