Historical forces shape present and future perspectives, attitudes, and events.
In terms of recording technology, sound formats no longer limit the length of compositions in any significant way. Works may be brought into being that expand and evolve over a substantial course of time, making changes in perspective as to the duration of musical pieces and the desirability of extended listening (and immersion in sound environments) inevitable.
Sound and time are aspects of the total effect of an aural composition, both contributing to meaning through experience and perception. Black Mountain School compositions and recordings are designed to enhance atmospheres and produce conditions conducive to contemplative, aesthetically pleasing states of mind while being interesting in themselves in the way of ambient tone poems.
The extended length of these works is a fundamental part of their nature, and of the listener's experience as well.
In terms of recording technology, sound formats no longer limit the length of compositions in any significant way. Works may be brought into being that expand and evolve over a substantial course of time, making changes in perspective as to the duration of musical pieces and the desirability of extended listening (and immersion in sound environments) inevitable.
Sound and time are aspects of the total effect of an aural composition, both contributing to meaning through experience and perception. Black Mountain School compositions and recordings are designed to enhance atmospheres and produce conditions conducive to contemplative, aesthetically pleasing states of mind while being interesting in themselves in the way of ambient tone poems.
The extended length of these works is a fundamental part of their nature, and of the listener's experience as well.
