Timbre
Label: Gears of Sand
Released: 5/2006
01. indra
02. fwoado
03. nama (b)
04. floatingpoint
05. brechia (erosion)
06. coretone
07. seaglass
08. doux
09. hivernal
10. coda
Press/Reviews/Feedback:
Fields considers himself a composer, and this is what separates
him from a myriad of individuals getting up close and personal with
their software. Sounds appear to be consciously placed rather than
slathered on haphazardly; they fibrillate, glide, pulse delicately or
suddenly buzz brightly, a horde of sonic fireflies peppering the night
air. [...] Contrasts abound throughout, categorical divides are
bridged, clichés abandoned—take note of the sparkling chime-like notes
that imbue "Seaglass," which are just plain beautiful, echoing out from
burrs of runout groove noise, or the lush machine hums of "Hivernal" as
they surge amongst the sampled fauna of an autumnal forest. Timbre is a
worthwhile follow-up to his previous Branches, and in execution parts
of it is leagues ahead of some better-known colleagues' work; I look
forward to further Fields recordings with much interest.
--Darren Bergstein, e|i Magazine [Read Full Review]
Introspective, ambient and crystalline, William Fields has
produced a unique sound that transcends its digital origins - emotive
and compelling.
--Morpheus Music Review [Read Full Review]
An epic work of glitch genius from William Fields on the Gears of
Sand label... With the release of "Timbre" by William Fields GofS have
released what may be the standard for all other the label's releases to
come, a powerful and emotive example of drone-y glitch based ambience
that stands as some of the best work I've heard in the genre.
--Rik Maclean (Ping Things) [Read Full Review]
On 'Timbre'... he offers ten tracks that show a distinct love of
ambient glitch music. How he does it, I don't know, but I suspect all
the usual ingredients are there: field recordings, max processing,
guitars, computer manipulation. All the usual references are there,
from Fennesz to Stephan Mathieu, from Taylor Deupree to Sogar (or
perhaps 85% of everything on 12K), which makes this nothing never heard
before. Not that's of any relevance, since Fields does a fine job. Each
of the tracks are produced well, show variation in approaching the
sounds and is just a very nice, pleasant CD. Which is sometimes just as
fine to hear.
--Vital Weekly 528
Manipulated sound is the keynote here, as Fields reconstructs his
way to produce a series of tunes that are hypnotic yet edgy--in a
decidedly tranquil fashion. Electronic textures flow like oil spills
subjected to external guidance. Illbient tones coexist with ambient
atmospherics. Shuddering points of hesitancy stumble into eruptions of
stately disposition. Wobbling diodes stand elbow-to-elbow with looped
string expressions. Sparkling bursts of heavenly radiance are grounded
by crackly disruption, while noodled tones are spliced in, then fed
back onto themselves, generating a choppy flow that pulsates of its own
accord... This music has a tendency to lull, but it will periodically
draw the listener from that sedation to bask in a brief instant of
super-aware clarity.
--Sonic Curiousity
The tones and echoes on Arden electronic composer William Fields'
Timbre play like a dream: shimmering and lucid, rising and falling,
spurts and gaps cascading effortlessly over a wordless soundscape of
human imagination.
--Out and About Magazine (Read Full Review)
Timbre is a deeply introspective, almost poetic music. At its
core is something very, very personal, somber, even lonely but
optimistic and playful. In other words: Serious candy for the ears!
--Ben Fleury-Steiner (label owner)
Well worthwhile for anyone who likes a little pop & crackle in their ambient.
--D (Hypnos Forum)
Completely brilliant and beautiful!!! Really fantastic! I'll be playing it plenty often...
--Michael Anton Parker
Timbre was selected by Chuck van Zyl for the Stars End Top 20 for June 2006.
Timbre was nominated for Best Ambient Album in the Morpheus Music Awards 2006.
Timbre was nominated for Best Recording in the O&A Music Awards 2006-2007.
Branches
Label: Hippocamp
Released: 5/2005
01. Test Intro
02. Sakai
03. Jellyfish (Seed)
04. Lila
05. Loopshift2
06. Bulb
07. Miss Waldron's Red Colobus
08. Radial
09. Falcor (Spectral Remix)
10. Brechia (Live)
11. Samatha
12. Small Glimmer
13. Jellyfish
14. The Warm Space
15. Velum
16. Colors
Asoka
Label: Self Released
Released: 12/2000
1. Rangzen
2. Carlson
3. Manitou
4. Untitled (2000)
5. Searchlight Needles
6. Twenty Four
7. Oroborous
Electro-Music 2006 Sampler
William Fields - Bardo
Label: Electro-Music Media
Released: 05/2006
LFT Remix Compilation
Astronaut Lost - Final Wishes of a Dying Opinion (William Fields mix)
Label: Little Fury Things Records
Released: 09/2005
Root of Sine - Volume 2
Label: Audiobulb Records
Released: 7/2005
10. Watermark
Note: This track was written with a sine wave as the only sound source.
Vibon 2: Blip-Pop Click
William Fields - Release Form
Label: tbtmo Records
Released: 2/2003
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High and Outside (William Fields mix)
Label: tbtmo Records
Released: 1/2002
Walking on Pennsylvania Ave
Solitaire Eve featuring K. Ravi (as Asoka)
Label: Open Source Music
Released: 10/2000
CloudWatch : A Soundtrack to a Freeform Gathering V2
Lamentation (as Asoka)
Label: Sonic Soul Recordings
Released: 4/2000
Rob Montejo - Clouds of People
Released: 1/2006
1. Clouds of People (William Fields Remix)
Team Techno - T_T
Released: 8/2005
01. Jalsaa
02. Transient Spektar
03. Afterglow
04. Girlfriend
05. Music File
06. Falcor
07. The Rupture
*Team Techno is William Fields,
Matt Tuozzo (Cerebral), and
Mike Henderson (Nintariman).
Team Techno LP
Label: Self Released
Released: 5/2002
*Team Techno is William Fields,
Matt Tuozzo (Cerebral), and
Mike Henderson (Nintariman).