Rosy Parlane: Iris 2004

Rosy Parlane is an Auckland-based sound artist who has been experimenting with sound since he first played with the avant-garde rock trio Thela in 1993. Today, Parlane is widely respected in New Zealand and internationally for his innovative use of layered textures of sound, combining sample-loops, keyboards, guitars and field recordings, all manipulated on his laptop computer.

The three tracks included on Iris, (part 1: 19:06; part 2: 18:10; part 3: 12:11) combine soft, droning layers of keyboard chords that drift between quiet, restrained periods and louder, intense patches – all overlaid with occasional waves of various static sounds, reminiscent of running water or falling rain. Combined, these elements create subdued and often contemplative sensations.

Available from Touch Music.