Navel - The Gnome's Pond

In the depths of the forest, shadows extend in infinite directions, looming over any remaining strands of light. Foot paths and trails blur into the undergrowth, tangible directions dissolving in a living solution of ancient flora. Small clearings do exist and become focal points, allowing radiant energy to gather. The sun like a flashlight against a whole in the wall, illuminating only the diameter of absence of trees. Within this glade, the only warming pardon the landscape will grant until night falls. And the creatures who dwell in thees farthest reaches, use these open spaces. Throughout the days until fires are lit for darkness' companion. Some spaces are used for rituals, others just for connective comroderie, all out pouring sounds for every spirit to enjoy.

Navel has captured the essence of both reflective and exuberant emotion. Very personal harmonies and ambiance. The Gnome's Pond blends a select sonic aura, sounds from special places the woodlands allow only few to know. Four tracks channeling, each with a different feel and tone, but all channeling activities from a world only few know. Water dripping, hidden insects calling forth, strings played in symbiotic harmony. The bulk of The Gnome's Pond are two fifteen minute slow burning tracks, golden orange drone, beautiful but untouchable. These songs change as oxygen is fanned in, small flames of sound springing life above the droning embers. The second track, La Collage Bucolique, shows how talented Navel is. The changes in this piece evoked a memory of the second side of the 1972 album by Leon Russell titled Carney. Specifically Acid Annapolis and also The Masquerade. Extreme craftsmanship picking psilocybin from dimly lit grounds beneath the canopies shadow. The Gnome's Pond has these tendencies all the way through. Beautiful meditative guitar and song writing in consort with fireside ghosts. Flames giving way in early morning hours, the clearing being consumed as all radiant energy is seemingly asleep.

Released as one of three in the fourteenth batch from Cosmic Winnetou. In an edition of seventy real time dubbed cassettes. Copies are available from the label's webpage, or from Navel's bandcamp page. Everything from Cosmic Winnetou sells out, and The Gnome's Pond will as well. It is actually amazing this description was done while tapes are still obtainable.





Links
Cosmic Winnetou site - bandcamp - soundcloud
Navel - bandcamp