{"id":25619,"date":"2024-10-28T21:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=25619"},"modified":"2024-10-28T21:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:52:22","slug":"craig-erickson-above-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/10\/28\/craig-erickson-above-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Erickson &#8211; Above The Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craig Erickson&#8217;s &#8220;Above the Clouds&#8221; is a masterpiece in combining cinematic atmosphere with deep, bluesy guitar work, leading to a composition that seems as dreamy\u00a0as the title suggests. The work begins with what appears to be a nostalgic trumpet line, an understated but strong introduction that\u00a0sets a mood of sadness. This brass opening draws out thoughts of wide skies and peaceful scenery, taking the listener to a world that seems eternal. At\u00a00:35,\u00a0Erickson\u00a0places in the mix\u00a0an\u00a0electric\u00a0guitar\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0tone\u00a0and\u00a0phrasing\u00a0reminding\u00a0of\u00a0David\u00a0Gilmour. This\u00a0guitar\u00a0voice\u00a0is\u00a0producing\u00a0a\u00a0beautiful,\u00a0almost\u00a0nostalgic\u00a0atmosphere\u00a0that\u00a0surrounds\u00a0the\u00a0listener\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0gentle\u00a0wind. Around 1:30,\u00a0synth pads begin to float into the mix, providing a layer of ethereality that enhances the track&#8217;s atmosphere. The synthesizers provide a New Age layer to the song, flowing around the guitar melody in a relaxing way. As the tune progresses, these components blend together, switching between moments of reflection and release, with Erickson&#8217;s guitar driving the emotional flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Above the Clouds\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E97MOsBTyaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CraigEricksonMusic\">Craig Erickson Fan Page | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Erickson&#8217;s &#8220;Above the Clouds&#8221; is a masterpiece in combining cinematic atmosphere with deep, bluesy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5],"tags":[1577,226,4239,278],"class_list":["post-25619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop-rock-reviews","category-reviews","tag-blues-rock","tag-classic-rock","tag-craig-erickson","tag-new-age"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25621,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25619\/revisions\/25621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}