Please Stop Loving Me, the ambitious 48-minute opus from Nicholas Szczepanik, could be boiled down by a cynic to a few notes and/or chords, slowly introduced over an extensive and imaginably taxing period of time. To these ears, this is a rich and dynamic composition, one that fluctuates at a more gradual pace than that of Szczepanik’s peers. It’s safe to speculate that just about any frequenter of modern exploits in ambient music will find Please Stop Loving Me to be a uniquely transfixing orchestration.
What may elicit this appeal is its compliance in mood; given a certain mindset, a listener could envision Please Stop Loving Me in a status of enrichment or melancholy. Meager in refrain, recurring notes allow an induction of serenity. The chords are closely related, yet arranged in a seemingly unpredictable order due to their slow movement. How progression occurs remains a mystery as well-- apart from the low-volume introduction and conclusion, Please Stop Loving Me flows too resonantly to define a climax or repose.
Nicholas Szczepanik has created an environment for those in search of aural ascension. Its patient advancement and encompassing length make way for a trip through lush habitats, colored by a richly subtle palette of tones. Sonic warmth and sensory comfort are bountiful amongst this sprawling single piece. Minimalism is a rather banal term in my vocabulary, but Please Stop Loving Me is perhaps the most compelling exercise to come of the field in 2011.
[Nicholas Szczepanik Website]
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