Fiction is far from the minds of artists like Linda Arnold who wear their heart on their sleeves, exposing emotion in melody. In Divasonic, Linda Arnold finds an outlet for her personal expression and bolsters it with true musical experimentation. Divasonic’s eclectic sound is built on a foundation of Arnolds’s flutes and piano and is expanded with the digital work of beats and synths. But, it’s Arnolds’s vocals that are not unlike Fiona or Tori that maintain the rawness in her work. She sets her poetry in motion with her own personal accounts.
On Changing Wind, Divasonic delivers her latest effort and it reveals that no matter how hard you try to point to a category for her style of music, you just won’t be able to put your finger on it. Each track remains grounded in the world of electronica but it’s her fusion of styles that make the overall genre feel unpredictable.
The remake of Gershwin’s Summertime and the sax-y Tick Tick Boom are a dead give away that jazz has its influence on this album. But, others like Seed and Calm Freeze pay homage to an urban breed. Anticipating Haze is brilliantly meditative with the use of piano looping and well accompanied ambient noise work while the mix of Glass Pebbles treats us to a nice glitch dessert.
You can be sure that Divasonic brings together a selection of moods on Changing Wind. Her methods may not be mainstream but that’s what helps lead to an end result with a product of distinction and diversity. Changing Wind harnesses Arnold’s discussion with the world and there are many reasons for your attention here.
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