Jonathan D. Haskell’s project Seven Saturdays pulls together help from a whole supporting cast in order to produce filmic, quiet music. Like electronica artists such as Jon Hopkins and Honeyroot, Seven Saturdays opens up huge worlds, cosmos, and universes. However, Haskell is often doing this organically with acoustic sounds as much as electronic sounds. The overture “The Shallow End” sneaks up on you as it sets the scene. “Secret Things” is like watching a storm come rolling across the prairie and then the anthemic theme breaks in like the love theme from Twin Peaks. The love theme seems to continue on the sweeping “Good Morning, I Love You.” A murkiness like the EP’s cover swirls greets you for “Love in the Time of Anticipated Defeat,” a great Gospel-themed title. As the grand gestures of “A Beautiful Day” rise up from the horizon, piano breaks in like a bright, brief moment of clarity amid the overwhelming flood of light. The Seven Saturdays EP is the soundscape that you need for your meditation on the brightness of life.
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