True Winter by The Gateless Gate
When I first started making instrumental music, out of the gate I produced a number of totally or partially winter-themed albums ("Sibir," "Cold Front," "Landscape of North Iceland," “Wrangel Island,” "Near North"), to the point that I got "known" for that, to the extent that I was known at all.
I soon branched out into other, sunnier and also darker themes, but for this release I decided to return to the theme of winter, this time in a more intimate and personal way; when I started making ambient music, I didn't even live in a northern setting. Now that I do and have actually experienced -40 C, I feel better prepared to think of winter as a companion.
So here’s some icy-sounding music for you.
The primary sound sources on this recording are guitar, mellotron and a bit of voice.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Voice of Winter | 5:07 |
| 2. | Ice Crystals in the Sun | 7:04 |
| 3. | Tracks in the Snow Must Melt Away | 5:13 |
| 4. | I Lost You in March | 6:38 |
| 5. | Will I See You Again? (Winter Dream Version) | 6:30 |
| 6. | Minus Forty | 9:54 |
Credits
License
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This is the home of the psychedelic, progressive, ambient, and folk/rock music of Allister Thompson released under his own name and as The Gateless Gate, Sons of Birches, Twilight Fields, and Khan Tengri.