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John Reveles | 09/2004
Konrad Bayer continues his series of reflections on the 4 seasons begun with the Dreams Of Leaving CD on Genesungswerk, representing the arrival of Autumn and continued on the Shall We Go To The Park? EP, also on Autoplate, representing the crisp breezes of Spring. Now with Songs For Sunhi (Summer Rain), Summer gets the Konrad Bayer treatment that has inspired me to fill up my bathtub with coconut-lime-verbena soap and relax when I get the chance. This is fragile, intricate and engaging music, resembling a guitar player running through familiar chords alongside his on-the-fritz Atari 5200 on an enclosed porch some overcast Summer day. Beautiful acoustic guitar loops weave in and out of light piano, hushed blips and field recordings of city and countryside clatter on nearly every track. The tracks “Kites”, “Stay” and “Glassmoon 2” introduce minimal beats to this mix, with pleasing results I wouldn't have expected from digital-folk music. At 8 tracks and 23 minutes long, I wonder if this release is criminally cut short or just enough to tide me over. Until the release representing Winter finds its way onto my hard drive, I wait patiently to let the hot water run.click here for more reviews