Mannieb
4 January 2005, 18:20
By Ben Ohmart
When trance meets soundtrack, a Glideascope occurs, that child of a happy home which has the unique ability to run and play in the street while at the same time sitting comfortably and listening to Handel without the aid of a record player.
Glideascope calls itself "the soundtrack to a movie never made," with a nickname of "audio cinematography." Yes, it dances while it underscores the movement. An Oscar-winning soundtrack will not only underline the action, it has that singular rarity of being tuneful, remaining invisible enough to not disrupt the flow of story and character. This is what Glideascope achieves with its With Strings Attached EP.
To the tuning strains of an orchestra your "Devushka" (meaning beautiful in Russian) begins, plugged with a female vocal sometimes singing "you're shining down on me" and other sound bytes, as a saxophone steams among the dominant personality of the album: the strings.
Perhaps the most rhythmic track follows it, in the aptly titled "What Kinda Madness." Hip hop fans will keep coming back to this one, scored like a delicate remix involving violins and the ghost of violence.
Then there's "Alone" which struts like an updated David Bowie conception (think "Looking for Lester" or the whole of Buddha of Suburbia), only reinforcing the very visual nature of its music, presenting us with the best, most pressing compliment tunes should engender: that it is truly interactive, not reactive.
Glideascope's name itself explains the collaboration of creator to listener. The one-man band explains: "Glideascope is a combination of the word Glide - which has been my artist name since my teens and the word Kaleidoscope - which is a visual instrument used to display a variety of colours and symmetrical forms. I wish to demonstrate this in audio form, using many sources of inspiration from my childhood to present day."
Cinematically speaking, movie soundtracks - as you can tell - were a significant influence on Glideascope. But the band offers more than this - "think minimalist, think rich and soothing, think organic and textured, think melancholic and emotive." He is breaking down the fourth wall and the movie screen itself: "to construct and evolve rather than deconstruct, to promote inclusion rather than exclusion. Of course creation sometimes requires breaking items down. In this respect I want to break down the barriers between the listener and the recording to stimulate an emotional response."
Glideascope Website: http://www.glideascope.com/
When trance meets soundtrack, a Glideascope occurs, that child of a happy home which has the unique ability to run and play in the street while at the same time sitting comfortably and listening to Handel without the aid of a record player.
Glideascope calls itself "the soundtrack to a movie never made," with a nickname of "audio cinematography." Yes, it dances while it underscores the movement. An Oscar-winning soundtrack will not only underline the action, it has that singular rarity of being tuneful, remaining invisible enough to not disrupt the flow of story and character. This is what Glideascope achieves with its With Strings Attached EP.
To the tuning strains of an orchestra your "Devushka" (meaning beautiful in Russian) begins, plugged with a female vocal sometimes singing "you're shining down on me" and other sound bytes, as a saxophone steams among the dominant personality of the album: the strings.
Perhaps the most rhythmic track follows it, in the aptly titled "What Kinda Madness." Hip hop fans will keep coming back to this one, scored like a delicate remix involving violins and the ghost of violence.
Then there's "Alone" which struts like an updated David Bowie conception (think "Looking for Lester" or the whole of Buddha of Suburbia), only reinforcing the very visual nature of its music, presenting us with the best, most pressing compliment tunes should engender: that it is truly interactive, not reactive.
Glideascope's name itself explains the collaboration of creator to listener. The one-man band explains: "Glideascope is a combination of the word Glide - which has been my artist name since my teens and the word Kaleidoscope - which is a visual instrument used to display a variety of colours and symmetrical forms. I wish to demonstrate this in audio form, using many sources of inspiration from my childhood to present day."
Cinematically speaking, movie soundtracks - as you can tell - were a significant influence on Glideascope. But the band offers more than this - "think minimalist, think rich and soothing, think organic and textured, think melancholic and emotive." He is breaking down the fourth wall and the movie screen itself: "to construct and evolve rather than deconstruct, to promote inclusion rather than exclusion. Of course creation sometimes requires breaking items down. In this respect I want to break down the barriers between the listener and the recording to stimulate an emotional response."
Glideascope Website: http://www.glideascope.com/