Lee Rosevere - Play

Play is the first in a series of releases by Lee that focus on his experimental and ambient works. Some of these recordings have been played on internet radio in the past, but many of these recordings are being released for the first time, combining tracks recorded over 10 years ago with brand new compositions.

"Rather than see this music just collect dust in my tape library, I decided to put it out there for whomever to enjoy."

Play is available in conjunction with WM Recordings for free download in mp3, as will all other 'Play' volumes, hosted by archive.org. It is released under the Creative Commons license, wherein anyone can distribute or manipulate the original recordings for personal use only - no commercial use is permitted without permission.

Click here to download in zip form

Individual Tracks: (192 kbps)

1. One Fan Spinning the Wrong Way
2. The Final Jump
3. Red Smoke

Some reviews:

"I liked this alot. The music is very engaging and interesting. A cut above other material I've checked out here on the archive." 5/5 stars (ASH7 03/30/06 via archive.org)

"very good, just listened to first track and now downloading the album, the light and space in the track reminds me of Arthur Russell." (Dan Westlake 07/15/06 via wmrecordings)

"I do not know why I haven’t wrote about Lee Rosevere and his music until now. I have enjoyed his two albums on WM Recordings for awhile. So it's time to correct my little error of omission.

Play is three tracks of ambient sounds that could be called avant garde but are very listenable and should be accessible to most listeners. "Red Smoke" opens the album and is my favorite. Soft and slowly pulsing tones envelopes you and keeps your interest with its constant but subtle changes. "One Fan Spinning the Wrong Way" and "The Final Jump" are almost post-classical in their execution.

Play 2 is downright cinematic. Some of it reminds me of the sounds you would hear on those strange radio plays from NPR. Most of it is oddly beautiful. Heavily sampled and very electronic, it can run around in your brain quite nicely. No one track stands out over the others but overall this is a pleasantly weird way to spend your listening time." (Free albums galore blog 07/27/07)