Fountainhead -- Cloud Cover -- Robert Scott Thomson of Aucourant Records

1. Mist (5:45)
2. A Sea Of Stars (7:35)
3. Luna (5:45)
4. Cloud Cover (18:00)
5. Drift (6:57
6. Terra (7:29)
7. Dimensions Of Paradise (3:45)
8. Wind on Water (6:19)
9. Mythos (5:40)

About the Artist

Dr. Robert Scott Thompson is a prolific composer of classical ambient, upbeat polyrhythmic and new-age to avant-garde contemporary and atmospheric drone. Music ranging from his early debut work on "Deeper In The Dreamtime" which can be equated to the works of Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Brian Eno, and Peter Gabriel, to "Another Sky", a collection of chamber music with Nikitas J. Demos, brings Dr. Robert Scott Thompson full circle in presenting a wide array of fine accomplishments in the realms of nouveau riche electronic/ambient music.

     Dreamy synthetic atmospheres fused with differential minimalist drone, sub-melody and multi-percussion are some of the elements used by Robert Scott Thompson in this classical ambient release, "Cloud Cover"; it is an excellent addtition and 'must have' to the ambient music enthusiasts collection or those who enjoy minimalist drone with exotic eastern-edge rhythms.
    The CD begins with a spacey, twisted, dark and compelling movement of piano and floating timbres of haunting drone, appropriately titled "Mist." Higher in pitch with a background of ethereal synth sets the sonic stage for "A Sea Of Stars." "Luna" is percussion oriented with gently rolling exotic Middle Eastern drums, bells, and a sensual ambient backdrop. "Dimensions Of Paradise" also has an acoustic exotic feel to it with flutes, soft drums and and eastern rhythmic flavour. The longest track on the release (18:00), "Cloud Cover" is a beautiful and moving work of deep constructive sub-harmonic layering and textures of dronal noise and tinkling of bells; "Drift" is also along the lines of the previous track and reminds me in part of the soundtrack to "2001 A Space Oddessy".
    Serenity is exemplified on "Terra" with female chanting as archaic as the Earth itself, set against single key piano and synthetic groans whereas "Wind On Water" brings to mind the imagery of amazonian tribes exploring the maze of the river. The final track "Mythos" blends piano and waxing synth that seems to portray an aural tale much like that of Erato in Erebus.