Sunshine Syzygy by James Nye
Sunshine Syzygy is a micro-album of original ambient minimalist sunshine soundtracks—instrumental miniatures performed using a virtual ensemble by James Nye.
Sounds include virtual pianos, strings, voices, celesta, flutes, bass clarinet, bass recorders, harps, marimba, glockenspiel and vibraphone. The first track is a piano solo - the rest are ensemble pieces.
Some of the pieces appeared in early form a while back, but these are all new digital recordings and arrangements.
James Nye is a writer and composer based on the Isle of Wight. His background is mainly in jazz and classical, but he has wide ranging interests. He learnt to play descant recorder, percussion and piano at an early age, and followed this by learning oboe, cor anglais, bass guitar and soprano saxophone.
James, who has a special interest in the works of Erik Satie, was awarded a Master of Music degree at the University of Surrey. He wrote dissertations on the music of Thelonious Monk and Vic Hoyland, and studied percussion with James Blades. As a postgraduate he enjoyed some informal composition studies with Susan Bradshaw (1931-2005), herself a student of Pierre Boulez and Mátyás Seiber. Bradshaw was also the co-instigator of the infamous 1961 Piotr Zak hoax.
James Nye has contributed to several albums, including some by Zinc Stoat, The Bees, Ergo Phizmiz, O.H Krill, Stromba, and Pnu Riff & the Exploding Thumbs.
As a writer, James has contributed articles to Fortean Times, The Wire and Gneurosis, and acted as editor and amanuensis to the late publisher Peter Owen for the book 'Peter Owen—Not a Nice Jewish Boy—Memoirs of a Maverick Publisher' (Fonthill Media, 2021). For many years he worked with the comedian, director and playwright Ken Campbell. The film he made with Ken—Ken Campbell's Meaning of Life—is available to view on YouTube. James lives on the Isle of Wight with his husband, the Japanese craftsman and designer Yoh Nye Sakurai.
Tracklist
| 1. | As Moments Pass - James Nye | 1:52 |
| 2. | Sun River - James Nye | 3:07 |
| 3. | Drifting - James Nye | 1:05 |
| 4. | The Sunfish (Mola mola) - James Nye | 2:39 |
| 5. | Waiting - James Nye | 0:50 |
| 6. | A Quiet Day - James Nye | 4:02 |
Credits
Written, performed and recorded by James Nye
License
All rights reserved.
Composer, writer and musicologist living and working on the Isle of Wight.
James Nye has contributed to albums by Zinc Stoat, The Bees, Ergo Phizmiz, O.H Krill, Stromba, and Pnu Riff & the Exploding Thumbs.