The Hidden Rift

1. Hidden Sky

2. Shadow of Surrender

3. On Silent Paths

4. Last Night

5. Rain Clouds

6. Aftermath

7. Parting Words

8. Hidden Rift

The Hidden Rift,Jeff Pearce,Ancient Sun,Ambient,Electronic,Experimental,New Age / Meditation

Average customer rating:

Wonderfully smooth and relaxing
peaceful
Misleading advertising
Superlative guitar atmospherics
THE HIDDEN RIFT is a superb ambient/space music album.

The Hidden Rift
Jeff Pearce
Manufacturer: Ancient Sun
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Ambient | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00000J5P7
Release Date: 1999-01-01

Tracks:

The Hidden Sky
Shadow of Surrender
On Silent Paths
Last Light
Rain Clouds
Aftermath
Parting Words
The Hidden Rift

Album Description

asm2005 THE HIDDEN RIFT - Jeff Pearce

The Hidden Rift represents a new approach to atmospheric music. Using only guitars and specialized processing techniques, Jeff Pearce combines lush voicelike textures, icy arpeggiations and patient soaring melodies to create timeless compositions that are both soothing and haunting.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderfully smooth and relaxing.......2006-04-21

Yet it's better than that -- this music can serve as either background vibes when that's what you want, or interesting and subtle music to listen to carefully. Pearce is one of the best at his genre, whatever that genre is.

peaceful.......2004-06-30

A truly delicate album. Each melody creates a carefully crafted ambiance fostering subtlety, feeling and imagination. It perfectly complements the enjoyment of seeing for instance the Hubble Ultra Deep Field view of a tiny portion of the Universe. (http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2004/07/)

Misleading advertising.......2000-12-15

I bought this CD because the ads (here on amazon.com) compared it to Tim Story, one of my favorites. While there are some basic similarities in genre, I find that Pearce's style is less evocative and more drone-like. I expected Pearce to be different, and found him to be boring.

Superlative guitar atmospherics.......2000-03-19

I'll have to second the review below. This is a superb album of chiming guitar atmospherics, with the spectral radiance of light through stained glass. Though it may be an obscure reference, this album brings me to much the same place as the Cocteau Twin's "Victorialand" album.

THE HIDDEN RIFT is a superb ambient/space music album........1999-06-28

On THE HIDDEN RIFT, guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Pearce has produced music of sublime beauty, peace and introspection. Using just guitars and studio wizardry, Pearce brings forth slow patient washes of melodic warmth, drifting spacy ambience, and wave after wave of audio bliss. While two songs do sound like a guitar produced the music, the majority of this sounds like synthesizer (but it isn't!). The music is never ostentatious or melodramatic. Instead, it is minimal and suffused with a fragile beauty in the same way that Tim Story's keyboards are. It is ideal music for relaxing late at night, especially in the dark. Haunting, sublime, and exquisitely recorded, it is a must-have for lovers of either space or ambient music.

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