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"Cenote" is only $20.00CAN plus shipping and taxes where applicable!
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The Tunnel Singer "Cenote"
It's always difficult to explain beauty and perfection to the uninitiated,
to the unaware. Truth be told, in many cases one has to experience it
for oneself to truly understand. It can be that way with art, with
theatre, with film and most definately with music. "Cenote", the latest
work by The Tunnel Singer, is one of those cases where words don't do
it justice, where my descriptive skills, however weak or strong, won't be
able to capture the essence of what this disc is all about. I might just as
easily try to explain a sunset, or a shade of blue. It won't work
without experiencing it for yourself.
Maybe a little background will help in trying to get my point across.
Lee Ellen Shoemaker travels around the world looking for interesting
and unique environments in which to sing. Environments that create a
specific resonance as a result of the way it's been built, or the way
they've been formed, or just about any lucky happenstance that creates
an effected space. Using only her voice as an instrument, Lee Ellen
vocalizes in these spaces, utilizing the space's natural resonance to
effect her vocals. It's quite a beautiful thing to hear, something very
special and intimate that connects with many of us on a primal level.
After all, who hasn't marvelled at the wonder of their own voice as they
pass through a tunnel or walking in a cave or any of a thousand other
places?
For this release, Lee Ellen has recorded herself vocalizing at the
Cistern Chapel, Fort Warden in Port Townsend, Washington. From all reports
it's an absolutely amazing space, said to have a natural reverb that lasts
up to 45 seconds before fading. Needless to say, Lee Ellen was able to
create something magical in this space. From the opening track "Cenote"
through to closer "Points of Light", Lee
Ellen creates a stunningly beautiful environment for the listener to
immerse themselves in, an environment that she creates with only her voice
and the space itself in which she's singing. It's a truly wonderful and
beautiful sound, the sound of realization and connection and epiphany, and
this is the part where words fail me, where I can say nothing more to
capture the feeling that this disc conveys.
you'll have to trust me when I say that it's a thing of beauty, that it's
worth hearing for yourself, that it's something you have to experience to
truly appreciate. Go ahead, try it out, you can thank me for the suggestion
later.
rik - ping things
last updated 12/03/06
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