
Ethernet is a fitting alias for IDM and ambient electronic composer Tim Gray. It implies technological sterility, the anonymity of surfing the internet, and the swirling drunk of ether itself. That is to say, it describes Gray’s music well. His droning compositions are dense but rewarding. To take a break from finishing his forthcoming, untitled debut album, Gray’s been paying homage to some of his favorite gaming composers. “Theme For the Water Shrine” is not a SNES chiptune proper since it wasn’t composed using that system’s actual hardware. It does, however, evoke the same tranquil atmosphere that earned Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda (whose work inspired the song) their slavish cults. You can listen to the track at Gray’s blog, TanukiDreams, by clicking right here. If anyone out there in the industry is looking for a composer to soundtrack their role-playing adventure, this is your man.
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