Pete Namlook Silence III

The wind comes back and we move into ‘A Ship on a Sea of Sand’. An acoustic sounding rhythm brings up images of camels slowly walking over the sand. It is some relief though when synth pads with a vocal quality are added as the rhythm seemed a little too sparse on its own. A similar voice to that on ‘Silence I’ can just be heard and the rhythm dies away leaving the wind and shimmers of sound. Notes act like bright splashes of detail as if something can just be seen through the heat haze but gradually the lead line becomes more distinct giving the impression that the object on the edge of sight is becoming clearer. The camel’s rhythm comes back and the voice starts up again either explaining something to us or providing a warning.

‘Lost City’ acts as a bridging piece to ‘Stars’ which as its title suggests is a very cosmic sounding piece, not too dissimilar to the second track with the addition of the voice, which is only just heard, from the third. ‘The Bottom of the Ocean’ perfectly summarizes the imagery provided by the music. Dark watery sounds ebb and flow until the voice can just be heard again and deep bass drones become the dominant feature. Other detail is added but things are rather sparse letting your mind fill in the rest. Some of the images that came to me were certainly far from happy ones. The slow melody that develops in the second half of the track does more to compound these thoughts than dispel them. A rhythm is introduced but it is way down in the mix.