Live at Mojo 13 - Wilmington, DE - 5/26/2006
1. indra
2. nama (b)
3. improv 1
4. brechia (erosion)
5. coretone
6. improv 2
7. doux
8. seaglass
9. improv 3
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Live at Gate to Moonbase Alpha - The Rotunda - Philadelphia, PA - 5/19/2006
1. indra
2. fwoado
3. nama (b)
4. brechia (erosion)
5. colors
6. doux
7. seaglass
8. hivernal
9. coda
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Timbre
Label: Gears of Sand
Released: 5/2006
01. indra
02. fwoado
03. nama (b)
04. floatingpoint
05. brechia (erosion)
06. coretone
07. seaglass
08. doux
09. hivernal
10. coda
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Press/Reviews/Feedback:
Fields considers himself a composer, and this is what separates him from a myriad of individuals getting up close and personal with their software. Sounds appear to be consciously placed rather than slathered on haphazardly; they fibrillate, glide, pulse delicately or suddenly buzz brightly, a horde of sonic fireflies peppering the night air. [...] Contrasts abound throughout, categorical divides are bridged, clichés abandoned—take note of the sparkling chime-like notes that imbue "Seaglass," which are just plain beautiful, echoing out from burrs of runout groove noise, or the lush machine hums of "Hivernal" as they surge amongst the sampled fauna of an autumnal forest. Timbre is a worthwhile follow-up to his previous Branches, and in execution parts of it is leagues ahead of some better-known colleagues' work; I look forward to further Fields recordings with much interest.
--Darren Bergstein, e|i Magazine [Read Full Review]
Introspective, ambient and crystalline, William Fields has produced a unique sound that transcends its digital origins - emotive and compelling.
--Morpheus Music Review [Read Full Review]
An epic work of glitch genius from William Fields on the Gears of Sand label... With the release of "Timbre" by William Fields GofS have released what may be the standard for all other the label's releases to come, a powerful and emotive example of drone-y glitch based ambience that stands as some of the best work I've heard in the genre.
--Rik Maclean (Ping Things) [Read Full Review]
On 'Timbre'... he offers ten tracks that show a distinct love of ambient glitch music. How he does it, I don't know, but I suspect all the usual ingredients are there: field recordings, max processing, guitars, computer manipulation. All the usual references are there, from Fennesz to Stephan Mathieu, from Taylor Deupree to Sogar (or perhaps 85% of everything on 12K), which makes this nothing never heard before. Not that's of any relevance, since Fields does a fine job. Each of the tracks are produced well, show variation in approaching the sounds and is just a very nice, pleasant CD. Which is sometimes just as fine to hear.
--Vital Weekly 528
Manipulated sound is the keynote here, as Fields reconstructs his way to produce a series of tunes that are hypnotic yet edgy--in a decidedly tranquil fashion. Electronic textures flow like oil spills subjected to external guidance. Illbient tones coexist with ambient atmospherics. Shuddering points of hesitancy stumble into eruptions of stately disposition. Wobbling diodes stand elbow-to-elbow with looped string expressions. Sparkling bursts of heavenly radiance are grounded by crackly disruption, while noodled tones are spliced in, then fed back onto themselves, generating a choppy flow that pulsates of its own accord... This music has a tendency to lull, but it will periodically draw the listener from that sedation to bask in a brief instant of super-aware clarity.
--Sonic Curiousity
The tones and echoes on Arden electronic composer William Fields' Timbre play like a dream: shimmering and lucid, rising and falling, spurts and gaps cascading effortlessly over a wordless soundscape of human imagination.
--Out and About Magazine (Read Full Review)
Timbre is a deeply introspective, almost poetic music. At its core is something very, very personal, somber, even lonely but optimistic and playful. In other words: Serious candy for the ears!
--Ben Fleury-Steiner (label owner)
Well worthwhile for anyone who likes a little pop & crackle in their ambient.
--D (Hypnos Forum)
Completely brilliant and beautiful!!! Really fantastic! I'll be playing it plenty often...
--Michael Anton Parker
Timbre was selected by Chuck van Zyl for the Stars End Top 20 for June 2006.
Timbre was nominated for Best Ambient Album in the Morpheus Music Awards 2006.
Timbre was nominated for Best Recording in the O&A Music Awards 2006-2007.
Electro-Music 2006 Sampler
William Fields - Bardo
Label: Electro-Music Media
Released: 05/2006