Ron Boots – Ghost of a mist

7 reviews for Ron Boots – Ghost of a mist

1. 

   Sylvain Lupari / gutsofdarkness.com & synth&sequences.com – 2022-11-22

   Here is an album that is stopped by briefly in the universe of EM and which nevertheless is equal to the quiet works of Steve Roach and Michael Stearns. Quiet, but not that much! Ghost of a Mist abandons the pure and static rhythms of Dreamscape for sleepy ones which teem of passive sequences. This Ron Boots’ 2nd opus on Groove is an intrusion in the clanic atmospheres of the American, or illusory deserts, such as put in music by Roach and Stearns. Flanked of Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock on Desert Clouds” and fort of a splendid bonus track (Flowing Forces)

2. 

   Matt Howarth / Sonic Curiosity – 2022-11-22

   Originally released in 1991 as Boots‘ second album, additional material (in the form of a 9 minute, previously unreleased track) has been added to this remastered 2002 reissue, bringing the total time to 74 minutes of luscious electronic ambience.
   Besides offering a more primal glimpse into Boots‘ music, this release delivers a softer side of Boots‘ electronic styling. The compositions are moodier here, more rooted in the ambience of Steve Roach or Michael Stearns than the powerful epics of Boots‘ more recent works. And yet, Boots introduces his own elegance to these atmospheric soundscapes, injecting subtle power to this peaceful sonic domain.
   Languid tonalities sparkle high in a sky comprised of crystalline textures. Pleasant chords and delicate riffs nudge their way into these heavenly passages, delineating the ambience with subtle stamina and endearing personality.To be completely honest, the ambience” becomes dutifully submerged by these fluid chords and discreet but provocative keyboard sequences. While not rambunctious or rowdy

3. 

   Phil Derby / Electroambient Space – 2022-11-22

   Ghost of a Mist was my first exposure to Ron Boots, and remains my favorite CD of his to date. This reissue is a must for anyone who missed it the first time around. Ron has thankfully avoided the pitfalls of musicians like Alan Parsons and Edgar Froese, who have ruined some of their classic works by tinkering, re-editing, or completely re-recording vintage tracks that fans loved in their original form.
   This 2002 reissue features slightly redone artwork and the addition of a new track, but the integrity of the original is maintained. What I love so much about this disc is its elegant simplicity, the almost complete avoidance of any touch of excess. For example, Ghost of a Mist (the Sleepwalker)” builds exactly as it should

4. 

   Colin Jouxson – 2022-11-22

   I spent a few hours listening to the Dutch synthesist Ron Boots. I listened to 3 of Mr Boots CD’s Close But Not Touching, Ghost Of A Mist and Different Stories Twisted Tales.
   I have to say I didn’t realise what a wonderful composer this Gentleman is. The guy is brilliant.

   BIG RON is MAGIC. Go out and BUY some BOOTS.

   2003. Colin Jouxson

5. 

   Andy G. – 2022-11-22

   !!!! this things ten years old!!!! So, tell me why it sounds better than most of what is coming out of the Euro-mainland synth fraternity right now.
   Bookended by two of the finest tracks you’ll hear on any Ron Boots album, complete with a bonus track now giving a total of six tracks and seventy-three minutes running time, this is easily his finest album ever and as good as Euro-mainland synth gets.

   The opening track, at 15 minutes, starts with warm layers of rich flowing synths before an undulating electro-percussive sequencer like rhythm slowly emerges as an assortment of synth choirs, lead synth melodies, fuzzed sequencers and more begin to build, the whole soundscape moving deliberately and with purpose, the music filled with emotion and dynamics, and as good an opener as you’ll hear.
   ‘In Timeroom Spirits’, at nine minutes, is an altogether darker, sombre more reflective affair, too richly textured and well constructed for mere space music.
   The fifteen minute title track starts with an oriental feel akin to Ian Boddys Jade album and runs largely with this feel predominant throughout its slowly meandering course, gentle but firm electro percussive splashes and solid African-sounding drum work emerging to propel the piece slowly on for the final third, as a glorious canopy of string synths flies overhead.
   The five minute On The Field is a more dramatic, symphonic affair, almost anthemic in many ways, while the nine minute bonus track, Flowing Forces, mixes oriental sounding percussive work with thudding synth bass, soaring, rich strings and deep undercurrents, all of which give a real flavor of multi-layered melodic splendor to the music. It ends with the albums eighteen minute magnum-opus” in the form of Desert Clouds

6. 

   Theodoros Sotiropoulos / Greece – 2022-11-22

   My friend Hans Sijtsma told me to buy this album. I spent hours to listening ‘A Ghost of a Mist’ . Really this album I like very much.

   2005. Theodoros Sotiropoulos / Greece

7. 

   Matt Howarth / Sonic Curiosity – 2022-11-22

   Originally released in 1991 as Boots‘ second album, additional material (in the form of a 9 minute, previously unreleased track) has been added to this remastered 2002 reissue, bringing the total time to 74 minutes of luscious electronic ambience.
   Besides offering a more primal glimpse into Boots‘ music, this release delivers a softer side of Boots‘ electronic styling. The compositions are moodier here, more rooted in the ambience of Steve Roach or Michael Stearns than the powerful epics of Boots‘ more recent works. And yet, Boots introduces his own elegance to these atmospheric soundscapes, injecting subtle power to this peaceful sonic domain.
   Languid tonalities sparkle high in a sky comprised of crystalline textures. Pleasant chords and delicate riffs nudge their way into these heavenly passages, delineating the ambience with subtle stamina and endearing personality.To be completely honest, the ambience” becomes dutifully submerged by these fluid chords and discreet but provocative keyboard sequences. While not rambunctious or rowdy