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	Steve Brand - Bridge to Nowhere (Ltd CDR) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, ltd cdr) 2008. Steve Brand has just recently started releasing music under his own name, after more than 20 releases in the experimental realm under the name "Augur." Now Brand has a number of recordings scheduled for release on Hypnos, and also on the AtmoWorks label, and the first of these is Bridge to Nowhere. Brand's work has always had a ritualistic element, and sound sources include: medicine drum, udu, rattles, various flutes, bells, conch shell, thumb piano, cora, Indian fiddle, found, natural and handmade objects, voice, field recordings and keyboards. Bridge to Nowhere is a spacious, slow-breathing exploration of a meditative state, and nowhere in Brand's work is the ritualistic element more present than in this case. Ambient music in general is often considered to be "spacy" or conducive to altered states of consciousness in general, but this music specifically seems exploratory, meditative, and even a bit "druggy" and strange. As fans of this music ourselves, we particularly love it when an artist seems genuinely to have tapped into a reality outside our own -- to have slowed down the world or distorted it, or viewed things through a prism or kaleidoscope. The work of Steve Brand functions in this way, and we're pleased to be able to deliver this incredible, no-side-effects sound trip, to Hypnos listeners! Track listing, with mp3 sample clips: 1. Bridge to Nowhere 1 - (14:43) - mp3 clip 2. Breathing Light - (20:40) - mp3 clip 3. Bridge to Nowhere 2 - (20:00) - mp3 clip 4. Through the Lens of Love - (20:00) - mp3 clip... (more/buy)
	Steve Brand - Awakensong (CDR) (Steve Brand category) (Price: $11.99) 2007. Illusory landscapes, obscured glimpses and secret rituals in half-light. Soundtracks for awakening. Rattles, various flutes, medicine drums, udu, gongs, voice, keyboard textures, environmental sounds.... (more/buy)
	SteveBrand - Twilightmind (CDR) (Steve Brand category) (Price: $11.99) 2007. Atmospheres and environments exploring the remote soundworlds of the twilightmind. Lost ceremonies, found archaeologies. Medicine drum, didg, gongs, voice, whirl tube, bells... (more/buy)
	Steve Brand - Cahokia (CDR) (Steve Brand category) (Price: $11.99) 2007. A disc consisting of 3 long drifting soundworlds inspired by the Cahokia mounds complex near St. Louis, Missouri, the largest pre-Columbian ceremonial complex in North America. Medicine drum, voice, gongs, flutes, didg, pot shards, and keyboards... (more/buy)
	Steve Brand - Looking into the Other (CDR) (Steve Brand category) (Price: $11.99) 2007. "Looking into the other is a heady, sometimes expansive, some ominous journey into tribal & ritual ambience utilizing bells, synths, flute, fiddle, various percussive elements, rattles and field recordings to create these involving sonic rituals and dramatic & evocative sound worlds." -musiquemachine.com... (more/buy)
	M. Griffin - Fabrications (Hypnos label) (Price: $12.99) 2008. Originally announced in 1997 as the follow-up by Hypnos founder Mike Griffin to his debut Sudden Dark, Fabrications has been reworked, abandoned, restarted from scratch, back-burnered, reimagined, and left frozen in carbonite. Among those who have followed Hypnos from the beginning, Fabrications achieved a certain notoriety as the album always promised for release in the coming year, which never quite arrived. 2008 is finally the year in which Fabrications is revealed, perhaps appropriate for the 10-year anniversary of its original planned release date, 1998. Generally known as an ambient minimalist, utilizing synthesizers for most of his work, this time M. Griffin took advantage of "real world" sounds, captured with binaural microphones using a portable digital audio recorder. For this release, Griffin built up collages of numerous location recording elements, including cars driving on freeways, people walking in long echoing hallways, the ocean waves in Kona at night, a metalworking factory with heavy machinery crunching away, distant trains, and clothes driers. These elements were manipulated, combined, worked-on and re-worked, and overlaid with looped spoken elements later created by Griffin in the studio. The end result comes out something like the Zoviet France soundtrack to a David Lynch film, that is, a dark and dream-like collage of loops, spoken fragments, disembodied whispers, and the echo of far-off machinery. While ambient music recordings generally only include a few "layers," Fabrications has been painstakingly built-up over the years so that all tracks are now comprised of dozens of layers, in some cases upward of 100. The result is incredibly complex, with ghostly remnants of real, concrete sounds filtered one against another. Aural signatures of many real places combine to form sonic impressions of a series of locations that do not really exist. These imagined, artificial locales are in effect, fabrications. Track listing, with MP3 sample clips: Water is Silver Gravity Behind Air Sense Space Devise Sky is Glass Lit... (more/buy)
	Milieu - A Warm Wooden Hollow (Infraction category) (Price: $14.99) 2008. Reviewed on forcedexposure.com "It's appropriate to consider A Warm Wooden Hollow to be the counterpoint to Beyond the Sea... Song titles are a bit darker, the feel of the music is evening dusk heading into night rather than a bright hopeful light. The soundtrack for a lonely weary traveler. It's the music of sitting next to the fire on a one man island -- strings strummed and carried out to the sea, drones in the distance. A piano played in slow motion -- a sonata for underwater listening. Released in an edition of 300 copies in a digipak." -forcedexposure.com... (more/buy)
	Parks - Umber (Infraction category) (Price: $14.99) 2008. Reviewed on forcedexposure.com "Superb ambient with environmental interludes, cinematic minor key passages. Reworked and re-arranged in 2007 with a new tracklisting. Umber is released in an edition of 300 copies in a digipak." -forcedexposure.com... (more/buy)
	Evan Marc + Steve Hillage - Dreamtime Submersible (miscellaneous category) (Price: $15.99) 2008. "Diving deep with hypnotic rhythms, sub-aquatic bass pulsations and reverberant melodies, Evan Marc explores varying states of non-waking life on this release. his sensitive approach to sound design is woven perfectly with atmospheric guitar tones supplied by system7's Steve Hillage, crafting a unique and cinematic take on the dub techno paradigm." -Somnia Somnia004 track listing with MP3 samples: 1. mp3 clip 2. mp3 clip 3. mp3 clip 4. mp3 clip 5. mp3 clip 6. mp3 clip 7. mp3 clip ... (more/buy)
	Darkened Soul - Bathys (Ltd CDR) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, ltd cdr) 2008. Hypnos is pleased to announce Bathys, the first appearance on our label (in this case, our Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint) by Darkened Soul. The word "bathys" in Greek translates as "deep," and the rest of the titles here continue the Greek language theme. It's the root of the word "bathyscaph" which is a submersible vessel for deep sea exploration. "Deep" is relevant here, as this recording collects resonant dark ambient sounds into aural mixtures deep and spacious. This aural journey is evocative of a subterranean trek through wet, metal-walled tunnels, with gritty textures underfoot, and dripping sounds of water. Vague hints of machine-like sounds can be heard churning away in the distance. Bathys by Darkened Soul is an exercise in resonant dark ambient textures. Darkened Soul is a psydonym under which Mike Soucy records dark ambient soundscapes. His previous releases have been mostly self-released, though Hypnos followers may have seen his release Seasons of Dark and Light on Umbra, the Italian label operated by recording artist Oophoi. Track listing (with MP3 sample clips): 1 Eis Arthro Michani MP3 clip 2 Ateleiotos Agkareia MP3 clip 3 Mysteriodis MP3 clip 4 Trela MP3 clip 5 Ypexairesi MP3 clip 6 Bathys MP3 clip>... (more/buy)
	Evan Bartholomew - Secret Entries into Darkness (miscellaneous category) (Price: $15.99) "Evan Bartholomew brings another example of sonic storytelling to Somnia, moving from atmospheric float into pulsing minimal electroid rhythms. Fractaline analog grooves and micro beat construction establish a hypnotic base for a composed layer of ambient exploration to unfold. presenting a balance of analog moduler synth elements and complex dsp processing, Secret Entries into Darkness furthers Somnia's approach to cinematic modern music. 777 copies worldwide. soy ink on recycled paper, sewn, sealed in wax, signed and numbered." -Somnia Somnia002 track listing with MP3 samples: 1. mp3 clip 2. mp3 clip 3. mp3 clip 4. mp3 clip 5. mp3 clip 6. mp3 clip 7. mp3 clip... (more/buy)
