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He Spent 50 Years Recording 30,000 Hours of Nature Sounds Around the World. Now, It’s the Basis of a New Album
Made by Robert Shields and Martyn Stewart, 'Imperfect Cadence' is a tribute to Scotland and nature. Now, as Stewart faces cancer, it’s being released.
The library includes the sounds of more than 3,500 bird species, countless insects, and myriad frogs, toads, mammals, trees, deserts, oceans and more, with Stewart capturing these field recordings in more than 60 countries. From the bird calls playing in tandem with Shield’s rich voice on the stirring opener “You & I” to the gentle waves on the orchestral “Than Water,” the project is a sophisticated and moving balance of input from both artists. Imperfect Cadence was released Dec. 5 on Seeker Music, with the company’s Melrose saying that given the album’s beauty, power and emotional depth he “couldn’t be prouder to be part of it alongside Martyn and Robert.
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