Silent Awakening by Ricky Patel
My debut album. A journey of discovery, written and recorded sporadically in my tiny home studio between Autumn 2020 - Summer 2022.
"Soothing and relaxing synth layers and hushed vocals meet with a few proggy outbreaks, subdued electronic beats and gorgeous piano lines. Wonderful and dreamy, “Silent Awakening” is showing massive potential already and all fans of cinematic, ambient pop music should definitely check it out!"
- Dario, The Progspace
"The words on this page don’t do these songs justice. There’s so much going on here on this album and the scale is huge. Patel is an incredibly talented producer but it’s the songwriting on top of that makes this album a gem."
- Dan Weston, Pitch Perfect
"The year 2022 has come to an end, it's time for summaries. It is therefore worth noting the name and surname of Ricky Patel and the album "Silent Awakening" signed with them and consider it in this context when creating your own rankings. At least in the category "Favorite debut" this release should find its high place. That will probably be the case with me. And I invite you to familiarize yourself with the musical content of the album. I assure you it's worth it!"
- Tomasz Dudkowski, Small Lexicon of Great Bands
"An album that is ripe for sitting down with a glass of red and experiencing in full."
- Dan Hemming, Hardbeat Magazine
"We mainly get floating synth layers, framed by soothing piano lines and chords with some cautious proggy outbreaks. A dreamy atmosphere is clearly chosen here that will certainly please fans of cinematic, ambient pop music such as the Polish Starsabout or the English Portishead and Massive Attack."
- Jos Driessen, Progwereld
"The album is both cinematic and ambient without losing its prog roots. The electronic embellishments stand out without filtering the live rock sound. Five out of five stars!"
- Maddie M, Lost In The Nordics
Tracklist
| 1. | Nil | 1:29 |
| 2. | The Maw | 7:12 |
| 3. | Pilot Dread | 4:34 |
| 4. | Thick Fog To Spill The Light | 5:45 |
| 5. | Glasspane | 5:05 |
| 6. | Ritual Ink | 3:48 |
| 7. | Matador | 7:07 |
| 8. | Noct / Of Kin | 7:34 |
| 9. | The Prow | 6:02 |
Credits
written, performed, recorded & mixed by Ricky Patel
mastered at Big Jam Studios, Kent UK
artwork by Ricky Patel
a million thanks to friends and family that gave up their time to listen and give feedback throughout the project.
