Son Lux’s We Are Rising was definitely one of the best and most interesting records of 2011. This is a really cool video showing the making of the album’s artwork (taken from his tumblr), with the title track playing in the background. Both the video and his music are definitely worth your time.
One Step Closer
I don’t know why I haven’t posted this already. A good friend of mine, Charlie van Kirk, went into the studio last semester with a small group of incredible musicians that he’d put together. They collaborated on a composition over the course of a few months, and the result was one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard to come out of Berklee. I can only say that the project more than does justice to the astonishing talent of the people involved, guided along by Charlie’s remarkable dedication to the music.
In the Autumn of 2006, BT put out his masterpiece ‘This Binary Universe’, which combined incredible electronic music with some equally brilliant animation and visuals. Aside from the astounding music, one thing that really intrigued me was the way that he had created areas of very sparse music to give the animators plenty of room to work. Having worked on scoring films, I’ve often been impressed by how aware the directors are of where music will be, and they often give a lot of time with certain shots (which must feel a little awkward to film in silence) to give the composer room to work. It’s pretty interesting to see the same thing in reverse here.
Pran Bandi - Music Maker, Typical Student
