Jarman's Garden - Produced by Sherre Delys

The start of the track immediately creates the sense of pebbles underfoot and the close up recordings of wind chimes immediately creates the sense of a relaxed atmosphere. The introduction of the voice is not harsh, as the voice itself seems mellow and relaxed and begins to build up a picture of the location in our mind. The piece is building a space within the listeners imagination by using textile noises - noises that create a sense of feeling such as the pebbles crunching underfoot.

The voice is not the focus of the piece, this is clear by the fact that it isn't present throughout and is fragmented, sometimes not clear or easily understood. When listening, there isn't much of an accent creating a character or any insight in the words he's saying into his own personality or experience of the place - merely a description of the place as it's seen.

The build up of layers and voice through the beginning of the piece creates the garden as if we are walking through it. I feel that the piece uses multiple layers to it's advantage to get the listener to become aware of the surroundings. I feel it's not as immersive as 'Ol-Olool-O' because the voice is a constant reminder that we are not there but imagining the place as it is being viewed.

As well as the natural sounds of the pebbles falling, noises of clanging and walking over pebbles - there is a simplistic tonal layer which fades into the piece every so often. I get the feeling that the piece is impressionistic of the place and therefore uses these tones to enhance the relaxed feeling that is present.

Then ending part of the track is the most characteristic of the relaxed atmosphere - with the occasional bird call but mainly the sounds of the waves crashing onto the beach and the padding of walking through the sand. The tinkling of bells from the garden reappear in this section which reminds us of the garden not far from this peaceful beach. There is a recurring low tone under the sounds of the wave which gives the tone of the place - a monotone atmosphere.

I like the track because of the varying techniques used to make the listener picture the garden and then the surrounding coastal area in the ending section.