Dibson T. Hoffweiler
Oakland to Sebastopol
Andrew Weather's Full Spectrum Records oscillates between electronica and acoustic guitar music as he does himself on his many releases. With Dibson T. Hoffweiler's album "Oakland to Sebastopol" he released a beautiful document of places, people and moods.
Places, because Hoffweiler recorded parts of the album in Oakland, CA and the other half in the rural town Sebastopol, CA. Places also because he allowed the environmental sounds to leak into the recording, which makes it almost a diary entry of the moment. (Although I think the fauna doesn't change much between the two places, but probably the urban sounds?)
Hoffweiler gets accompanied on a few tracks by Andrew Weathers on synthesizer and Sarah Stanley on flute. Weathers contribution is really subtle and Stanleys flut illustrates the pastoral imagery perfectly. That's about the people and leads me to the mood.
The album is peaceful and sunny as one would imagine it is in California. Always sunny!
"Oakland to Sebastopol" closes with the beautiful and kind of romantic "Walking from MacArthur" which is an improvised piece by Hoffweiler and Stanley. Guitar and flute are like a loving couple that inspires each other.
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