Ric Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra – PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony
On PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony, Ric Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra create a lively and charming tapestry of natural sounds
Led by Paisley-based Ric Herrington, on PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony, Ric Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra produce a charmingly dreamy and humorous world. Built from a cacophony of acoustic instruments and nature sounds, the music, narration and sound design create a seamless whole that turns the album into a single, expansive painting. Where the orchestra doesn’t seem as tight, the looseness helps retain an authenticity vital to the work. With a brief narration towards the beginning of each track, you're guided on a sonic journey, invited to bask in the sounds of nature with the music somehow bringing even more attention to the surrounding ecosystem.
The First Dream begins with dreamy percussion followed by ominous double bass, leading into a sequence of calmly flowing guitar and flute paired with airy birdsong. The atmosphere is one of slight tension in tranquility. The Journey will make you smile with its use of duck quacks amongst a bed of contemplative and meditative music. The Sunrise stands out with a unique soundworld that feels warm and glowy, true to its title. By expertly blending birdsong and insects into his musical palette, Ric Herrington paints an immersive worldview that is dynamic and brimming with vitality.
Listen to: The First Dream, The Journey, The Sunrise