Eymard is Rick McDonough. He wrote and performed all the
music on 2011’s AMBIENT TRACKS FOR FILM: ONE (Hill deg Maria Records). Ambient
is defined by one online reference source as “pertaining to or noting sounds
that create a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere”.
This totally instrumental record clocks in at 77:32. The Cd insert includes this simple statement:
“She reinforces hope, reminding me to dream”.
The album opener ‘Dismay’ has a sci-fi feel to it. It will
make you think you are traveling through outer space. ‘Parkway Rearview Mirror Remainder’ sounds
like it could be used in a mystery or suspense movie. ‘HEmispharion’ makes me think of a gal skinny
dipping in a lake just before she is attacked, in a movie of course. One could envision a royal castle made out of
glistening crystals while listening to the next song ‘Frozen Snowflake
Perspective’. The album’s shortest
track ‘Between Equinox and Anticipation’ (3:57) is also one of my least
favourite. ‘Two Thirty Nine’ makes me
think of someone departing this earth for his/her eternal home in heaven.
‘And I’m Now the Let Down’ is an inquisitive track, while
‘Numb Instead’ is a tranquil one. ‘The
Recognition and the Recovery’ puts me in mind of a night time stroll on the
beach. ‘Syntax to Synapse’ is the
album’s longest track at 7:46. ‘Pearl’
makes me think of a diver underwater searching for treasures and artifacts in
the ocean. Meanwhile, I can picture a
parent lovingly putting their kids to bed after a long day, when I listen to
‘Reminding My Dreams’.
AMBIENT TRACKS FOR FILM: ONE is mostly dark, moody,
brooding, melancholy, instrumental music with a few exceptions of cheerfulness. It is both thoughtful and thought-provoking. Rick has done a great job here! I’m rating it
83%. For more info visit www.hailmarystudios.com and www.eymard.bandcamp.com. Eymard’s latest project is entitled LIGHT
(2014).