The instrumentation in this song is mainly a classical guitar, background synth sounds, an occasional flute (well done flute, that is), and a veeeery, very brief intermission of drums and percussion. The rhythm and the timing on this piece are perfect -- absolutely great changes and resolutions. Also, the length of this track definitely makes it listen-able; even for folks who are fans of the harder stuff. Seriously -- my compliments to Becker on a fine piece of work. Everything develops in this song rather nicely. Almost in ... well ... steps, I guess. Yeah, that's it. Steps.
Oh -- okay, I get it.
Thomas Becker, a new age, progressive electronic, trance, ambient, drum 'n' bass, space jazz, ethnic musician out of Milano, Italy (how's *that* for keywords, Avallon?) started taking piano lessons at 10 years old. Active on the internet scene since before any of you can remember (unless BBS-es were your thing back in the late eighties and early nineties), Thomas' approach, skills, mindset (and equipment) have evolved over the past decade into something of a multifaceted creator/performer of many genres and the fusion in between. In fact, his musical catalog has been quite busy over these past years -- with over 100,000 downloads and getting busier all the time. Currently, his catalog has over 90 free tracks for your listening enjoyment. So let me wrap this up, because it looks like you all have work to do.
This track is definitely recommended for fans of Steve Roach, Ray Lynch, instrumentals and movie tracks in general. "Steps" is definitely going in my morning playlist for when I'm doing my yoga ... er ... I mean push ups and free weights ... in the morning.
Now get over there and do some downloading.
Stone Bayliss
BandFreaks Staff Reviewer |
