Prism of Eternal Now

White Rainbow

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 2, 2007)
• Original Release Date: August 7, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kranky
• ASIN: B000TZUT1Q
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #185,540 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
After years of outer space exploration in Yume Bitsu and Surface of Eceyon, as well as stints as a hired gun for a multitude of artists including Dirty Projectors, Jackie-O Motherfucker and Devendra Banhart, Adam Forkner decided to turn his focus inward and began to record solo material. And focus he did, working at a dizzying pace that culminated in the production of the 5CD/1DVD White Rainbow Box (2006 Marriage Records). The remarkable thing about that album was not that it was 4.5 hours long, but that the overwhelming majority of it was of extraordinary quality and not mere filler. With the release of Eternal Now, White Rainbow has surpassed typical solo project territory and is now a virtual elemental force. At a somewhat brief 71 minutes, his Kranky debut pulses and flows with mantric chants, clattering percussions, sighing sustains and guitar leads unashamed of their scorching transcendence. He breathes new life into archaic sub-genres such as progrock, new age, and hippie folk incantations, while never stooping to the negative aspects of any of them, and at the same time remaining a step ahead of the technologically crippled and virtuosuo-less looper pedal scene. Prism of Eternal Now leaves behind the bounds of gravity for a free floating meditational headtrip of inner space exploration.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Achieves what it claims, January 9, 2008

By	Philip "A Lighted Lamp" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

The back of this CD's packaging is filled with words such as, "More advanced than meditation!!" and "New vibrational energy is total mind time feelings of all shapes and colors united in sound vibrations against all odds," which I think is excellent and right on par with what the album offers. This is an album for journeys or at home listening or anywhere that will allow your mind to wander in the soundscapes that Adam Forkner creates with an array of instruments and devices. Prism of Eternal Now is 75% ambient and 25% rock and 100% wonderful. Or, as the back also claims, "100% Wide-Spectrum Stereophonic Imaging and a mixture of High Technology and old-fashioned know-how." I highly recommend letting this album be the soundtrack for this period of your life.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing...almost speechless....a masterpiece!, December 19, 2007

By	J. Peterson (Frederick, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say that I have been just blown away by this recording for some reason, that and the fact my daughter wiggles as soon as the rhythm of the first song begins, knowing in anticipation laughing and giggling. It sort of reminds me of music made by a few great producers of studio trickery, and so this album maybe the best thing I have listened to in a couple of years, thanks to those that made this possible, may you live in music nirvana!