Night Music By Vicente Avella

 

Night Music

By

Vicente Avella

Written by

Steve Sheppard

 

The door to a world of moving emotive music has been propped open, and for those who are sensitive to touch its veil, may pass through its flimsy covering to be bathed in music that will literally touch your soul and move you, this for me expresses my delight about listening to this new musical release by pianist Vicente Avella entitled Night Music.

Utilising piano, keyboards and soft pads Avella for me has manifested one of the finest examples of heart felt sincere new age music I have heard for decades, the opening gift is the scene setting Dusk, as a cast off point it sets the scene for some sublime music to come.

The textures of the following narrative called Night Song remind me greatly of the late but great Harold Budd in his prime, with that lush and soothing piano floating in the breeze of thoughtfulness.

There are sumptuous tracks like the delicate beauty of Strolling Under the Moonlight, reminding me of our walks with our late dog under the dark night skies before his demise, beautiful moments indeed, but under sad circumstances, this piece has that element of calm, yet an underpinned reflective nuance within it.

The crystalline tenderness of pieces like Stars with its pristine touch and Quiet Light, with its mellow keyboard back mood, manifests one of the most ambient pieces I have heard from the artist, whilst a favourite track of mine called Serene is such a tranquil sanctuary of a composition, and one in my view that would make a truly charming single if released.

The haunting yet soothing tones of the track Sleep are a delight to drift with, whilst pieces like Fireflies are a moment of tenderness that is so wonderful to feel and bathe within, both of those offerings calm the troubled mind and sooth the soul with great charm and aplomb, with the latter having a magical vibration within its arrangement.

However the most poignant offering for me was the penultimate gift from the album entitled Gazing at the Universe, a track that puts everything into perspective, as all things must change and will, the delicate keyboard sounds filter in through a myriad of energies, reminding me of the great days of artists like Eno on Atmospheres, I would go as far as to say this one track alone is one of the most powerful and moving opuses I have heard this decade with ease.

The concluding narrative is now upon us and called Lunar Dust, there is a sensitive tempo that needs to be appreciated, and a flowing sense of time passing, which can all be feat within the arrangement, a final piece that is as outstanding as the entire album, and a sublime way with which to leave it.

Night Music by Vicente Avella is with ease the artist’s best work thus far; he has struck a personal balance between his piano prowess and the most scenic of ambient presentations, and succeeded brilliantly. I would recommend this album in a heartbeat; this release contains some of the most moving and meditative works I have heard for years, and deserves to fly up the charts with the grace it delivers to its listener.