Nest - 24 bit 96 kHz

Robert Rich

October 1, 2012

Ambient / Electronic

PLEASE NOTE - THIS 2496 VERSION IS NOW REDUNDANT. THE UNCUT FULL LENGTH TRACK HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE CD VERSION HERE ON BANDCAMP. YOU WILL FIND THESE FILES AT THE END OF THAT VERSION. THANK YOU! This is the full resolution 24 bit 96 kHz stereo master, with all of the pieces flowing together as on the original. Please look at the CUE list in the bonus items for timing between the sections (you can drop this CUE file into a player like VLC for full access to the song breakpoints). Bandcamp does not make it easy to link two download options to the same physical CD "merch" item, so this download does not offer a CD purchase to accompany it. If you wish to buy the physical CD along with this full resolution download, you can purchase the CD resolution version of this title along with the physical CD, then message Robert directly to receive a download code for the 2496 resolution version. He will be happy to provide the code upon receipt of the order. If you are interested in a 5.1 channel high resolution surround version, you can purchase surround downloads from Surround Music One: https://surroundmusic.one/album/nest/ ================= A revery of landscape and internal spaces. Maleny, Queensland Australia. February is summertime in this subtropical paradise. I heard dripping sounds late at night, on the wooden deck and leaves nearby, sparse percussion among cicadas and chirping tree frogs. I assumed it was condensation from morning's light rain. Next day, I looked up to see these drops coming from foamy packets suspended in forked twigs among the foliage. Tiny dots of frog eggs filled each frothy airborne puddle. These tree frogs had circumvented an amphibian's need for standing water for their young to mature. They created their own diaphanous ponds in the leaf canopy, strong enough to stay intact as eggs hatched and tadpoles developed lungs and legs, yet porous enough to absorb and retain moisture from the light summer rains. To me it seemed miraculous. Nest represents unfinished business for me. It’s an album that might have come from my childhood, from a hidden quiet place. I rarely make such calm music. Nest folds inward like a nurturing cushion; yet it never sits motionless, it evolves towards a kernel of revelation with slow searching energy. Nest began with recordings from the eastern Australian bush, when I was on tour in February 2012. I often incorporate natural sounds into my music, but this music wanted to live entirely in outdoor soundscapes, surrounded by a subdued yet palpable sense of life. This texture resembles my earliest releases like Sunyata, Trances and Drones, where the natural world integrates completely with the music. I approach these juxtapositions of music and nature recordings with caution, as they risk sounding trite. For me, the combination works best when the music retains an attentive, submissive quality. For an album like this, I remove so much material during creation that I struggle to leave any music at all. Each note serves primarily to outline its own absence, to create an illusion of silence. Like much of my music, Nest also explores tuning systems, including just intonation. Over time I have become more relaxed about tuning, shifting where the instruments sound most natural. Nest navigates towards harmonic intervals when piano is absent, toward equal temperament when piano dominates, searching for a certain fragile balance. Robert Rich - August 2012