**Leonard Rosado**s “Variation in White #1” has a seasonal feeling, in large part due to its resemblance — a comparison made with the intention of a compliment — to Phil Kline’s “Unsilent Night.” It has all the sheer, effervescent, slo-motion aura of an end-of-the-year celebration. It’s a carol, minus the melody. It’s lens flare, minus the ornament that has caught the flash cube’s glare. In his brief liner note to the album on which the track appears (*A Long White Sleep*, from the [laverna.net](http://www.laverna.net/releases/Lav53.html) netlabel), Mirco Salvadori recognizes these associations when he refers to Rosado’s “luminescent vision.” For five minutes, Roasado seeks to slow time by exploring conceptually and sonically a perception, a color, that symbolizes both vacuum and clarity.
It was originally posted for free download and streaming at [soundcloud.com/leonrosado](https://soundcloud.com/leonrosado/a-long-white-sleep-m1). More from Rosado, who is currently based in Gõteborg, Sweden, at [twitter.com/leonrosado](https://twitter.com/leonrosado) and [subterminal.tumblr.com](http://subterminal.tumblr.com).