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Release Date: 19-03-1999
Label: White Cloud
Catalog Number: WCL11006-2
Barcode: 747313000623
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casting Stone | 7 | Shadow of a cloud |
| 2 | Gathering | 8 | Unstill |
| 3 | Winter shall wane | 9 | Torchlight circling in the fields |
| 4 | Pavilion | 10 | Jig |
| 5 | Ana faerina | 11 | Rusted wheel of things |
| 6 | Beloved | 12 | Full circle |
Biography:
David Downes' initial musical education was quite traditional, he learned the piano for a number of years, and then continued his musical studies at Victoria University, where he earned a B.A. with honours in musical composition. Quite separate from his music however, was a curiousity about science, and about how things work. These two motivations inevitably collided as a result of his introduction to the sound studio.
At twenty six years old, David already has over ten years of studio and production experience. His first musical attempts in a studio were caught up in the last vestiges of the analogue wave of musical technology, a technology that he still utilises within the new digital environment. His 'home studio', or perhaps more appropriately 'studio home', contains a collection of unusual instruments and sound making devices, many of which were built by David himself. His creativity stems partly from a wish to transform the mundane into something mysterious and magical.
David's music has always been motivated in part by visual inspiration. While he was still at school, he began working in the medium of video and won a national video competition. This encouraged him to further develop the integration of his musical and visual skills. He has made a considerable contribution to modern choreographic works with his compelling dance scores and has also composed music for theatre. David's music reflects a strongly visual quality, and he likes to produce an integration of musical and visual media whenever possible.
