Lovely Thunder

by Harold Budd

Lovely Thunder cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Editions EG
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:32
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his exploration of 'soft pedal' piano techniques, the American minimalist masterfully layers delayed piano phrases over subtle, rolling synthesizer textures. The resulting electroacoustic soundscape is profoundly peaceful yet tinged with a mysterious, cinematic darkness that distinguishes it from the era's typical new age output.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, instrumental, ambient, piano, minimal, delicate, synthesizers

Tracklist

  1. The Gunfighter (3:17)
  2. Sandtreader (5:34)
  3. Ice Floes In Eden (3:28)
  4. Olancha Farewell (2:18)
  5. Flowered Knife Shadows (7:14)
  6. Valse Pour Le Fin Du Temps (4:50)
  7. Gypsy Violin (20:49)

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