A Free Download for You

http://exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com/2009/08/you-are-my-symphonic-afternoon-birds-of.html

Scroll a bit down the page and click the "Free download of 'Afternoon Birds of Arima'" link. I discovered this the other day while reading some best of lists on Drowned in Sound (see link in sidebar). "You Are My Symphonic" is the artist behind this free (yes, it is legal) album which was made for a wedding that took place earlier this year in Trinidad and Tobago. The songs are piano based and the album as whole can be considered ambient. Opener "Afternoon Birds Of Arima (Opening Credits)" is without a doubt THE song of the album. Clocking in at 14 minutes and containing a looped piano line throughout, the song superbly showcases the power of simplicity. There is nothing complex about the music but the atmosphere and emotion it creates is what makes it powerful. The album has served both as a sleep aid and as an alarm for me so if you're one who needs music to fall asleep to, this is it.