Snapshots, by tom eaton

Snapshots

by tom eaton

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Edward Herbers It's amazing how much emotional depth Tom is able to express and explore in these one-minute pieces. Highly recommended. Favorite track: The Opposite Of A Bagel.

sarahjane28 Listening to this album truly is like unearthing a box of snapshots, conjuring sweet and funny memories in no particular order, losing yourself in each little moment. The music feels effortless, like a conversation with a good friend, and yet the craftsmanship is evident. Such a treat. Favorite track: for kissing and to sing with (for Sarah).

Berkdrums Goosebumps constantly.., chills down my spine..., emotional, melancholic.. The music here, imho, is breathtakingly beautiful. ‘Snapshots’ is the perfect title: Within seconds you’re on this journey of thoughts and emotions.. images floating by.. Music, as all art for me, either hits me in my soul or it doesn’t, and to be honest I don’t listen to a lot of ‘piano-only’ albums. Tom’s music is the huge exception to this.. A masterpiece of snapshots..

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1.	The Opposite Of A Bagel 01:10	buy track
2.	Considering The Extended Warranty 01:07	buy track
3.	The Good Advice You Just Don't Take 01:14	buy track
4.	When The Color Goes Out Of Things 01:07	buy track
5.	Staring Out The Window In Mrs. Peacock's Science Class 01:02	buy track
6.	Orwell Heads To The Kitchen 01:06	buy track
7.	for kissing and to sing with (for Sarah) 01:08	buy track
8.	Moving Day At Her Third Floor Walk Up 01:05	buy track
9.	Lucille Realizes 01:08	buy track
10.	Watching The Dryer 01:09	buy track
11.	Three Over Par At Mini-Golf 01:09	buy track
12.	When The Mail Comes 01:13	buy track
13.	Sometimes A Duck Is Just A Duck 01:14	buy track
14.	My Call Is Important To Them 01:05	buy track
15.	Tom's Tree 01:10	buy track
16.	Grocery Cart Takes A Snow Day 01:09	buy track
17.	Small Talk Goes Sideways In The Cereal Aisle 01:08	buy track
18.	I'm Not Sure How Long I Can Keep Doing This 01:13	buy track
19.	An Old Man Puts On Galoshes 01:08	buy track
20.	No Training Wheels 01:10	buy track
21.	Left At The Altar 01:08	buy track
22.	Punxsutawney Phil 01:05	buy track
23.	Walking Him To School 01:15	buy track
24.	The Empty (Nutty Bar) Box 01:10	buy track
25.	All That's Left Are The Snapshots 01:13	buy track

about

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitation." - Orson Welles

During 2020 I inexplicably found myself with both some alone time and a piano, and I started a practice of setting a one-minute timer and seeing if I could develop a meaningful idea in under a minute. The 25 piano improvisations presented on Snapshots are my favorites of the music that emerged. Each piece is loosely inspired by the fleeting moments in a life. A life, as Donald Fagen might say, lived by a person of my general height, weight, and build, who grew up in a remote suburb of a northeastern city in the mid-1970s.

During the process of this minor adventure I unexpectedly discovered that depth of feeling requires no particular time frame to develop, and that I could go deeply into a feeling much more quickly than I would have imagined. I also found that ideas that didn't have a distinct memory behind them took on new life when Sarah, who does words really good, gave them compelling titles such as "Watching the Dryer," or "Three Over Par At Mini-Golf." Who knew?

I tend to wrap my music in gauze and textures and it was so enjoyable to step out of that world and explore a solitary conversation with an instrument I've been playing every day since I was a teenager. I hope you love the results as much as I do!

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released March 15, 2021

Sounds and substance by Tom, created at The Marsh, Newburyport, MA. Titles by Sarah Earle and Tom. Those are our actual cats and they are being compensated.

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Best New Age Album Grammy Nominee, and award winning musician, composer, and producer.

"Lush, shadowed, emotional music that’s rich in harmonies and oceanic layers and…so deliciously slow.”
-Ambient Music Guide

“A piano sound to lust after, immersed in a suggestive, gauzy world of beautifully wrought electronics and guitar loops”
-Tim Story ... more

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