Music has a way of taking you somewhere without you actually having to leave the room and JC.B featuring {\*[]} does that very nicely with “transoniq”. It’s an absolutely perfect piece of music to just sit back with, put on your headphones and get lost in. As a solo project JC.B treats music as a journey rather than a series of songs and the result is a very spacious piece of work which unfolds slowly and allows you to drift away from the world around you. There’s no hurry at all in this music. The whole point is the atmosphere, the subtle changes and the freedom to just let it wash over you. “transoniq” is a very much a piece of music that is built around the idea of atmosphere, the gentleest of melodic details and a real sense of space. It’s an antidote to the constant movement and noise of the world we live in.
What’s so interesting about the project is the total creative independence that JC.B has. He does it all really from start to finish, from the initial musical ideas and the composition through to production, mixing and the actual creation of the cover art. It’s a very consistent project in that sense, the sound and the look of it all coming from the same creative point of view. The music is predominantly instrumental and quite slow, built up from layers of texture, atmospheric pads and very subtle melodies which just develop in their own time rather than being something that you have to pay attention to. When there are vocals they are just another element in the mix, they’re there to add colour and atmosphere rather than be the focus. It’s a very open ended kind of thing really, you’re left to interpret it in your own way and to attach your own memories and emotions to it. The magic of it is in what it doesn’t say as much as what it does.
With “transoniq’ JC.B featuring {\*[]} we get a real insight into a project that is all about mood, patience and creative freedom. Ambient music works at its very best when it provides a space in which you can disconnect from the world around you and reconnect with your own thoughts and that’s exactly the experience this project is all about. It’s not about having big changes or dramatic musical statements, it’s about the atmosphere building up in a very natural way. The result is a very personal, unhurried experience. There’s something really nice about an artist taking full ownership of their creative vision and just letting the music do its thing without any of the trappings. ‘transoniq” is an invitation to just stop, breathe and let the imagination run wild. Put on your headphones, close your eyes and just go on the journey wherever it takes you.
“Every journey is better when you share it. So put on your headphones, close your eyes and let’s go on a journey together.”
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