Weekly Album: Week of 02/19 - 02/25 - Destinations

This week I listened to Destinations by Lisa Bella Donna. Lisa Bella Donna is an artist that I have been wanting to get into for a while, since I have a fascination with synthesizers and electronic music (see my Wendy Carlos review). She is somewhat of a revered figure in electronic music from what I can gather, so I decided that I would finally give her a listen. I chose Destinations specifically based on a recommendation from a Bandcamp Daily article, which stated that it was a good starting place for listening to her music. While this is a fantastic sounding album, the style just isn't really for me. I can get along with loose structures and long-form music just fine, but I still prefer my music to be a bit more song-like instead of atmospheric which is what this album leans into. The pieces on this album are based around repeating arpeggios and droning chords which Bella Donna then solos over or builds layers of other textures on top of. It leaves the music feeling somewhat empty and not very memorable. It feels like I'm listening to documentary music. One about space or intangible mathematical concepts. It might be something good to put on in the background while you are trying to focus on something else, but that is not what I really seek out of listening to music. 6/10 album