Search - Jeff Pearce :: Bleed

Many ambient musicians strive to attain an affect of pure atmosphere and tone color, and in that sense many avoid personalizing their music. Jeff Pearce has taken a different approach this time, and openly admits that the material on BLEED, inspired by recently-revisited entries to his teen-age journal, is an emotional journey, representing at once a remembrance, an exploration, and a catharsis. As with previous Pearce recordings, all sounds are made by electric guitar. The sound, too, has evolved from previous Pearce works. The tone has a rich and mature quality, reminding one of the cello recordings of David Darling even as the playing, here, is more recognizably guitar- like than is usual for Pearce. The music on Bleed reveals a growth and embracing of melody which is rare in ambient music circles, and exhibits an originally musical and structured approach to composition . There are still a few examples on BLEED of Jeff Pearce's mastery at creating slow moving ambient drifts, but these are now informed with a new asthetic, one of artistic miniatures carefully brought to life over time.