Incandescence

1. Early Morning Snowfall

2. Every Day

3. Incandescence

4. Amber Waves

5. Misty Dreams

6. Dark Matter

7. Your Good Pleasure

8. November

9. Majoring in the Minors

10. Tear Down These Walls

11. Live Your Life Today

12. Sweetness & Light

13. Hearts Stronger Than Steel

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Tender, melodic piano music flows from the fingers of Chuck Brown in this 2004 album release...his first in four years. His hallmark is memorable, distinctive melodies, this time framed on 4 cuts by gorgeous, restrained string/horn arrangements from Stephen Bashaw. The album closes with Brown's tribute to the heroes of the 9/11 disaster, "Hearts Stronger Than Steel", written 3 days after the event, featuring Brown's own soaring, anthemic guitar solo. Despite his status as a non-touring artist, Chuck Brown has garnered a worldwide reputation for his creative songwriting style and his ability to connect deeply with others through his restorative music.

Incandescence,Chuck Brown,Waters Fine Music,Beautiful, melodic solo piano. Select cuts feature tasteful string arrangements.

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Incandescence

Manufacturer: EMC/TDPMUSIC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Defiant

ASIN: B0000CA023
Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

Lupanar (Marcus Bittencourt)
Sonata (Timothy Polashek)
Ripples (Douglas Geers)
Ow, My Head (Christopher Bailey)
Ex Nomos-Alpha (Fernando Gomez-Evelson)
Duude (Christopher Bailey)
Soft and Sky Melting (Douglas Geers)

Album Description

On this, the EMC's 2003 debut album, we find a dazzling collection of musique concrete & synthesized sound worlds. The album opens with Bittencourt's raucous "Lupanar", in which angry industrial jabber iterates in erratic polyphonic strands. Christopher Bailey's "Duude" takes a similar tact, assaulting the listener with layers of jumbled sonic paraphernalia. Douglas Geer's Ripples" and Tim Polashek's "Sonata" bring a somewhat gentler harmonic sound to the fore (at least at first. . . ), with echoes of instrumental sounds, textures, and forms. The noisy climax of "Ripples" is (seemingly) echoed, filtered (and transposed up a few octaves!) to find its way into Evelson's evanescent (incandescent?) Ex Nomos Alpha. A kindred "evanescent incandescence" in Geer's "Soft and Sky Melting" closes the lineup.

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it's great!
from Solo Piano Publications

Incandescence
Chuck Brown
Manufacturer: Waters Fine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00067D0K4
Release Date: 2004-10-06

Tracks:

Early Morning Snowfall
Every Day
Incandescence
Amber Waves
Misty Dreams
Dark Matter
Your Good Pleasure
November
Majoring in the Minors
Tear Down These Walls
Live Your Life Today
Sweetness & Light
Hearts Stronger Than Steel

Album Description

Tender, melodic piano music flows from the fingers of Chuck Brown in this 2004 album release...his first in four years. His hallmark is memorable, distinctive melodies, this time framed on 4 cuts by gorgeous, restrained string/horn arrangements from Stephen Bashaw. The album closes with Brown's tribute to the heroes of the 9/11 disaster, "Hearts Stronger Than Steel", written 3 days after the event, featuring Brown's own soaring, anthemic guitar solo. Despite his status as a non-touring artist, Chuck Brown has garnered a worldwide reputation for his creative songwriting style and his ability to connect deeply with others through his restorative music.

Customer Reviews:

it's great! .......2005-05-14

Chuck Brown's music is soothing and peaceful; it's good for all occasions and fits all moods.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2004-11-13

"Incandescence" is Chuck Brown's third solo piano release, and his ninth album to date. Comfortable working in many styles and genres of music, Brown's piano style is easy and relaxed without resorting to ear candy. Some of the thirteen tracks are piano only, and others have string arrangements by Steve Bashaw. Brown also adds embellishments on electric guitar, bass, electric piano, and drums. Several of the pieces were composed as songs with lyrics, so there is a very strong sense of melody. The music is intended "for those who are gong through tough times due to illness, loss of loved ones, or any other type of personal pain," providing a warm and soothing respite. More reflective than melancholy, the music contains feelings of hope and comfort - like a nice long musical hug.

All of the compositions are very easy and pleasant to listen to, but "Majoring In the Minors" really stands out for me. More rhythmic and upbeat than the other tracks, I find myself going back to it again and again. The title refers to the shifting from minor to major modes, not baseball! I also really like "Dark Matter," a somber and somewhat mysterious piece that is more orchestrated than most of the tracks. Mournful and deeply moving, it's a real beauty. "Early Morning Snowfall" opens the CD, a light and gentle piece full of warmth and comfort. The title track shimmers with a tranquil flow. "Misty Dreams" is an optimistic piano solo, serene and delicate, that seems to reassure that everything is going to be okay. "Sweetness and Light" is also warm and sunny with a lovely melody and gentle strings in the background. "Hearts Stronger Than Steel" was composed a couple of days after the 9/11 disaster, and is a tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their own lives to save others. The melting of the steel beams brought the buildings down, but "not the noble hearts of these heroes." The electric guitar and rhythm track intensify the piece, but seem just a bit out of place in the context of the rest of the CD. It's a powerful and emotional piece, just not as soothing and peaceful as most of the rest of the album.

"Incandescence" is a very enjoyable listening experience, and the cover artwork is also exceptional!