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Rich Ruth - Calming Signals
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Michael
Rich
Ruth
has
composed
ambient
music
for
a
long
time.
After
a
break
from
years
touring
with
different
bands,
he
spent
his
free
time
in
a
small
home
studio
in
North
Nashville.
The
blueprints
for
‘Calming
Signals’
began
to
emerge
through
a
more
dedicated
focus
on
the
diverse
traditions
of
ambient,
new
age,
and
minimalist
music.
The
ideas
became
realized
pieces
when
Ruth
started
to
collaborate
with
friends.
These
players
transformed
the
material
into
something
much
more
lush
and
unpredictable;
pairing
repetitive,
droning
synthesizer
movements
with
organic
improvisation.
Calming
signals
is
a
term
that
refers
to
the
way
dogs
communicate
stress
and
use
certain
mechanisms
to
calm
themselves
or
reset.
Ruth
relied
on
the
creation
of
this
music
to
find
peace
and
balance
amidst
trauma.
One
summer
morning
while
he
was
recording
the
album,
Ruth
was
held
up
at
gunpoint
and
carjacked
by
two
people
outside
of
his
home.
The
following
weeks
were
spent
working
on
‘Calming
Signals’
with
a
new
layer
of
angst
and
emotion.
These
compositions
became
a
means
for
him
to
work
through
this
personal
struggle
and
organize
his
anxiety
into
something
constructive.
Tracks
1.
Calming
Down2.
Carrying
It
Around3.
Getting
Out4.
Marina5.
Haynes
Manor6.
Hazrat
Nizamuddin7.
Teufelsberg8.
Memento
Park9.
Oudam
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