Solitudes Volume 2

Dan Gibson - Solitudes Volume 2

Hope that everyone is enjoying the holidays. It's great to be back posting. Usually, I post these kind of records on Sundays, but I was busy with activities yesterday. Perhaps this will be pleasant to listen to on a Monday.

THE SOUND OF THE SURF

I watched the sea, flat and grey, a slab of pewter that stretched and curved out to the rising moon.

Like a shapeless giant coming to life, it stirred, and rolled and sounded tentatively against the cliffs, as though someone spilled a bucket over the rocks. I could see the long lines forming parallel to the coast. Moving in, rolling gently at first, gaining force, rising up, showing silver now, then breaking against the rocks and rolling up over the sand.

Soon the long lines of silver were curling high, exploding in phosphorus bursts that reached for the stars, and shattered the silence, filled the cove with roaring, filled the tide pools with the comforting gurgles of infancy.

In the morning gulls circled and cried above the wake of the old man's fishing boat.

(excerpt from Bert Devitt's, 'Escape')

Is it some primordial force that draws us to the sea? An escape from our life on land? Is it curiosity? Romance?

One thing is certain - the sound of the surf is compelling. It stirs our imaginations. It calms us. It is strange.

And we love it.

These two sides allow us an intimate experience with the changing moods of the sea.

HEAVY SURF ON ROCKY POINT AND ALONG A SAND SPIT

The sea rages against the rocks but you are safe. The danger is stimulating but you are out of reach. The roaring vibrations of the ocean are overwhelming, but you can let them wash away the frustrations of another time, another place.

This is the sound of the great ocean surf crashing resoundingly and ceaselessly on the rocks, filling the tide pools and over a spit of sand beach.

PLAY AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR A STIMULATING MARITIME EXPERIENCE

OCEAN SURF IN A HIDDEN COVE [Moderate Surf With Gulls]

A lonely sound - the surf rolling up on the sand, sliding back down over the pebbles and shells. And yet this lonely sound is company. If there are two of you the sound of the surf is possibly the only welcome third party. Since this hidden cove can be in your living room try it with the lights turned low.

PLAY AT A SUBDUED LEVEL FOR RELAXATION

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Heavy Surf on Rocky Point and Along a Sand Spit {29:58}

Side B

1. Ocean Surf in a Hidden Cove {29:19}

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