	Emanuele Errante - Humus (miscellaneous category) (Price: $15.99) \"Somnia proudly presents a new album from respected Italian ambient composer Emanuele Errante. Humus unfolds slowly through a symphony of organic minimalism, evolving and growing over a course of 11 tracks. classical flourishes adorn warm and inviting textural sketches, and subtle electronic manipulation pervades a humid ambient environment. Reich inspired microcosmic rhythms unfold and undulate beneath wide pastel landscapes." -Somnia Somnia003 track listing with MP3 samples: 01. mp3 clip 02. mp3 clip 03. mp3 clip 04. mp3 clip 05. mp3 clip 06. mp3 clip 07. mp3 clip 08. mp3 clip 09. mp3 clip 10. mp3 clip 11. mp3 clip... (more/buy)
	Matt Borghi - Huronic Minor (Ltd CDR) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, ltd cdr) 2008. We here at Hypnos have long enjoyed Matt Borghi's subtle atmospheric ambient music, and believed it deserved more attention. Many of Matt's CDs are out of print, and we've agreed to re-issue a series of our favorite recordings on the Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint. The first of these Matt Borghi reissues will be Huronic Minor. Simple, restrained, and artful, these recordings deserve to remain in print, and we hope these reissues will help introduce more of today's ambient music listeners to the work of this important artist. "...drifting ambient music par excellence. Matt's forte is similar to that of Stephen Philips' - the ability to meld subtle synthesizer shadings and drones into mesmerizing cloud-like tone poems. I never got bored with this CD, although if a non-ambient fan would listen to it, he or she might think the sound was monotonous. But that is true ambient music¹s appeal. A startling shift of abrupt change calls attention to the music, thereby making it "non-ambient." Huronic Minor is that rarest of ambient releases, i.e. a joy to listen to in silence and be consumed by or equally effective played softly in the background as a sonic antidote for one's own confused or stressed out world so to speak. However one listens ton this highly recommended recording, the CD¹s worth and artistry are unmistakable. Added recommendation emphasis if you live near the Great Lakes or a fishing port on the Atlantic Ocean." --Reviewed by Bill Binkelman, Wind and Wire (www.windandwire.com) "The album speaks of grays and blues, reds and yellows and serenity and confusion. The juxtapositions are ambiguities as Matt teases listeners and baits them to decide where to go with the drift. The soul becomes the guide as Matt provide only provides the vehicle. This gentle set provides essential sonic exploration and meditation!" --Reviewed by Jim Brenholts, Author, Tracks Across the Universe "I think Huronic Minor is brilliant, and if I may say, completely different from your previous effort For Running Time. I don't know what to play first. I will surely chose two or three longer pieces and give them airplay." --Reviewed by Vladimir Jovanovic, Inner Space Radio, Croatia " Borghi has crafted a superb collection of dark drones, bruised wanderings, and ravaged ruins, glimpses of a psyche's attempts to deal with nightmarish realities. This is rainy-day fog shrouded doom-cast netherworld music. Fans of Roach, Robert Scott Thompson, 1980s Robert Rich "sleep tunes," and all such "melting brain" music will enjoy this! Recommended release." --Reviewed by John W. Patterson, EER reviews Track listing (with MP3 sample clips): 1. Leaving the Gates of the Open Harbor 2. November's Peculiar Calm 3. Gray Dawn Illumination 4. Point Aux Barques 5. The Longest Night 6. Red Sky Morning 7. Brooding Dark Waters 8. Distant Harbor 9. Silent Moor... (more/buy)
	Jason Sloan - Static (Waterscape category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. "STATIC is a 22 min piece that is divided into two movements. The first is comprised of mostly organ sounds with a small amount of guitar, and the second is guitar only, which builds eventually into a wall of pure sound. One may be heavily reminded of Steve Roach\'s approach to space music. Highly recommended for space music fans and fans of shoegaze." - Waterscape Records... (more/buy)
	True Colour of Blood - The Cave of Knowlege (Waterscape category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. "Eric Kesner is the man behind True Colour of Blood. The Cave of Knowledge is a 22 min drone. Kestner perfectly combines dark ambient moments with minutes of pure clarity. Like most of the Waterscape releases this is a pure blessing for headphone trips into a world of shimmering guitar drones and ambient soundscapes." - Waterscape Records... (more/buy)
	Taiga Remains - Descend from Ivory Cliffs (Waterscape category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. \"Taiga Remains is Alex Cobb, who is also the man behind the Students of Decay Label in America. Descend from Ivory Cliffs is an almost 23 min drone-epic that mixes some of the most beautiful melodies your ear has ever listened to." - Waterscape Records... (more/buy)
	A Produce - The Clearing (A Produce category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. Reissue of an early A Produce project, never before released on CD and somewhat of a departure from his later work. Trance Port is proud to release the final A Produce re-issue of his first album (1988), "The Clearing." "The Clearing" was originally released in 1988 in an edition of 500 LP’s. At the time, AP considered it “an album of conceptual space.” It was also very much a transitional album, AP having gone from playing guitar in the “dark dance band” Afterimage in the early 80’s to where he was headed musically and creatively in the 90’s on up to the present. The notion of the Trance Port label also evolved in the early 80’s, first as a cassette releasing label of what was evolving as the “L.A. underground” music scene. Many of the artists AP met during that time appeared on the two "L.A. Mantra" compilations issued on Trance Port during those years. Many also appeared on the tracks of "The Clearing" project. AP is thankful for those artists’ varied contributions on this album. It would not have turned out as well and as interesting a project without them. After release of "The Clearing" LP, A Produce began to drift into more space/ambient realms. Some of "The Clearing’s" original tracks have appeared on later compilations of my work. This is the first time the entire album has been rejoined as the whole it originally came from. An added “lost” track has been included on this CD release to complete the experience. For this release, all track tracks have been remastered by Loren Nerell and AP... (more/buy)
	Sense Project - The Sublime (Ltd 2CDR) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $14.99, ltd 2cdr) 2008. This release is a departure for the Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint in that it will be a two disc set. Sense Project is an alter-ego of Robert Logan, who releases experimental electronic music under his true name, including the truly amazing debut CD Cognessence. Robert also composed the music for Alex Gibney's Oscar-winning documentary feature 'Taxi to the Darkside' along with Ivor Guest and Philip Sheppard. The Sublime careens from drone ambient, to churning, confrontational Aphex Twin style rhythms, with perhaps more rich and diverse sound content than any album we've ever released. Normally we'd have reservations about releasing a double CD by a young, emerging artist but this one justifies its duration without question. If you're not sure about buying an ambient 2CDR release by a teen-aged recording artist (actually, he may be 20 by now... we should check before we go around repeating the "he's only 19" thing), just give the MP3 sample clips a try. Track listing, with MP3 clips: CD. 1 "The Sublime Part I" 1.) Vidék MP3 clip 2.) Rain Chimes (featuring Andrea Black on vocals) MP3 clip 3.) A Moment MP3 clip 4.) Solar Insect MP3 clip 5.) The Sublime MP3 clip 6.) Garden (featuring Sarah Sarhandi on viola) MP3 clip 7.) Isten MP3 clip 8.) Éjjel MP3 clip 9.) Death and After (featuring Francis Logan on violin) MP3 clip CD. 2 "The Sublime Part II" 1.) Erdõ MP3 clip 2.) Mantis Religiosa MP3 clip 3.) Prime Mover MP3 clip 4.) Shards MP3 clip 5.) The Lamb MP3 clip 6.) Voice of Many Waters MP3 clip 7.) Cimbalom MP3 clip 8.) The Beautiful MP3 clip... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow - Hightlights 1 (Databloem category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Deep drones and tribal ambient. Cherry picked, re-mastered tracks from Mathias Grassow's rich archives ... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow - Hightlights 2 (Databloem category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Deep drones and tribal ambient. Cherry picked, re-mastered tracks from Mathias Grassow's rich archives ... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow - Highlights 3 (Databloem category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Deep drones and tribal ambient. Cherry picked, re-mastered tracks from Mathias Grassow's rich archives ... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow - Tiefweite Stille 2 (Databloem category) (Price: $13.99) "Atmospheres and drones flavored with tribal rhythms and Indian instruments." -Databloem Records... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow - Emerald (Databloem category) (Price: $13.99) "Re-mastered from one of Grassow's lost masterpieces from the nineties Ethno-ambient soundscapes Long droning pieces with incredible deep mood, perfect for listening in a candle-flooded ambient, in a church, or in your inner ˜psychic dome" Good for relaxation or meditation" -Databloem records... (more/buy)
