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wh131 Beyond Absence – Mood Report

C.P. McDill — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:22 +0000

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Beyond Absence returns of Webbed Hand with an album of meditative acoustic works influenced by jazz and ambient music.

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Beyond Absence is: Gustavo Caldas and Mauro Longordo
Recorded at the Blue Shed Studio, Acton, MA, 2008
Cover Photo: Gabriela Caldas
Visit their homepage: Beyond Absence.

01 Lightwatcher’s Insomnia Suite I
02 Lightwatcher’s Insomnia Suite II
03 Lightwatcher’s Insomnia Suite III
04 Lightwatcher’s Insomnia Suite IV
05 Still Awake
06 Gentle Man
07 Altar Boy
08 Standing Before Infinity
09 Saci-Pererê
10 Soundproof Lullaby
11 Ela
12 Glad at Last

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wh117 Beyond Absence – Heritage

C.P. McDill — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:12:45 +0000

Beyond Absence returns to Webbed Hand with Heritage, a collection of acoustical meditations influenced by jazz and other world music idioms.

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“When a bird sings, it does not sing for the advancement of music. But if somebody stops to listen, and is delighted, that is fine.”
–Alan Watts

Beyond Absence is: Gustavo Caldas and Mauro Longordo
Recorded at the Blue Shed Studio, Acton, MA, 2007
Original cover artwork by M. Longordo

Visit their homepage: Beyond Absence.

Track List:

01 A Thousand Drops Reaching the Ground
02 Incapable of Moving
03 Martyr of Himself
04 Air
05 Vertigo of Perception
06 As Far as Your Arms Can Stretch
07 Dawn of All Times
08 The Man Who Stares at the Blank Wall
09 A Short Moment Before the Seizure
10 Greens for the Winter
11 Moving Only Before Sunset
12 Heavy Breath
13 No Comments Until Tomorrow
14 Untitled Creature
15 Re imagine
16 The Moon Behind the Clouds, Until Further Notice

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wh113 Beyond Absence – Complacency

C.P. McDill — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:08:07 +0000

One of the definitions of complacency is “to be completely satisfied right where you are.” And satisfied you will be, settled back in a comfortable chair, as you take in these mellow compositions which seem to shimmer like snowflakes in the air. This work evokes a slower, more peaceful approach to life.

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“This is what we wanted to tell you for now. We are glad to have reached your ears; and perhaps a little of your hearts and minds, if for a second or two only.”

–Gustavo and Mauro.

Beyond Absence is: Gustavo Caldas and Mauro Longordo
Recorded at the Blue Shed Studio, Acton, MA, 2006
Original cover artwork by M. Longordo

Visit their homepage: Beyond Absence.

01 Abertura (05:38)
02 The End of Living and Begining of Survival (07:46)
03 Including-Imaginary Faith (02:26)
04 Loud Again (04:45)
05 Yesterday’s Product (01:47)
06 An Eagle’s Egg in a Chicken Nest (02:47)
07 Space Trip (04:10)
08 Mestre Salu (13:13)
09 Goodbye Canal 100-In Black and White (06:50)

Total Time: 00:49:22

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wh109 Beyond Absence – Rarified

C.P. McDill — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:23:21 +0000

Beyond Absence debuts on Webbed Hand with this engaging and meditative set of instrumental improvisations. A delightful eyes-closed ambient journey, expressing a peaceful approach to music. These recordings are a personal journey of two friends, seeking to find the deeper impulses and feelings in music.

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From Gustavo: “Both my friend and I came from a very traditional musical background: bossa nova, jazz, classical,progressive rock, etc… After 10 years of exploration, intense listening and dialogue, we realized that a lot of what we played and dedicated ourselves to in the past was music we “had fun” playing, felt excited about it, but would not listen afterwards. I myself wanted to strip away elements which prevented me from achieving inner peace, at the same time maintaining a lot of the “harmonic mist” that I still feel so attracted to.”

Beyond Absence is: Gustavo Caldas and Mauro Longordo
Recorded at the Blue Shed Studio, Acton, MA, 2006
Original cover artwork by M. Longordo

Visit their homepage: Beyond Absence.

01 Rarified
02 Sunshine over Smoke
03 Ophio
04 Air and Rain
05 A Night of a Thousand Days
06 Cycles in Circles
07 Afternoon with Myself

“Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity.”
–Thomas Merton

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