Lillian
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Whether he is playing piano, synth-sounding synthesizer, electronic piano, harpsichord or organ, Holland Phillips is a keyboardist to be reckoned with. On his Circles of 8 album, he also uses the synthesizer to create all kinds of other instrumentation whether it is oboe, trumpet or cello. He does play a little guitar and brings in a real saxophonist. A longtime professional musician, Phillips has worked with classical orchestras in college, and played in folk groups, Broadway bands, rock’n’roll groups of all shapes and sizes. Obviously this was a great training ground for the time when he started recording his own albums (he writes his own music and has a college degree in music composition).
This is his fifth album and he is starting to make a name for himself in the new age music world. His last album went Top 10 on the international new age chart and he gets airplay on hundreds of radio stations around the world. His brand of instrumental music represents a classic new age sound because he balances acoustic instrumentation like piano, cello, trumpet, guitar, harpsichord, sax, strings and percussion with the sound of a synthesizer sounding just like.....a synthesizer. Apparently he collects synthesizers, new and old, so that he has a wealth of synthesized sounds to play around with. Sometimes a whole piece has a synth wash on it, while other times he has it gurgling and burbling under and around the piano; or he might just use synth sounds as a dib her and a dab there, little colorful highlights like Monet adding a few final brushstrokes to one of his lilypad canvases.
This recording is recommended for appreciative audiences of instrumental new age music who like their music to have an emotional depth and resonances of life. For more information go to his website (musicbyholland dot com).
This is his fifth album and he is starting to make a name for himself in the new age music world. His last album went Top 10 on the international new age chart and he gets airplay on hundreds of radio stations around the world. His brand of instrumental music represents a classic new age sound because he balances acoustic instrumentation like piano, cello, trumpet, guitar, harpsichord, sax, strings and percussion with the sound of a synthesizer sounding just like.....a synthesizer. Apparently he collects synthesizers, new and old, so that he has a wealth of synthesized sounds to play around with. Sometimes a whole piece has a synth wash on it, while other times he has it gurgling and burbling under and around the piano; or he might just use synth sounds as a dib her and a dab there, little colorful highlights like Monet adding a few final brushstrokes to one of his lilypad canvases.
This recording is recommended for appreciative audiences of instrumental new age music who like their music to have an emotional depth and resonances of life. For more information go to his website (musicbyholland dot com).