	Troum - Objectlessness (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. "There is a big gap between rational, verbal language and the pre-symbolic language of our emotional and unconscious mind. Music is perceived partly with our conscious mind, who can analyze it and reflect on it. On another part, it is perceived by our unconsciousness, by our primal consciousness that lies under the rational mind. The idea: Experimental music, especially that of a more droning character, can easier get in touch or be unconsciously connected with this primal state of mind. It is music that is linked with unconscious fantasies coming from a pre-verbal sphere of existence... the phase of life based on the dyadic interaction with the primal object, the mother. At this early stage, thereā€™s no awareness existing of being a full separated Subject, and no other full separated Objects can be perceived. Inner and outer reality is the same. Spheric, droning, dissolving music is pointing unconsciously at this objectless sphere of existence. This release is dedicated to the idea of an especially formed pre-symbolic music. Artwork conception contain 4 cards and cover with art from english creator Pete Burn." - Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Calabi-Yau - Compactified (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. "Calabi-Yau (called in the names of two mathematicians (Eugenio Calabi) and (Shing-Tung Yau )) spaces may be that microscopic shape, deep inside the hidden dimensions of string theory. There are many such spaces... According to string theory, space-time isn't 4-dimensional as you might expect, but 10-dimensional. Where are the extra six dimensions? One answer is that they're compactified: roughly speaking, rolled up into such a small space as to be unobservable at human scales. You are in the forest, it is night, and in a moment you are in space, exploring the phenomena, for which there is no explanation and knowledge in our day... ¦And You hear the sound of loquacious water far away from You. The sky is in front of Youā€¦You can observe all the planets to be clearly. And there are plenty of animals around You, which You've never seen before, which are so close, that they are almost touching You. Thought is equal to movement, there is no difference between them." -Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Aglaia - Unprofaned Twilight (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) 2008. "This is joint edition of Faria Records and Hic Sunt Leones. The fourth cd of Aglaia is born from the previous work but, in comparison with them, it develops a wider breath directly from the backgroundā€™s sounds. The composition is softer and more refined. Again the sonorous world that here is explored is that one of the enchantment, of the mild sound fading. An unprofaned and inviolate twilight, where the different vibrations are balanced, without any sort of tensions. Time rolls by and space too. The sound is a natural matter and gives birth to an intense crepuscolar light. Listening to this music is like to see thousands of fine luminous rays, filtered through half-closed windows. A dance of dust in a never ending movement that catches the light around. With aglaia's sound we are in an electroacoustic microcosm full of vibrating signs. The first of the two long compositions suggests a natural and quiet landscape. The sound's mood is a sort of perpetual tinkling, wrapped up a voice coming from the space, that observes from afar. An harmonic accordance between different reality. The second, even though more intimate, is equally shining. Everything happens during a night where insects, spring-waters and moonlight match themselves together. A swarming midnight with underworld life." -Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Antonio Testa - Inframundis (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. "Inframundis (inland universe, latin) is a research of stalagmites and stalagtites sounds mixed with textures and drones; It's a meditative record and it creates a balance between biosphere and technosphere. The cd gets free all its energies, its little/big sounds, its hidden atmospheres, and microharmonies. The sounds, music, make us come back to the past, offering us the view of a World. The sound evokes angelical moments between the imperceptible evolution of the sound of the sky and the ethnic roots, natural instrumental sounds creating atmospheres which evoke in our imaginary visions and images of the most far places. It is an alchemic project of ancestral sounds. Deeply rooted in our unconscious." -Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Faryus - Lucid Dreams (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) 2007. "This album is devoted to a phenomenon of the Lucid dreams. A "lucid dream" is a dream, in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams you have control over the dream characters and environment, as well as the ability to perform otherwise physically impossible feats. The feelings which you feel during lucid dreams are very similar to those available during a waking state. Often they surpass the \'usual\' with a saturation and intensity. This phenomenon has been researched by such well-known researchers as Stephen LaBerge, Robert Monroe, Carlos Castaneda, etc.. The 9th book of Carlos Castaneda - The Art of Dreaming explains more fully the events occurring within this album. The album is conceived as travel from the moment of falling asleep up to the depths of the infinite universe of the Dreaming: ā€œVivid Dreamā€ - this is a dream, where colors and events are extremely bright. After awakening we never forget these dreams, it remains in the memory as a very exciting experience. It is the first phase of lucid dreaming and the beginning of our travel. We can then find Clarity, passing through the first gate of dreaming to enjoy the Lucid Dream. Opening infinite opportunities of the universe of dreaming we begin our "Free Flying" obtaining the sanctum sanctorum of the dreaming universe - to the World of Inorganic Beings". -Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Vadim Bondarenko - Smoking Music (Faria category) (Price: $13.99) "Smoking Music was created in 2000-2004. Delicate made melodic ambient compositions. To creatŠµ this album Vadim used keyboards, clarinet, samples and piano. It is a good listening for everyone who likes misty ambient music and the creative work of Brian Eno or Harold Budd." -Faria Records... (more/buy)
	Svartsinn - Traces of Nothingness (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) The 3rd offering from Norway\'s Svartsinn could be acknowledged as the end of a trilogy, the first opus \"Devouring Consciousness\" was an album containing stories made during what the artist explains as being some difficult and rough times. The second offering, \"Of Darkness And Re-Creation\", was the process of trying to deal with these struggles and reflect on them. \"Traces Of Nothingness\" is simply the reaction, result and the path ahead in this ongoing, seemingly endless darkness. A slightly more melodic, sad and obscure side of Svartsinn that still keeps the cold and dark atmosphere that defines his sound. First 1000 copies in special Digipack. 8 Tracks. Running time; 50:57 Track list: Traces Of Nothingness / No Passage To The Innermost... / Lost In Reveries / Misanthropic Odyssey / Through Apathetic Eyes / All The Colours Are Fading / ...But The Fire Burns No More / Emptiness Is Form... (more/buy)
	Visions - Lapse (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) New solo work from Frédéric Arbour (Instincts/Longing For Dawn/Cyclic Law). This sonic venture takes us on an intense, solemn ambient journey through the minds eye and beyond. A transcendantal voyage through thick, droning layers immersed in richly obscure, ever evolving abstract sonorities fused with mysticaly charged passages, this is a relentless visionary experience through time and space, to realms beyond our imagination. First 1000 copies in Gatefold sleeve. 7 Tracks. Running time; 56:00 Track list: Abyssal Gaze / Auroral Glare / Visions / Passage / Lapsing / Devoid Of Shadows / Lightless... (more/buy)
