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Ernest Hood

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Neighborhoods (1975)

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Portland, Oregon

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Ambient

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Dreamy

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1975

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1975 to Present...

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Composer from Portland, Oregon whose only release is the privately-pressed Neighborhoods from 1975. The album consists of gorgeous nostalgic soundscapes, made using zithers, synthesizers and field recordings.
"My purpose in creating this album is to pay a debt to some beautiful and loving people. To older folks everywhere, but especially the ones who put up with my childhood pesters, those who played such an important role in the formation of comfortable memories… I hope this brings back something warm and joyful to your hearts. It saddens me to know that the predominately commercial music purveyors of today give such scant consideration to the enrichment of your gentle spirit. Perhaps they have forgotten where it dwells. Young people looking for something other than plastic novelty music played on military weapons may find here a balm for the mind. It hardly matters in which neighborhood you sprouted. The games we played, the mocks, the terminology and the feelings we experienced as youngsters are tantalizingly familiar. If I didn't exactly capture your territorial terms forgive me and just let the mood suffice.
This is not a social record in the sense that it be played at a gathering. Indeed, it is a rather personal thing to be reflected upon (as musical cinematography) alone, or with a dear close friend. It is a social record in that it reminds us of the fact that most of us made our first social contacts and early transactions in our neighborhood streets. How familiar, how indelible the pictures are: aromas of soft velvet days, strong friendships, fears, hates, loves… our first brush with such mystical elements as sex and power. If the music seems a little bittersweet, well… isn't that the taste of nostalgia? Mostly it is meant to bring joy in reminiscence. It's for all of you who still have that little kid inside you, robust and eager to be let out to play. I sincerely hope you enjoy it."
- Ernest Hood


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