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Calming Signals

by Rich Ruth

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1.
Coming Down 05:42
2.
3.
Getting Out 02:53
4.
Marina 05:56
5.
Haynes Manor 05:06
6.
7.
Teufelsberg 02:48
8.
Memento Park 05:58
9.
Oudam 06:08

about

Michael Rich Ruth has composed ambient music for a long time. After a break from years touring with different bands, he spent his free time in a small home studio in North Nashville. The blueprints for ‘Calming Signals’ began to emerge through a more dedicated focus on the diverse traditions of ambient, new age, spiritual jazz, and minimalist music. The ideas became realized pieces when Ruth started to collaborate with friends. These players transformed the material into something much more lush and unpredictable; pairing repetitive, droning synthesizer movements with organic improvisation.

Calming signals is a term that refers to the way dogs communicate stress and use certain mechanisms to calm themselves or reset. Ruth relied on the creation of this music to find peace and balance amidst trauma.

One summer morning while he was recording the album, Ruth was held up at gunpoint and carjacked by two people outside of his home. The following weeks were spent working on ‘Calming Signals’ with a new layer of angst and emotion. These compositions became a means for him to work through this personal struggle and organize his anxiety into something constructive.

credits

released October 25, 2019

Michael Rich Ruth plays synthesizers on all tracks and guitar on tracks 1, 4, 5, & 8.

Caleb Hickman plays tenor saxophone on tracks 1, 3, 7, & 9.

Cameron Carrus plays upright bass on track 1 & electric bass on track 4.

Reuben Gingrich plays drums on tracks 2 & 4.

James Green plays flugelhorn on tracks 5, 6, & 8.

Sam Que plays baritone sax on tracks 2 & 4.

Mixed by Michael Rich Ruth

Mastered by Mikey Young.

Album layout by Nathan Morrow.

All music except drums were recorded at Rich Ruth studio headquarters in Nashville, TN. Drums were recorded at Reubotech in Los Angeles, CA.

All pieces were composed and produced by Michael Rich Ruth.

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