Ana Hausmann’s Ambient and Modern Classic Song “come on, I’ll catch you” is a Poetic Evocation on Isolation

Analise Hausmann, photo courtesy the artist

Ana Hausmann establishes a strong sense of mood and place from the beginning of “come on, I’ll catch you.” Icy violin stretches out over the sound of splashing water as a slow roiling drone serves as a backdrop like a constant presence, like a haze at sunset. Wordless vocals resound in the latter half of the song like someone commenting on a time and place that seems quiet and all but abandoned. The song comes from Hausmann’s album seminary which is a little like a musical diary capturing slices out of life and the landscape and evoking time spent meditating on small details that can be otherwise missed in the rush of life spent catering to the relentless demands of commerce and finding poetry and a deeper meaning in those moments of observant contemplation. The who track feels like an expression of the essence of isolation as an opportunity for reflection and cultivating deeper and nuanced understandings. Musically the piece and many of those on the album blends ambient composition, modern classical attention to tone as texture and processed field recordings as a foundation of songcraft. Listen to “come on, I’ll catch you” on Soundcloud and if you like what you hear the rest of the album is on Bandcamp. Follow Hausmann’s further adventures in soundscaping at the links below.