Lit is the second release of James McDougall AKA Entia Non on Portuguese netlabel testtube. This is a project he finished almost a year ago, and it's rather interesting to hear what he was doing back then.
Compared to his newest material Lit remains very close to the ambient music tradition of people like Brian Eno and some Geir Jenssen material, although James McDougall strongly sympathizes with elements of avant garde and electro acoustic music, which gives a special edge to his work.
Lit also has a strong cinematographic character which is very obvious and explicit in some parts. I think of Lilt as a soundtrack of a movie where landscapes and scenarios are the main protagonists while the people only seem to have a background role.
The release is composed by 5 pieces, all of them very integrated and very well built. Back Then (piece number four) is a personal favorite. It's a very textured piece with small sounds quietly struggling on the back. There is a subtle pad all across the piece that wraps around all the grainy and implicit elements that play together through the piece.
As a very hot summer is approaching in the north of the globe, I advise to play Lit and lay down in a comfy spot while whatever movie Lit could be the soundtrack for, plays in your own imagination. |
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