Diamond Gloss is a Portuguese producer and multi-instrumentalist Gonçalo Pereira, on his newest album supported by violinist Maria do Mar (Maria of the Sea, isn't it beautiful?). Pereira is influenced by the whole range of great musicians - from composers (Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki) and ambient legends (Brian Eno) up to post-rock magicians (Sigur Rós, Hammock). And his album from October 2016 is my great ambient-classical-electronic discovery. And a magical one.
"Primavera" ("spring") sounds like a delight over the mysterious reality around us, played on piano and strings and a whole variety of electronic noises. "The sound is more organic [than on DG's previous works]" and feels like a walk in the Portuguese countryside. And there's quite a lot of other references to movement - except for songs' titles, we can hear steps, doors being opened or some unidentified primitive vehicles. Long story short - a journey of emotions.
"Primavera" costs 7 USD.
