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Review of 'My Ghosts
and Yours' from new issue of Gothic Beauty Magazine
Imagine, if you will, the experience of hearing music
from the other side of existence; songs being reflected back through the
ether to your ears as whispers of their prior incarnations. This
may sound like an outlandish idea, but put here to practice it is every
bit as other-worldly a listening experience as it sounds. On his
album My Ghosts and Yours, Rob Byrd takes this
leap and explores the vast potential of his concept by masterfully
applying various signal processing gear to his electric guitar, with
resultant landscapes of sound which remind you of places you have never
been, whisper to you of lives long past on, and echo of our lasting
impressions upon this world- and those worlds beyond the grave.
Entirely improvised. Byrd says of the process "Memories of
imaginary places surfaced while recording the songs..." and it is
an apt way of describing the effect of the album on the listener.
If you relax and listen openly, the washes of sound and the shroud of
ambiance may lift just enough to conjure your own forgotten imaginings.
I recommend "Song of the Ocean Wraith", "Lyceum",
and "Memorial Figures".
-Jessika
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To Contact Rob or book a
performance,
please write to:
RobertJByrd (at) yahoo (dot) com |