	Gustaf Hildebrand - Primordial Resonance (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) Gustaf\'s second full lenght is a unique, evolved experience offering you to embark upon an odyssey through ancient and lifeless surroundings. Sweeping ambient soundscapes and delicate textures mingle with the distant shrieks of surreal machinery - conjuring up images of abandoned and forgotten places, clouded skies and dead cities where time has been standing still. A captured moment from a strange no man\'s land lit by a perpetual gloom, Primordial Resonance is a voyage only limited by the imagination of the listener. First 1000 copies come in an oversized fold out cover (A5). 6 Tracks. Running time; 45:19 Track list: Omega Continuum / Post Oblivion Fields / The Hollow Structures / Omnivoid / Ruins of a Failed Utopia / Wanderer of Strange Spheres... (more/buy)
	Northaunt - Horizons (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) 3rd full length album from Norway\'s most renowned Ambient Atmospheric act. HORIZONS is a collection of 7 long ambient landscapes, lonely sceneries on the verge of night, places we long for, places we have been, sanctuaries from mankind. This is desolation made audible, carefully constructed and layered with deep drones, melancholic tonalities and outdoor field recordings which makes this Northaunt\'s most haunting release so far. Includes a bonus Video file with an alternate version of the track \"The Wilderness\" First 2000 copies in a 6 panel Digipack 7 Tracks + Video. Running time; 60.00 Track list: Until Dawn Do Us Part / Night Came To Us / Horizons / The Autumn Sky / Night Alone / With The Stars As Witness / The Wilderness Bonus Video File: The Wilderness (Alternate Version)... (more/buy)
	New Risen Throne - Whispers of the Approaching Wastefulness (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) The latest offering and first for Cyclic Law of one of Italy\'s finest Black Ambient master. The main concept and transpiring feeling of this album and the title \"Whispers of the approaching wastefulness\" can best be described as the \"steps\" or \"journey\" leading to the acknowledgment of the approaching end of all things. \"Whispers\" represent doubts and thoughts about the prevalent decadence that is around and deep within us and \"wastefulness\" translates to the imminent, definitive end of all things, to oblivion... The album is divided into 3 chapters: I - Oblivious to unknown threat (first signs) Tracks 1 & 2, II - Acquisition of knowledge (signs) Tracks 3, 4 & 5, III - Advent of a definitive wastefulness (final signs) Track 6. NEW RISEN THRONE\'s latest opus offers a bleak and sorrow filled soundtrack celebrating death with little hope for rebirth... This Enhanced CD features an exclusive bonus video clip of the track \"Unknown (II)\" First 1000 copies comes in a 6 panel textured cardboard sleeve. 6 Tracks. Running time; 44:00 Track List: Signs Of The Approaching Wastefulness (I) / Blowing Funeral Chant / Signs Of The Approaching Wastefulness (II) / Prophet (III) / Aporrheton / Signs Of The Approaching Wastefulness (III)... (more/buy)
	Tholen - Sternklang (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) Sternklang is the expression of the intimate encounter with the whole, the direct connection with the stars and the vast universe, the sense of complete union with all the overdimensional attributes of what sourrounds us. With THOLEN, Eisen, the man behind this project has given us an aurally materialized glimpse of his numerous stargazing evenings...where the soundscapes are revealed while the stars seemed to gather and sing out of their primordial and powerful environment. The darkest hour is always the one before sunrise... In fold out gatefold cardboard sleeve. 1 Track. Running Time: 1:11:07 Track List: Sternklang1 / Sternklang2 / Sternklang3 / Sternklang4... (more/buy)
	Sinke Dus - Akrasia (Cyclic Law category) (Price: $13.99) Akrasia is an old question dealing with the weakness of the will. To behave \"akratically\" is when one acts against his better judgement, committing acts that are known to be wrong but yet still going through with the motion. Markus Lonebrink wanted to explore not so much the philosophical issues at hand, but rather the subjective experience of akrasia itself. To learn of the underlying motives of when one acts akratically. Certain events in the akratic process felt natural to him and it was those he tried to integrate into these soundscapes. There are no conclusions described in the music, but there might be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel and perhaps the shadow of a hint of why we humans sometimes act as irrationally as we do. A shared quest to gain better knowledge of oneself through this self-revisionistic ambient journey filled with ethereally lush passages that give way to a truly visionary and immersive experience. The album also features a special collaboration with Pär Bostrom of KAMMARHEIT. In fold out gatefold cardboard sleeve. 7 Tracks. Running Time: 45:50 Track List: The Premonition / Acedia / Remnants / That Which Was Lost / The Abyss / That Which Lies Beyond / Fortitude... (more/buy)
	Austere - Solyaris (Hypnos label) (Price: $12.99) 2008. This is a creative peak for this much-overlooked ambient duo, their first release on Hypnos, following their Hypnos Secret Sounds album Pulse in 2007. In their 10 years of productivity, Austere has covered territory from Pulse's drone minimalism , ranging back through odd and trippy Coil-inspired sonic experimentation, to seamless dark ambient, and occasionally glitchy weirdness. Despite some challenging material in their back catalog, Austere have in this case produced an album as friendly and pleasant as any Austere fan could have imagined possible, and yet without resorting to the usual tricks that make music sound "listenable." Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire said of Austere: "Austere is an enigmatic duo who record some of the more interesting ambient music I've heard in my six plus years of reviewing. From the swirling drones (I was gonna say "dark" drones, but ....) and eerie melancholy of Monodia to the warmth and beauty amidst minimalism of Fade... Austere are less concerned with following the path and more concerned with breaking new ground. However, they are undoubtedly enigmatic, as one would glean from the above, and shun the spotlights of media and personality." And the Austere boys themselves, not normally prone to gushing or self-praise, say these words on the subject of this recording: "Solyaris, our first release for 2008 e.v. on the Hypnos label is major departure from our recent emphasis on Minimalist composition, but more in the direction started by our last release, mirror.shtml and is instead is a collection of recordings improvised and recorded "live" over a weekend session and are presented in their original form, unedited in any way aside from mastering by The Sound-O-Mat. The recordings turned out extremely well; it was obvious that our Muse(s) had visited us, and we were able to simply "let the tapes roll" and play, and this recording is made up from one track each from a recording session (we may release the rest at some later point.) We could not be more happy with the sound of this album — there was definitely something special about that weekend and it was one of those rare occasions where everything just seemed to come together without any effort, and we think this is reflected in the musick. The CD flows very nicely, and is one of the most uplifting and special CDs we have ever released. We hope that you might enjoy it at least half as much as we do." Track listing, with mp3 sample clips: 01 - Seraphim MP3 02 - Striae MP3 03 - Launch Sequence MP3 04 - Nictitate MP3... (more/buy)
	Windy & Carl - Antarctica: Bliss Out vol. 2 (Darla category) (Price: $11.99) \"Time slows down, your heart rate drops, the massive sound of Antarctica as slow, heavy and breathtakingly beautiful as a glacier envelopes. Here Dearborn, Michigan\'s King and Queen of etherea follow their critically acclaimed second record The Drawing of Sound with a solid ambient epic. 47 minutes. 3 songs.\" Review from Darla Records... (more/buy)
	Fuxa - Venoy: Bliss Out vol.5 (Darla category) (Price: $9.99) \"The nortious kings of Michigan space rock captured at the peak of their partnership. an interstellar trip via soundcraft in two overtures of soulful electronic bliss. Music for floating above the Earth\'s atmosphere or at least at home in a big cushy chair with your favorite libation.\" Review from Darla Records... (more/buy)
	Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Before the Day Breaks (Darla category) (Price: $13.99) \"After The Night Falls and Before The Day Breaks are not ambient. Both are instrumental, absolutely beautiful and as emotionally charged as any previous work from either artist. The pair of albums complement one another, each track with its twin on the companion piece, the two conceived as experiments in the dualities of music and emotion. As with all classic recordings from the Masters the listener desires repeated listening to absorb their full sonic implications. This is soulful music that allows one to find that place within where peace and perspective are achieved. It moves effortlessly to erase the chatter of modern life and inspire meditation on things important. It may help the listener better see their way forward.\" Review from Darla Records 1. How Close Your Soul 2. A Formless Path 3. A Minute, A Day, No More 4. She is My Weakness 5. Outside, Silence 6. Hidden Message 7. I Returned Her Glance 8. My Monochrome Vision 9. Turn on the Moon... (more/buy)
	ISAN - Digitalis (Darla category) (Price: $10.99) \"English duo of Robin Saville and Antony Ryan make beautiful sounds, picking up their signals from deep space, like pulse coded informational rhythmic tone clusters of synthetic extraterrestrial folk music of cellular activities, breathing, bubbling, and fizzing with life. All instrumental, seven tracks, bringing to mind; Cluster, Microstoria, To Rocco Rot, and even grand daddies Kraftwerk. -- George Parsons, DREAM Magazine. At home. The synthesizer sounds great, warm, embracing, lively, almost alive. But what\'s that noise, that strange hiss? You open up the main wooden cabinet. You suddenly realize that this synthesizer once was alive. It used to be a bug\'s family living room. The hiss and the buzz is caused by, now long dead, little bug kids who glued themselves to the filter circuits and who tried to play table tennis on the A-C-adaptor. \"Should I clean the inside? Should I get rid of the cracklings?,\" you ask yourself. No way, you like what you hear. This keyboard is alive. It‘s good that way. You close the door and start recording... If our mutual friend found beetles in his synth, ISAN\'S equipment must be inhabited by proper salamanders, pattering constantly over circuits, stumbling over wires. Robin and Toe, the two mates operating this \'Integrated Services Analogue Network\' (ISAN), appreciate the salamander\'s help and dedicated this whole album to their little friend. A couple of years ago, they both met in Leicester, discovered a common interest in \"using dodgy old keyboards to make a dodgy old noise\" and started recording together. Mixing the simple beauty of melodies generated with analogue keyboards and the bumpy, quirky rhythms old drum machines create when you switch them on, ISAN produce some of the most irresistible pop anthems the whole family can hum along to.\" Review from Darla Records... (more/buy)
	Hammock - Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop An Echo (Darla category) (Price: $13.99) \"Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo is the anticipated follow up to Hammock’s debut, Kenotic, a record that All Music Guide described as “ in every way a contender for classic status in the Shoegazing genre.” Although cherished in Shoegazer circles, Kenotic’s two months charting in CMJ’s Radio 200 and high profile appearances during NBC’s 2006 Olympic Coverage and on NPR’s All Songs Considered, Hearts of Space, Echoes and Musical Starstreams revealed that Hammock was also causing a stir among tastemakers and fans of Ambient, Post-Rock, Drone and Electronic. The duo’s eighteen newest tracks will do little to change that cross-genre appeal. Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo is characterized by the duo’s hallmark: thick curtains of cascading electric guitars that merge into pure expressions of hope, stillness, joy and loss. Accompanied by strings, piano, ethereal vocals and an occasional undercurrent of percussion, these beautiful, layered guitar washes range from whisper-soft minimalism to moments of driving, slow-burn intensity. Simply put, Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson make music that is filled with human passion and emotion. Welcome to this winter’s new soundtrack. \" a perfect combination of the swirling, amorphous beauty of ambient music and the passionate pulse of electronica.” -Brian Baker, Amplifier Magazine... (more/buy)
	Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - After the Night Falls (Darla category) (Price: $13.99) \"After The Night Falls and Before The Day Breaks are not ambient. Both are instrumental, absolutely beautiful and as emotionally charged as any previous work from either artist. The pair of albums complement one another, each track with its twin on the companion piece, the two conceived as experiments in the dualities of music and emotion. As with all classic recordings from the Masters the listener desires repeated listening to absorb their full sonic implications. This is soulful music that allows one to find that place within where peace and perspective are achieved. It moves effortlessly to erase the chatter of modern life and inspire meditation on things important. It may help the listener better see their way forward.\" review from Darla Records Track list: 1. How Distant Your Heart 2. Avenue of Shapes 3. Seven Thousand Sunny Years 4. She is My Strength 5. Inside, a Golden Echo 6. Open Book 7. And Then I Turned Away 8. The Girl with the Colorful Thoughts 9. Turn Off the Sun... (more/buy)
	Jonathan Block - The Anatomy of Waves (ltd. cdr) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, cdr) 2008. Hypnos is very pleased to announce a new release by Jonathan Block on our Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint. Jonathan has previously worked with Hypnos, when his album Sonic Approach (under his alter-ego Synthetic Block) was released on our Binary sub-label. Also his track 'The Language of Rocks' heads off the most recent Hypnos compilation Sounds of a Universe Overheard. The new album, The Anatomy of Waves, is a series of four long tracks featuring improvisations, created using a wind synthesizer processed through an effects pedal board and looped using long delay times that fade slowly, enabling new sounds and loops to be added and subtracted. All the tracks have a compositional foundation but this structure is fluid enough to allow the music to move in any number of directions, often simultaneously. From melodic to abstract, musical elements emerge and coalesce by design and hazard as phrases interact with one another and sounds are added that never become part of a repeating loop. Jonathan Block has been releasing electronic music for over 20 years, often under the name Synthetic Block. Block’s music has been released by Hypnos, Binary and Gears of Sand. In addition to his solo works, Block has performed and recorded with Dave Fulton, The Circular Ruins (APK) and Ben Fleury-Steiner. Track listing (with mp3 sample clips): 01 Diffract - MP3 02 Diffuse - MP3 03 Dissolve - MP3 04 Disperse - MP3... (more/buy)
	Steve Roach - Arc of Passion (Steve Roach category) (Price: $18.99, 2CD) 2008. Latest from ambient music great, Steve Roach. "Steve Roach's new 2-CD set seamlessly fuses three long unfolding soundworlds into a vibrant sonic odyssey. The result can only be described as a living, breathing Arc of Passion. As one of the great pioneers of electronic music, Steve\'s career has many musical highpoints; Arc of Passion proves to be another definitive statement along the path. Advanced response from listeners places this album at the top of the long list of must-have releases from Steve’s body of work. Steve reaches into his sonic palette to weave elements of his three definitive styles into a continuous, evolving flow. Rich harmonic chords, spiraling sequences and deep sky soundworlds move fluidly within this 2-hour set." --reviewed by Projekt Records... (more/buy)
	Irezumi - Endurance (Miscellaneous category) (Price: $14.99) 2008. The first release from the brand new Snowblood label, which looks very promising. "Warm electronic sounds and beautiful melodies echoe the tale of a horrible disaster.Based on the theme of a tragic British Arctic expedition which ended with the crew dying, trapped in the ice. A heartbreaking tale of human endurance." Review from Databloem Records... (more/buy)
	Mico Nonet - Marmalade Balloon (miscellaneous section) (Price: $11.99) 2007. We here at Hypnos HQ think this is one of the nicest and best-est things to have crossed our ears in quiet a while. It's a beautiful, ear-pleasing blend of relatively "straight" chamber music with just a touch of electronic tones. A minimalist layer of ambient analog synthesizers with cello, viola, French horn and oboe performed by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic.... (more/buy)
	Jason Corder & Opium - Autunno (Databloem/Dataobscura labels) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Jason Corder and Opium re-unite for another session of fascinating glitchy/ambient delight. 9 tracks. 52 minutes. Track samples: 01mp3 sample 1    02mp3 sample 2    03mp3 sample 3 ... (more/buy)
