February 12, 2013  ALBUM REVIEW: The Nocturne Project -
Awakening (2013)  The Nocturne Project puts out its first proper
release titled Awakening under Maryana Records in early January
2013, a little over two years after releasing its miniature
album Opus 1. Being grounded in the post-rock mold, TNP thrives
on creating compelling sonic art filled with rudiments of
abstraction spotlit by the absence of words.  For the
uninitiated, The Nocturne Project was started in 2008 by Ivan
Ferrero. It is one of those few local outfits that perfectly
blend ambient, electronics, acoustic instruments, and field
recordings to deliver a fresh and unique sound that doesn’t get
heard quite a lot in these shores. Incidentally, the band
belongs to the Buwan-Buwan Collective, a group of young
musicians who draws inspiration from the concept of the
traditional Filipino game it was named after for their creative
exchanges.  Awakening contains a total of 10 tracks, each one
clocking in anywhere between over three to a little fewer th