RICHARD BONE
Serene Life Of Microbes
(c) & (p) 2006 AD Music
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In the midst of a disastrous world
Not to lose oneself.
To go to the verge of life
And go back…

      Richard Bone is one of the greatest instrumentalists of our days. I am always waiting impatiently for an appearance of his new compositions as far as he is always novel, everlastingly changeable, being permanently in search. Richard Bone is not afraid of longing for the unknown, be it the abyss of the cosmos or the human consciousness.

      In his new album “Serene Life of Microbes” released by the English AD Music company the composer is being plunged in profundity of the microcosm. You hear this music and as if you peep in a magnifying glass of a microscope. And you just cannot tear yourself away from it. The whole universe is being open up before your eyes, it becomes larger and larger and you become aware how colossal it is. And this immensity scares you. As well as the inhabitants of this boundless world do. They are full of a captivating beauty, they are living beings who live in this boundless world their own life which is understandable just by them alone. Where from and what for did these cosmos messengers arrive? And you realize that these creatures are mortally dangerous though they look so peaceful and inoffensive. They seduce by their sparkling luminescence, they tempt. And it becomes impossible to get rid of this hypnotic inclination…

      And you just start reflecting on the fact how often we get enchanted with the beauty which turns out to be just a tempting bait. And once “sticking” to this beauty you will be lured fast into a trap and will never get out of it…

      The “Serene Life  Of Microbes” album is kept up in an austere ambient style. Richard Bone works over the sound in a masterly fashion creating “proprietary” surroundings peculiar to him alone. You can single out any note, enjoy each rustle taken separately, and all of them are the integral part of the composition. There is nothing to excess here. You realize that the picture will be imperfect when only a note is missing. And at the same time Bone’s minimalistic music is very splendid.

      The “Serene Life  Of Microbes” album discloses new features of Richard Bone’s talent. Once you have managed to listen to this album attentively you will like to hear it again and again since the travel together with this music brings you back to the real world at which you start to look otherwise.

After return from the illusory world
To the world that’s real
Your wish for staying here will be more intense…

Serge Kozlovsky
http://sergekozlovsky.com

P.S. Translated by Tatyana L. Permyakova.