	Mathais Grassow & Jim Cole - Deep-Breath-Silence (Databloem/Dataobscura labels) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Droning pieces with incredible deep mood and human touch from Jim's harmonic singing Grassow and Cole at their best. Track samples: 01MP3 sample 1 / 02mp3 sample 2 ... (more/buy)
	Off the Sky - The Geist Cycles (Databloem/Dataobscura labels) (Price: $13.99) 2007. The geist cycles project began as a series of live sonic collaborations via Lexington (KY, USA) artists interacting to interpret an idea of life in transit to afterlife. The takes were later studio swept & fabricated with various piano arrangements and custom rhythmic texture. After repeated post-studio live performances, the tracks evolved into their current iteration. "Free-flowing, super inventive, cutting-edge material, and totally captivating from beginning to end. Jason Corder never fails to deliver." APK Track listing: 01 : fallopian silent film 02 : saturday morning indoctrination  MP3 sample 03 : mother's milk stain  MP3 sample 04 : feather in a needle 05 : the persistance of visions  MP3 sample 06 : of acids an angels 07 : smoke span 08 : at the foot of an eastern elevator  MP3 sample 09 : geist taxi 10 : waltzing the white light ... (more/buy)
	Seren Ffordd - The Quiet Labyrinth (Umbra/Penumbra section) (Price: $15.99 ltd cdr) 2008. Very latest from this excellent Wales-based ambient/drone artist.... (more/buy)
	Nverxion - A Look Within (ltd. cdr) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, cdr) 2007. Nverxion (pronounced like "Inversion") is the name under which David Brancato records his ambient & experimental electronic works. Brancato, based in Orlando, Florida, is also a artist and photographer, and is relatively new to electronic music. Reference points for Nverxion's sound would be Numina, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Jonn Serrie and Jeff Pearce (all of whom the artist acknowledges as influences). Of his debut CD, Nverxion says, "A Look Within began about two years ago as a series of experimental improvisations. In the beginning I was just concerned with learning my way through the process of creating and recording the sound... As I progressed, the foundations of more advanced compositions began to form, and soon I noticed a common feeling running through each of the pieces. Building on this concept, I developed what is now a complete body of work." We at Hypnos particularly enjoy discovering young, emerging artists who need help getting exposed. If the endorsement of Hypnos isn't enough on its own, these audio clips below should help convince even skeptical ambient music listeners that Nverxion is doing something distinctive and fresh. So many new ambient artists rely too much on slow, flat drones, and it's great to hear material that evolves, with sharp sound design, and an engaging progression to the album as a whole. It's true, we said the same thing just a few months ago when we introduced Hypnos listeners to Justin Vanderberg, but we'll say it again: this is a composer and recording artist many people will be talking about after he has a few albums to his credit, and he has started out strong. Track listing (with mp3 sample clips): Emergence (05:17) MP3 In This Place I Wander (18:59) MP3 From Where I Stand (06:49) MP3 Fortune of the Sky (18:32) MP3 In This Place I Rest (24:20) MP3 ... (more/buy)
	Frank Klare - Digitalic (Groove label) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Digitalic is musically the successor album of Analogic (1999) which was rereleased in 2005. The new album continues syncing to Analogic as the recordings originated between 2003 and 2007. With these six digitalic compositions recorded between 2003 and 2007 the circle of Analogic-Digitalic is closed. Musically in the style of Analogic, Digitalic is a mixture of cosmic soundscapes and hypnotic sequences that all those who enjoyed Frank Klare's albums Modular Music or Moods will love. "This CD from 2007 features 71 minutes of densely sequenced music. German synthesist Klare is joined by Ron Boots on the CD's last two tracks for a total of 24 collaborative minutes. Retro electronics produce urgent chords that are looped to generate a lavish density. Additional keyboard-driven electronics are layered in, increasing the sonic depth. These auxiliary patterns possess a more crystalline character, nicely contrasting the prevalent bulk. As the tracks progress, Klare employs a nimble-fingered complexity that increases the music's overall appeal. E-perc rhythms provide suitable propulsion for the music. These tempos generally remain submerged in the dense sequencing, enhancing the tunes from a secondary level. For the majority of this music, basic patterns are created and allowed to run in repetitive cycles. Variations are achieved through the introduction of collateral patterns. Operating in conjunction, these elements attain a rich melodic presence that communicates an ascendant drama. The electronics exhibit a classical undercurrent, one that harnesses an expansive quality and revels in modern expressions of hypnotic demeanor. The notes are deep and vibrant. The use of airier tones in the complimentary riffs results in a balanced range of sound. The two collaborative pieces manifest a more subdued mood. These tunes still maintain a vivid density of layered electronics and motivational rhythms, but a distinctly organic quality is present, attributing the tuneage with more humanity. Light-hearted auxiliary riffs imbue the last track with a decidedly bouncier mood than the rest of the CD's pensive music. Fans of Klaus Schulze will enjoy this release." --Matt Howarth / Soniccuriosity... (more/buy)
	Seconds in Formaldahyde - Construct (ltd 3" mini-cdr) (Waterscape label) (Price: $13.99, ltd. 3"cdr) 2007. Construct offers 22 mins of beautiful shimmering Drones with a romantic Glitch appeal. Comes on a red 3" cd-r with full color Artwork and Insert. Limited to 50 Copies. Sample audio clip Note: it appears that Hypnos has the last remaining copies in the world, of this strictly-limited run of 50 CDs... (more/buy)
	Paul Bradley - Cede (ltd. 3" mini-cdr) (Waterscape label) (Price: $13.99, ltd. 3"cdr) 2007. Cede is a 20 min Dronepiece by the legendary Paul Bradley who is well known in the Drone Territory. Comes on a blue 3" cd-r with full color Artwork and Insert. Limited to 50 Copies. Sample audio clip Note: it appears that Hypnos has the last remaining copies in the world, of this strictly-limited run of 50 CDs... (more/buy)
	Various - Sounds of a Universe Overheard (Hypnos label) (Price: $12.99) 2007. Long-time Hypnos listeners may recall that we released a couple of compilations in the early years, The Other World and Weightless, Effortless, which included exclusive tracks by many of the all-time greats of this music scene. Both those compilations were very well-received by critics, DJs, and all kinds of listeners. So you could ask, and many have, why hasn't Hypnos released any more compilations recently? Maybe because they're a lot of work, much more work than a regular CD by a single artist, and time is always a constraining factor when running a small label by yourself. Do you do one compilation album, or do you spend that time putting together two or three regular CDs? Well now, Hypnos is no longer a one-man operation, so more time is available, and that has allowed us to take on the task of putting together these compilations. The first compilation is Sounds of a Universe Overheard, a collection of ten tracks exclusive to this CD, created by a cross-section of ambient, experimental and soundscape artists from around the world. Included in this diverse group are more established recording artists who will be known to most listeners to these genres, as well as new, emerging names. We feel a compilation is most interesting when it varies from the familiar to the new. This disc covers all sorts of territory in terms of sound, from more musical and soundtrack-like sounds, to darker ambient, to pure sonic experimentation. THE ARTISTS Jonathan Block, better known as Synthetic Block, has released electronic music on such labels as Hypnos/BInary and Gears of Sand. M. Peck, based in Tennessee, has recently released two collaborative CDs with Mark Mahoney, but his Glacial on Gears of Sand is a great solo debut. Freq. Magnet is an alter-ego of one half of ambient/experimental duo Austere, working entirely with treated electric guitar, who has two solo full-length CDs, Étoiles du Couvrecle and Principium Somniferum. Kirk Watson appeared previously on a compilation, Passing Strange, on the short-lived Broad Vista label. dreamSTATE, a duo from Toronto, Canada, have released several CDs and have been active in collaboration with other artists, and on compilations on such labels as Umbra, The Foundry, Dark Duck, and Atmoworks. Seren Ffordd is a sound artists working in Wales, who has released several CDs on the Umbra & Penumbra labels, as well as a recent release on Hypnos Secret Sounds. Dwight Ashley is a long-established ambient composer with several solo CDs as well as well-received collaborations with Tim Story. Justin Vanderberg is a relatively new name, but his debut CD In Waking Moments on the Hypnos Secret Sounds label has been well-received, and marks him as a name to watch. Igneous Flame is a British ambient/soundscape artist who has come on very strong in just the last few years, with his self-released albums gaining positive notices. Tau Ceti is an Italian ambient minimalist, and frequent collaborator with his countryman Oophoi, on whose labels Umbra & Penumbra the majority of Tau Ceti's delicate works appear. THE TRACKS (with MP3 samples) Jonathan Block "The Language of Rocks" MP3 M. Peck "Somna" MP3 Freq. Magnet "Nitrous" MP3 Kirk Watson "Scarecrow" MP3 dreamSTATE "Ghost Nebula" MP3 Seren Ffordd " Strange Attractor" MP3 Dwight Ashley " Behold the Trampled Wheat" MP3 Justin Vanderberg "Infection" MP3 Igneous Flame "Pandora" MP3 Tau Ceti "Float" MP3... (more/buy)
