Dan Gibson
Listening to Dan Gibson’s Songbirds at Sunrise (Sunset?). Previous to today, right this minute, have only listened to this CD (and its companion, Songbirds at Sunrise (Sunset?) ambiently. Sadly, those experiences were always a disappointment. As strong as was the longing to hear songbirds, the ambient delivery, to my ears, moved the birdsong to the background and the instrumental music to the foreground, overlaying and spoiling it for me – the balance was way off.
Today, following an indirect path that involved making lemonade of a (supposedly) lemon CD (another artist altogether), I am at the computer listening to Songbirds through Bose headphones, and the experience is totally different and wonderful. The perfect balance is there and the instrumental music is enhancing the songs of the birds and other Nature elements, such as frogs and other peepers, with pinpoint clarity and beauty. Exquisite.