Float

Peter Broderick | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 27, 2008
• Label: Type
• Copyright: (C) 2008 Type
• Total Length: 35:46
• Genres: Broadway & Vocalists/Traditional Vocal Pop, Classical/Chamber Music, Pop/Vocal Pop
• ASIN: B001GDR8F0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,693 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Headphone Commute Review, June 29, 2008

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This review is from: Float (Audio CD)

Perhaps it's possible to stop comparing some contemporary classical musicians to Max Richter, and instead begin comparing them to Peter Broderick. After a release of a 7" single on John Twells' (Xela) Type Records, Portland based Peter Broderick emerges with a full length album, Float. For this release, Broderick borrows his friends Amanda Lawrence for string and vocal work, and Skyler Norwood to aid in recording and effects from a collaboration on Loch Lomond's Paper The Walls (Hush Records, 2007). Float is immediately bold, familiar, and elegant. As any soundtrack written for a passing life, it transcends its message past the minor key. At first the album sounds too comfortable, like a soft blanket thrown over the frigid winter feet. I feel as if I've heard this sound before, perhaps in a forgotten film, or as a fragment of a beloved prelude. But as I let my mind break down the composition, the messages begin to emerge. I'll let you hear your own details - I'd hate to lock the music into words. Broderick's banjo playing adds an interesting element to the ensemble of the [usual] piano, strings and an occasional guitar. And I can't help but draw a parallel between the ages of Broderick and Ólafur Arnalds - both are only twenty one! With that said, may I claim that modern classical is at the beginnings of a new cycle, with young multi-instrumentalists incorporating both, organic and electronic, leading the way. Highly recommended! A cozy cinematic score. Check out above mention artists plus Harold Budd, Michael Nyman, Alberto Iglesias, Clint Mansell and of course Jóhann Jóhannsson.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indescribably beautiful, March 31, 2009

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Any fan of atmospheric, ambient, or cinema music should surely listen to this album.

The entire set of ten songs is wall-to-wall pleasure, but the first song, "A Snowflake," is utterly delightful. I can't say enough about this song, so lively and dazzling and childlike in its playfulness. Five minutes after hearing it for the first time on Public Radio's Echoes, I was placing an order.

Technically, Broderick's music is rich and textured, and always interesting. It's possible to pull back and admire the mechanics of the sound and marvel at how well the music is layered together. Possible, but not easy, because the mood of this music sweeps you away.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric soul, October 5, 2008

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Leggi "Leggi" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Float (Audio CD)

A very interesting guy. If you're into instrumental music that is sparse, cinematic, atmospheric, you should check him out. Some may compare him with Harold Budd, Nyman, or Martens, but make no mistake, it's not a minimalist stuff. This music has soul. Very simple on the surface, he never fails to be interesting. Wonderful!