Catalog#: OT 002
Format: File, MP3, Album
Country: US
Released: 2013
DISCOGS OFFICIAL AMAZON
1 In Passing 1:21
2 Monsoon 8:20
3 Soldier of Fortune 6:57
4 Nether 4:05
5 Desert 2:42
6 Fugue 1:37
7 Migration Delay 7:22
8 Mirrors Surround The Sun 10:54
9 On The Horizon 2:49
10 Psyche 6:00
Original LP Edition (1982)
A1 In Passing 1:04
A2 Monsoon 8:26
A3 Soldier Of Fortune 7:00
A4 Nether 4:03
A5 Desert 2:44
B1 Canon 1:04
B2 Migration Delay 7:20
B3 Mirrors Surround The Sun (Fata Morgana) 10:59
B4 On The Horizon 2:46
As part of its series of reissues of seminal works from ambient / progressive musician Forrest Fang, Projekt makes Fang’s second album, Some Brighter Stars, available digitally for the first time. First released in 1982, on this album Fang applies tape delay techniques and a minimalist sensibility to analog synthesizers and acoustic instruments such as violin and piano. Originally available on Fang’s Ominous Thud label in a limited vinyl issue of 300 copies, Some Brighter Stars has been newly remastered by ambient musician Robert Rich and includes a previously unreleased bonus track. - text for digital reissue on bandcamp
bio.
Chinese-American multi-instrumentalist Forrest Fang's first instrument was the violin. In 1980-1981 he studied electronic music, composition, and jazz improvisation at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. At the same time, he learned fiddling at regional fiddling festivals and gained an appreciation for stringed instruments such as the mandolin and mandola. Fang's first records were rooted in electronic music and progressive rock. His study of Chinese classical music, with zheng (Chinese zither) player Zhang Yan from mainland China, led to a stylistic shift that was evident on his fourth release, The Wolf at the Ruins (1989). After 1991, Fang studied gagaku (ancient Japanese court music) with imperial court musician Suenobu Togi and gamelan with Balinese composer I Wayan Sujana. In 1993, Fang composed music for a Balinese shadow theater production of In Zanadu, which was awarded a Citation of Excellence from the International Puppetry Association. Some of this material was rearranged and adapted for his sixth release, 1995's Folklore. He also appeared on Robert Rich's album Seven Veils. Fang's solo releases continued with The Blind Messenger in 1997 and Gongland in September 2000.
