Famous Places

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Famous Places
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ReleasedAugust 2010 (2010-08)
Genre Ambient, Electronica
Label Western Vinyl
Goldmund chronology
Live at the Triple Door
(2010)
Famous Places
(2010)
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Famous Places is the third album of American ambient musician Keith Kenniff under the Goldmund moniker. Famous Places features piano compositions named after locations that have played an important part in Kenniff's life to date. A close-miced recording technique accentuates the simplicity and intimacy of Kenniff's melodious musings, and while the piano solo is clearly the medium the Goldmund project is predominantly concerned with, Kenniff frequently adds contextual details to his recordings, setting his keywork among billowy, abstract drones, a few quietly mixed-in additional instruments and occasional percussion (such as 'Dane Street'). [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keith Kenniff

No.TitleLength
1."Alberta"2:32
2."Bergen"1:56
3."Bowen"1:31
4."Brown Creek"4:27
5."Conestoga"2:38
6."Dane Street"3:10
7."Edale"3:41
8."Fort McClary"3:34
9."Grass Rides"2:39
10."Havelock"3:15
11."Hope Avenue"2:54
12."Jones Beach Dunes"4:20
13."Pine View"1:36
14."Safe Harbor"3:01
15."Saranac"3:21

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Goldmund - Famous Places review on Boomkat". Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-17.