Clariloops * Robert Scott Thompson

About this episode

This episode features ambient music by Ruby (Ester Mae) Lulham and Robert Scott Thompson, exploring themes of parenthood and musical improvisation.

CLARILOOPS - THE QUIET BELOW Clariloops is the alias of Ruby (Ester Mae) Lulham , a classically trained clarinetist from Melbourne who merges her clarinet with immersive ambient music to create 'anbient works that fuse wood and wire, breath and signal'. The Quiet Below was recorded at home wile pregnant with her second child. "I improvised most of the pieces, allowing them to unfold naturally." The music on all the (eight) tracks is extremely gentle and peaceful, 'reflecting the slowness, tenderness and quiet love of early parenthood; an exploration of stillness presence and impermanence'. The soft sound of the clarinet perfectly fits in the bedding Lulham creates for it with her effect pedals and synth: the result is 'a gentle, contemplative space where melodic loops and subtle rhythms carry warmth and intimacy. The Quiet Below is released in the eRecords series by Whitelabrecs , which means there is no physical edition. The digital download comes with a PDF scrapbook including polaroids and liner notes. The Quiet Below by Clariloops ROBERT SCOTT THOMPSON - ICE AND EMBER It's quite a challenge to keep up with the releases of Robert Scott Thompson : in february alone he released…

People in this episode

Host: PvC

Guests: Ruby (Ester Mae) Lulham, Robert Scott Thompson

Topics covered

• ambient music
• clarinet
• improvisation
• parenthood
• music release
• digital album

Keywords

• ambient
• clarinet
• improvisation
• digital download
• music release
• parenthood
• gentle music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whitelabrecs

Books & works: The Quiet Below, Ice And Ember, Nostalgia

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