Recorded between 1995 and 1998, Dustbowl by Goldwater is an eerily, creepy CD that is based around ambient sounds and random sound effects. More aligned with mood altering music, the overall feel of Dustbowl is that of serenity meshed with horror. If you were to put this CD into the player, turn off all of the lights, and listen to it via headphones, you'd know exactly what I'm saying. Musically, Red Chamber could be compared to Doubting Thomas' Come in Piece. Very spacey in nature, this ghostly instrumental contains muffled beats, uncanny samples, and drifting sequences. As it builds you can feel the tension getting stronger, but once peaks, it slowly brings you back down to a more manageable level. Goho Dohji feels almost symbolic or ritualistic. I get a strong sense of tranquility with Roome's use of more soothing elements (wind chimes and sounds of distant horns) and his omission of any sort of rhythm elements. Fractured Break is a bit more upbeat, in that it does contain trotting rhythmic elements as well as some more up-tempo musical elements. Womb of the Desert Sun finishes off the CD in a peaceful, yet uneasy manner. This weirded-out instrumental has some hollow and echoing effects used throughout it which make it sound uncanny and supernatural. While about ½ of the musical elements used on this piece are calming; it's the peculiar sounds and effects that give it its unnatural edge. I quite like Dustbowl, although it is not something I would listen to that often. There is a time, place, and mood for this CD. The time is late at night, and the place is in the dark, and only you can determine the mood.

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