One listen here.
A few weeks ago I decided to write about three of Antoine Dufour’s songs and then I procrastinated. I’m not sure why I allowed myself to be hesitant; I think it might have to do with concerns surrounding my general ability to write and Dufour’s approach to guitar music.

This morning I decided to just dive into writing about these songs and, whilst I think part of my hesitancy was unfounded, I don’t think I’ve done this particular song justice. It’s very much surface writing but not in a way that gives enough of an idea of the song.

Antoine Dufour’s “The Drive Within” is from Convergences.

I hope you enjoy.

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A certain joy and rising of energy starts coming through in gentle, yet striking pulses. The quiet surrounding the guitar allows it to fill out as much as necessary, and it drives on forward. It is the focus but it doesn’t feel that pressure; it runs free and runs forward, blossoming and flourishing in small moments that linger large.

A sense of pause as the melody shifts to something seemingly more minimal and here another sense of certain joy comes forward. It is perhaps different, though still continuous of what came before. It is a growth that presents a counterpoint but it does not cut into what has come. It continues on and it walks forward, and there is a warmth that remains. It is consistent.

The guitar allows its sounds to dance and move and spread whilst remaining contained, and everything continues on, flowing and moving with a controlled freedom, and in its last notes it keeps that feel, and the song ends.