	Mark Mahoney & M. Peck - Imprint (Miscellaneous section) (Price: $11.99) 2006. Incorporating both analog and digital synthesizers, software based instruments and theremin Mahoney and Peck weave deep space and dark ambient soundscapes to sculpt austere visions derived from sound. Track list (with mp3 sample clips): 1 A Fabled Utopia mp3 clip 2 Initiation mp3 clip 3 Lower Density of Souls mp3 clip 4 Breached Tidal Motion mp3 clip 5 Pathogen mp3 clip 6 Static Migration: a Riddle, a Lament, a Prayer mp3 clip Mark Mahoney and Michael Peck have compiled tracks from their live performances of 2005. It would be hard to pigeon hole the genre of music that these artists produce. A Mahoney and Peck performance takes the listener through a journey with many twists and turns. An uplifting melodic theme may slowly evolve into an abstract and dark world of strange sounds and textures, only to evolve again into a soft heavenly melodic theme. Mahoney and Peck have performed twice on Chuck van Zyl's radio show, Stars End. They have also performed at the Electro-Music 2005, 2006, and 2007 festivals in Philadelphia as well as the Midwest Electronic Music Symposium (MEMS) in Indianapolis. They have received many positive reviews of their solo work and their previous project, The Amaranth Signal... (more/buy)
	Mark Mahoney & M. Peck - The Gallery of Subtle Smiles (Miscellaneous section) (Price: $11.99) 2007. A curiously crafted balance between the accessible and the mysterious. The latest installment from Mahoney and Peck, "The Gallery of Subtle Smiles" continues to show the evolving soundworks and audible explorations of this genre defying duo. The Gallery of Subtle Smiles offers much to the listener. Weaving dark tapestries of sound coupled with progressive melodies and rhythms that evoke deep emotinal response. To pass it off as merely ambient music is far to easy as "Gallery" is properly more related to modal jazz then anything perceived as electronic. Track list (with mp3 sample clips): 1 Flight of the Nexxus Swan mp3 clip / 2nd mp3 clip 2 Cosmic Visitation mp3 clip 3 Initiate Auto Sequence 4 Follow the Swarm 5 Dawn's Lingering Ghost 6 Tin Cans and Tiny Cables mp3 clip 7 Vortex of Dim Light mp3 clip 8 The Great Silencer mp3 clip... (more/buy)
	Craig Padilla - Genesis (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) The music of GENESIS consists of creation-inspired electronic ambiences that are woven from elements of new synthesis forms as well as vintage analog instrumentation. The resulting music will please anyone who enjoys electronic music that is timeless and yet current, bold and yet subtle, melodic while remaining ambient. Genesis takes place inside the listener's mind and spirit. TRACKS 1. Genesis | MP3 play a sample 2. Moon Tides | MP3 play a sample 3. Ascension | MP3 play a sample 4. Message From Within | MP3 play a sample ... (more/buy)
	Craig Padilla - Vostok (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) Inspired by the mysterious depths of the hidden lake under Antarctica, Vostok is a haunting voyage into an unknown space filled with wonder and awe. Padilla masterfully crafts a subterranean soundworld, transforming electronic instruments into subtle abstract beauty that feels no less organic than inorganic, in this visionary long-form ambient work. Vostok is a place of purity and stillness, of undisturbed existence. TRACKS 1. Vostok | MP3 play a sample 2. | MP3 play a sample ... (more/buy)
	Craig Padilla - The Light in the Shadow (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) A new long-form ambient work from Craig Padilla in the style of VOSTOK, this 63 minute piece slowly evolves as shimmering rays of sonic bliss emerge from the shadows to reveal a contemplative deep listening experience. THE LIGHT IN THE SHADOW is an electronic space ambient evolutionary sound environment; dense, organic, and an otherworldly experience. TRACKS 1. The Light in the Shadow | MP3 play a sample 2. | MP3 play a sample ... (more/buy)
	Dean De Benedictis - Salvaging the Past (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) Dean De Benedictis, has envisioned a vital work of instrumental compositions, exploring the art of electronic music with a refreshing integrity. Blending traditional electronic tones and structures with acoustic elements, he has sculpted an album that is raw and direct. In essence, he has captured a heart of true electronic music, while suggesting more thought-provoking themes. De Benedictis realizes this vision through various electronic tonalities, samples, and acoustic instruments such as mayahachi flute, bamboo flutes, cello, piano, voice, guitars, hand drums, and percussion – applying all, with the passion and inspiration of the masters before him. Salvaging the Past is not only an homage to the electronic music of the past, but expands the vocabulary of the present. To the listener: Our physical realm is comprised of drastically separate entities mix-matching and ambiguously aligning into one harmonious collage. Such is the underlying principal behind "Salvaging The Past.” It is not the first time I've based a project on this philosophy. So much of my unreleased work had been inspired by this principle, and specifically by a variety of traditional ambient music genres, that eventually I felt compelled to tie this particular work together... how could I not? With some songs containing an intense electronic base and others a pure acoustic base, creating the mood for "Salvaging The Past" was tricky, but I do feel that we brought the music together as best as possible. As always, it is all from the same soul. – Dean De Benedictis TRACKS 1. The Tech Atonement Of Bilagana | MP3 play a sample 2. Chasm Enchanted 3. Occur | MP3 play a sample 4. Grid Holy 4 5. Where Is The Northern Sorrow? 6. Sweltering Gazes of Sonora | MP3 play a sample 7. Then Bled A Tear | MP3 play a sample 8. Death For Music | MP3 play a sample 9. Memories Echo Far Ablaze In The Valleys 10. Same Drone, Different Story ... (more/buy)
	Hinsidan - Bleach Dye Yr Heart (Gears of Sand label) (Price: $12.99) 2007. Post-industrial drone with a hypnotic bite. There's a treasure of some of the most compelling post-industrial drone music hidden in an unlikely place: DENMARK. And we here at Gears of Sand are ecstatic to release Danish duo Hinsidan's latest release. By contrast to many detached ambient soundscape artists who seek refuge in the galaxies or far off fields, Hinisidan's inspirations are deeply personal, cathartic, and often deeply appreciative of their roots: "The magic three behind 'Bleach Dye Yr Heart' was animal rights, recovering from drug addiction and the joy of being a father. I am now three times a father. My youngest child's name is Sebastian (one of Bleach Dye Yr Heart's most compelling tracks), but the title is also a nod to the Cockney Rebel song from the early 70's," describes Hinsidan's power electronics/laptop mix master "Superjus." Hinsidan's other half is Atish Pare, a multi-instrumentalist who is fluent on everything from bass and electric guitar to drawing magic drones out of his tiny Buddha Machine prepared for maximum effect. Listening to 'Bleach Dye Yr Heart' one hears connections to drone giants Troum, especially in their use of deeply mesemric long tones. And even vocals make their way into the Hinsidan's shapeshifting, but presciently minimalist sound. A deeply emotive croon makes its way into one of the disc's more compelling tracks; evoking a kind of Throbbing Gristle meets Radiohead mutation. This is music with purpose and direction but one that flows naturally in a kind of semiotic revelation. Superjus captures best what 'Bleach Dye Yr Heart' is all about: "We have finally gotten to the point where darkness, anger and hatred does not do the trick anymore. Now it is time for a clean house. BLEACH DYE YR HEART." Hinsidan which is Swedish slang for "the other side" create sounds of impermanence that tap the highest order of human clarity: Black sky. Rains come and the grass grows by itself. A singular organic entity shimmers in sun light. Spectacular cover and tray card graphics for Bleach Dye Yr Heart were done by genius multimedia artist and friend of GoS Paul McLean of artforhumans.com... (more/buy)
