電気をはらんだ砂漠の夕暮れ
By Naturespace · 3 reviews ·
空と大地の境目へ日が沈みはじめると、気温はみるみる下がり、空気はすっと冷えていく。茜に染まった空は、やがて深い紅へと静かに変わる。風は一定の調子で峡谷を抜け、乾いた草葉をかすかにくすぐる。やわらかな虫の音が、まるで夜に向けて調子を整えるように続き、やがて星がひとつ、またひとつと現れる。鳥や虫たちは忙しなく飛び交いながら、その日の営みをそっと畳み、天の川のほのかな光の下、涼しく乾いた夜へと入っていく。昼の熱をたっぷり含んだ赤土は、なおも空へとぬくもりを放ちつづける。遠くでは、ときおり奇妙な調子で蛙が声を放つ。 はるか遠くから風が近づいてくる気配が、空間の広がりを浮かび上がらせる。やがて風がやわらぐと、その広がりは少し身近に寄り、また別のそよぎが砂漠を横切り、ゆるやかに渦を描きながら通り過ぎるたびに、再び広がっていく。無数の小さな生きものたちが、この場所に細かな動きを与え、明るい活気を保っている。 この長いトラックには、繊細な変化と細部が幾層にも織り込まれている。大地のあちこちに点在する、無数の意識の粒のような営みが、かすかに脈打ち、読書や勉強、作業といった思考を伴う時間に適している。眠りのためにはやや活発だが、気づけばその奥へと入り込んでしまうような場でもある。スピーカーでは空間に生命感が広がり、ヘッドフォンではより密やかで鮮やかな没入が得られる。音量は上げすぎるとこの繊細さが損なわれる。
What listeners say
I actually do enjoy this track for afternoon naps during the cold dark winter season and didn't find it to be too active for sleep as the description might suggest. I think it's quiet/active in ways that it needs to be and is very relaxing.
Many people think the desert is nothing but a harsh and desolate place devoid of life, but living in the southwest I know the stereotype isn't true. This track perfectly captures the kind of open serenity that only the vast spaces and rock cathedrals of the desert can provide. Various birds and insects call from a wide area, none very close. There is a true sense of vast open space here, both in the somewhat echoing quality provided by the canyon and in the auditory space between the wildlife. This place is teeming with life, but not at all crowded, loud or busy. The wind is a quiet and gentle backdrop also showcasing the vast sense of space. This track manages to perfectly capture the sound of wind coming from a long way off unique to the desert. This is also unique in the catalogue in that the wind you hear is just wind - just air swirling around rocks, no rustling leaves, which again equates to a much more serene and subtle wind experience than found in other tracks. The only other track that comes close to these qualities in the catalogue so far is The Ultraviolets, but Electric Desert Sunset is truly unique and I am glad that Naturespace has finally decided to give deserts a chance. I hope there might be more to come!
Amazing!! I love the crickets and winds. Bugs go buzzing by and I feel like I should swat at something! I will enjoy this at work and while doing things around the house. Y'all knock it out if the park every time.