SANS SOLACE, by Dennis Goodwin

SANS SOLACE

by Dennis Goodwin

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1.	It Starts 05:54	download
2.	Couldn't it be Nice 01:27	download
3.	Watch Your Step 06:20	download
4.	You Can Shout at the Wind 04:27	download
5.	The End Isn't Near 04:41	download
6.	Magnified 05:33	download
7.	It Used To Be Fun 04:03	buy track

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From the exciting yet ominous foreshadow of the first snowfall to the eventual apathy that often comes after months of sullen conditions, living in the winter forces us to make an existential choice; to accept forces beyond our control. Sans Solace is a collection of music and field recordings, using traditional and non-traditional instrumentation, exploring the physical, emotional, and psychological conditions evoked by the fickle and taxing New Brunswick winter months.

The sounds of winter lives in our peripheral consciousness from day-to-day: ice cracking, wind snapping, salt spreading, snow shifting, shovels scrapping; snow being pushed and tolerated. Not only the external sounds surround us, though the repetitive drones, the hums, the cracks and splits, and the dead silences of being isolated are always present. “Sans Solace” aims to reflect the sensations experienced when faced with life in winter, and explores themes of enclosure and seclusion, comfort and restlessness, darkness, and acceptance.

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released February 4, 2012

In 2009 Goodwin received support from the New Brunswick Arts Board to create this cold, wet, and drawn out project. This would not have been made possible without the generosity of ARTSNB.

Mastered by Brad Perry

This is NOT intended for sale, let alone RE-sale.

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