Five works are presented in mostly chronological order, starting with Waterways (1983-4). As the title suggests, it grew from actual recordings of the flow of a stream and isolated water droplets to representations of these textures by percussion ensemble. The four-part evocation of life in an Arctic landscape, Aivilik Rays (1988-90) is next, creating a cinematic immersion over nearly 25 minutes with treated sounds of wind, birds, plus percussion and synthesised sound.
A couple of shorter pieces follow: Totem (1985) is a particularly ear-catching collection of tape-shifted sounds from junk percussion and broken glass, and Chatterlings (1995) brings Hemingway's sound up to date for the era of this release, with MIDI sampling/triggering of wood, metal and skin percussion. To round off a really enjoyable collection, we get another lengthy exploration, this time of different overlapping sound groups in Polar (1990-6). Really enjoying the way this album reveals lots of subtleties on repeat listens.
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