‘Quiet Like Snow’ new EP by Larkenlyre at Peaceful Radio Internet Station
14 June 2022 Artists
Larkenlyre is the moniker that pianist Matthew Labarge uses for
electronic and ensemble projects.
Matthew got his first record player in the early 70s and was an album
listener as opposed to a singles listener right from the start. Music took
over his life. For many years he listened to every album he got his hands
on at least a few dozen times. When he thinks of great albums, he
doesn’t think as much about an individual piece as he does the role it
plays in the unfolding of the album.
Each album he’s made tells a story. He loves having a beginning, a series
of contemplations or transformations or something, and an end. The
individual pieces are chapters of a novel.
Ever since that first record player, music has played a seminal role in his
life. His greatest hope is to create music that speaks to someone the way
that music speaks to him.
The bulk of his output to now has been solo piano albums- there are
seven so far, with another in the works that he promises (as he usually
does) is his finest effort to date.
His two Larkenlyre projects have allowed for vastly more varied
expression than solo piano alone can provide. A huge spectrum of
influences come to bear, including ambient, African, Indian, South
American, psychedelic rock, and classical.
With the EP Quiet Like Snow, he is hitting a middle ground between his
Larkenlyre and solo piano efforts. It is a kin and followup to his music
from the Long Quiet piano album – with added instruments, but a similar
deep feeling of serenity. It is only four tracks, but while he was working
on these pieces he discovered that the set of four told a complete story.
Track Listing
1 – The Sea We Cross – 1:52
2 – Quiet Like Snow – 3:45
3- For Every End There is a Beginning – 3:14
4 – The Light We Find – 3:39
Total Running Time: 12:30
ALBUM CREDITS:
Written, performed, & recorded
by Matthew Labarge
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk
Design by Ben Crenshaw
CONTACT INFO:
Web site: https://matthewlabarge.com/
Email: labarge@matthewlabarge.com
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