	Con_Sense - Compass (Gears of Sand label) (Price: $12.99) 2007. Warm and beautifully mastered ambient with atmospheric beats in the tradition of the very contemporary sound of Monolake infused with other combinations of various Berlin school legends. notes: "Our music should speak itself and so any personal or private explanations are irrelevant. We don“t want to be superficial and because of this there will be no detailed personal presentation or anything like this. This is not meant to put distance between us and you, but more the attempt of avoiding such superficial information. Our public appearance is "Con_Sense" and only this! You are invited to discover and experience the real content..." (more/buy)
	Markus Reuter and Robert Rich - Eleven Questions (Robert Rich section) (Price: $15.99 import) 2007. This international collaboration was conceived, composed and recorded in person in one intense week at Robert Rich’s Soundscape studio in California. Robert Rich is arguably America's most highly regarded ambient musician and composer. With a discography spanning over 20 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today‘s ambient, new age, and even IDM music. Touch Guritarist Markus Reuter is known for his adventurous work with Centrozoon and Tuner. Unlike most releases of the ambient/electronica genre, each piece on Eleven Questions has an instant appeal..... (more/buy)
	Seren Ffordd - Veils, Shadows (ltd cdr) (Hypnos Secret Sounds section) (Price: $11.99, cdr) 2007.Veils, Shadows is the Hypnos debut of a unique talent, whose work is both mysterious and unusual, resulting in a sound at once listenable and challenging. Seren Ffordd has mostly been released on the Umbra and Penumbra labels operated (by Hypnos artist Oophoi) out of Italy, though the artist himself resides in Wales. His first connection to Hypnos came through the compilation CD Sounds of a Universe Overheard, but Hypnos released Veils, Shadows on Hypnos Secret Sounds before the compilation's release. Describing Veils, Shadows, Seren Ffordd himself says: "I had the idea of the title first, and wanted to explore something that had many shades and layers -- with some slow movements and some drones, but also some dynamics and unexpected changes. I wanted some pleasant harmonics but also edginess, sounds shifting in a way that could be dream-like but not soporific, like shadows coming out of the mists into more solid form before drifting off again... Overall Veils, Shadows is about other realms and perceptions." Seren Ffordd is one of those few artists perfectly in tune with what we're trying to do here at Hypnos, which is explore atmospheres that are dark without being "industrial" or intentionally abrasive, rather more hypnotic and dreamy, with a dose of the surreal. We're pleased and excited to introduce his work to those listeners who are familiar with Hypnos, and interested in sound worlds like this, but who have not yet heard this particular sound. We're sure Seren Ffordd will end up being acclaimed and much-discussed in coming years. Track listing (with mp3 sample clips): 01 Slow Passing 18:29 MP3 clip 02 River of Souls 12:01 MP3 clip 03 Distant Paths 16:53 MP3 clip 04 Veils, Shadows 16:37 MP3 clip ... (more/buy)
	Between Interval - Secret Observatory (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Secret Observatory is the exploration of depth, discovery, and subtlety. Four long-form mixes of timeless dimensionless atmospheres, traverse the abyss of space, seeking – and finding – glimpses of other, distant worlds. Through a powerful imaginary “telescope” comprised of delicate harmonics, sublime electronic tonalities, and deep space atmospherics, trance-electronic composer Between Interval searches the skies, discovering beauty and darkness throughout, and revealing with real purpose the co-existence of the past, present, and the future. TRACKS 1. Garden of the Divine | MP3 play a sample 2. Surreptitious Ritual | MP3 play a sample 3. Forested Veins | MP3 play a sample 4. Entropy | MP3 play a sample ... (more/buy)
	Between Interval - Radio Silence (Spotted Peccary label) (Price: $13.99) 2007. Remastered 2007 Version Radio Silence was originally self-released in 2004 by Between Interval's Stefan Jönsson on black CD-R in a very limited edition which quickly sold out. This new edition, remastered by Howard Givens, is now available on Spotted Peccary's Wanderings label and sounds better than ever! TRACKS 1. From a Silent Surface 2. Wishful Thinking | MP3 play a sample 3. Overheard | MP3 play a sample 4. Radio Silence 5. Aerolith | MP3 play a sample 6. The Dark Light | MP3 play a sample 7. Katakomb 8. Your Flesh is Irrelevant | MP3 play a sample 9. Open Frequency | MP3 play a sample 10. Vortex | MP3 play a sample 11. Field and Void 12. End Station... (more/buy)
	Klaus Wiese - Divine Orbit (faria label) (Price: $14.99 import) Composed and recorded 1987, but never released, now officially released on CD through russian Label "Stillclouds", the official seller is Faria Records. Drone ambient in the classic style of Klaus Wiese, like albums "Qumra" and "Samarkand". CD is packed to digipack. Klaus Wiese: Keyboards, Voice. Ted de Jong: Tabla.... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow & THomas Weiss - Outland (faria label) (Price: $14.99 import) 2007. Russian import. A reflection from outer spaces in between the universe of our mind. A miniature of the endless space from far behind mankinds tangibility. To understand the real essence of the heart of the matter, often it is necessary to take a look from the distance. Just this distance shows structures and connections, which are otherwise impossible to see and grasp – because everyone himself is part of a certain situation. Therefore “Outland” stands for a journey into an “outer land”, to become an advanced view for realization. Luxury pack with artworks of Markus Vogt. Limited edition of 500 pieces... (more/buy)
	Five Thousand Spirits - Synapse - Shaihulud (faria label) (Price: $14.99 import) 2007. Russian import. Five Thousand Spirits - it is collaboration between Alio Die and Runes Order. What we will have if we will mix the best works of "Bad Sector" and "Klaus Schulze", to add in them deep ambient moods from "Alio Die" and hypnotic-trance analogue electronic from "Runes Order"? We shall have the delightful pearl which has collected in all best from different styles of intellectual electronics! The meeting of synthesist Raffaele Serra and Alio Die (supported this time by Zeit)create here an excellent quality of sound, in Synapse S. you will find the amazing moods and a lot of aesthetic pleasure. This is 5000 Spirits's treasure box, recommended to all music lovers. As always, each track is accompanied wonderful artwork of Sara Luciani, which develop the concept of album in art area. .... (more/buy)
	Mathias Grassow, Rudiger Gleisberg, Amir Baghiri - Arcanum (faria label) (Price: $14.99 import) 2007. Russian import. This is rerelease of legendary masterpiece from 3 famous german composers. "Arcanum" - it is collaboration of three different musical styles which creates a unique arcanum of excellent music. Mathias Grassow fills compositions his special deep mood drone ambient. Amir Baghiri adds his hypnotic percussions and Rudiger Gleisberg plays wonderful cosmic electronics. It will enjoyable to all music lovers! Previously released by Amplexus label as ltd of 500 copies at 1998 and totally sold out few years ago. Now rereleased with two bonus tracks, and luxury pack with artworks of Markus Vogt with several cards inside. ..... (more/buy)
	Alio Die - The Flight of the Real Image (faria label) (Price: $14.99 import) 2007. Russian import. This is re-released of old MCD (22 minutes) which has been released in 1993 limited edition of 1000 copies and sold out several years ago. Happy to present a full version of this great album, his length is 79 minutes. Classical sound of the maestro is harmoniously combined with his new experiments with a zither, flutes, bells and many others. Old materials were remastering and now sound very well. Release has five cards with installations of Italian painter Sara Luciani. These artworks are an integral part of the concept of an album. .... (more/buy)
	Oophoi - Upuaut (Nextera edition) (Umbra/Penumbra section) (Price: $15.99) 2007. Worth updating for the audio remastering, and the CD format (as opposed to the earlier CDR release) ... (more) | (buy)