Azure Miles Records ~ The Music of Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson
Photosynthesis

1. Returning Voice (1991) 3.47
Meruvina: bells, synthesizer
2. Photosynthesis (1994) 16.28 (four movements)
Meruvina ~ bells, guitar, trumpet, violin, flute, vibraphone, clarinet, acoustic bass, synthesizer, shakuhachi, strings, harp, organ, electric guitar, timpani, percussion
3. Malleable (1994) 5.46
Meruvina ~ trumpet, synthesizer, strings, ocean waves, bells, percussion
4. Moroccan Snow (1994) 4.05
Meruvina ~ guitar, electric piano, wind bells, timpani, percussion
5. Ocean (1992) 18.21 (four movements)
Meruvina ~ guitar, strings, jamisen, flute, cello, xylophone, clarinet, recorder, percussion
6. Molokai (1989) 7.02
Meruvina ~ strings
| Returning Voice | |
| Photosynthesis | |
| Malleable | |
| Moroccan Snow | |
| Ocean | |
| Molokai |
Photosynthesis
opens with a cheerful work titled Returning Voice, made with a gamelan-like
timbre over synthesizer ostinatos.
The
title piece, in four movements, traverses a kaleidoscopic range of instrumental
colors, both Eastern and Western, along with a mixture of high and low energy
peaks.
Malleable
features a trumpet tuned to an exotic scale, sliding through and around an ominous
background of diverse textures.
Moroccan
Snow is a subdued Near Eastern painting with blended timbres.
Ocean,
in four movements, presents a contrasting sequence of moods, textures, speeds
and colors.
Molokai
was inspired by my late afternoon view of the mysterious island from my favorite
swimming beach during the year I lived in Maui. This is a pure musical meditation.
The
music on this recording was composed between 1989 and 1994.
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Michael Robinson, December 1999, Lahaina
© 1999 Michael Robinson All rights reserved