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    V/A - Ease Division 3

    in 2008

    Posted

    @abasio: thank you for such kind words in your review. i am happy you like my track, and that you were able to appreciate the minimalism (which is always a bit scary to do, and pretty different to what i usually do). i think your experience of it pretty much sums up the feeling i had while making it.

     

     

    cheers from norway :)

    klaus

    free track [ambient]

    in Free Music Promotion

    Posted

    thank you both of you! much appreciated..

    an edit version of this song (shorter/compressed) will appear on next ajana records compilation.. (a double cd). they will inform more about that when time comes.

     

    happy new years :)

     

     

     

    cheers

    klaus

    Is Androcell worth the money?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    Please read my other posts and try to understand them a bit better.

    If you do that, you'll come to conclusion that a lot of the things I said basically are the same as what you're saying here.

    yeah, i should actually not have quoted that.. because it was not really a reply targeted at you, but everyone who gets involved in these kinds of discussions :)

     

     

    [fluffymushi]Kids nowdays have no respek [/fluffymushi]

     

    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    what?

    Is Androcell worth the money?

    in General Psytrance

    Posted

    I'm not sure I quite understand. Are you saying you practiced to sound like Shpongle and Ott and than you released your practice/work on your albums?

     

    Please forgive me if I misunderstood or if what I say comes across wrong, but if I was an artist releasing music and wanted to practice how to make certain equipment sound like some other musicians I would not release that as my own work. I'd go for originality within my own skillset, not trying to emulate what someone else did on purpose.

     

    Again, I'm not 100% sure I understood you right so disregrad what I said if you meant something different in your original post.

    i understand what tyler is saying here. but his albums are by no means copies of sphongle. he has explored some of the same production techniques and used them as part of his sound, and there is nothing wrong with that. if you as a listener are looking for artists who are 100% original in their work, you will not listen to a single new record for as long as you live. harmonic teachings, sound design, melodic structures etc etc, these things have been explored for hundreds of years now, and what sphongle and many other electronic musicians use as a basis to all their compositions is musical ground allready discovered and documented years and years ago (i am NOT saying simon p isn't very very good at what he does, i am just saying that he did not invent nor re-invent the wheel by any means). point is.. without enigma, there would be no simon posford, without tangerine dream and kraftwerk, there would be no enigma, without beatles and stones, there would be no kraftwerk or tangerine dream and without wolfgang amadeus mozart, there would not be a beatles or stones (etc.)

     

    also, you make it sound like simon posford MAKES his own instruments. he does not. he goes out, purchases synths made by others and uses those instruements to create his sound. we all do. the beatles did not build their own guitars? furthermore, just because beatles used guitars as a backbone in their sound, is every band after them copycats for also using guitars? if it is so important to you as a listener to find truely original artists, i suggest you look A LOT deeper than the artists talked about in this community and ones of similar character. there simply are none.

     

    we need to start using our smarts here fellas; focus our attention to the music, and not to all the bullshit arguments that arises when you try to compare one piece of music to another.

    interview with WOMBATMUSIC

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    Maybe I shouldn't be allowed to say my opinion about this album, since I'm the guy who decided to release it on Chill Tribe... But anyway, it's my true opinion about the music, and after collecting electronic music for 17 years now, I feel like expressing it.

     

    First time I skipped from track to track on this album to get a fast opinion on what it sounded like, I didn't get so much out of either. Then I listened to this album the way it is "supposed to" be listened to... From beginning to end, as all the tracks hangs together as a long journey...

     

    That's when I finally "got it"... Saying that this is just another random ethnic thing is just plain wrong... It's a journey where we get to explore so many different styles, moods, feelings sounds and "colours"..! From the tribal beginning that brings me right into the mood of old Elysium classics, to synth riffs that reminds me of some edm stuff in a chilled way, beautiful ambient melodies in Future Society, pop influences and melancholic vibes... I think that with this album, Kristian Thinning really show in every way what a huge musical talent he is. And the more times I listen to this journey from beginning to end, the better it gets, at least in my head..., which for me is a sign of quality (not just in one ear and out the other chill pop hit...).

     

    So, I would recommend to listen to it from beginning to end a few times (in the right moments), and I'm sure it will grow on many of you, just like it did on me... It's the most experimental album I have heard this year, and also a reason for me to release this. Timeless music that will continue grow on me at least.

     

    This might seem like selfish promotion to some of you, but it's just my true opinion... After all, Kristian Thinning don't earn anything on this album, and not me as a label either.... It's all done to get some good experimental music out to those who cares for it, aswell as doing a good cause for the CHILDREN in Lebanon...

     

    I'm sure Kristian has some "enemies" on forums here and there, as he is a guy with strong opinions and don't back off from a good discussion about things he cares about, but despite disagreeing with some of his opinions, it's not fair to mix it with your actual opinion in music...

     

    Enjoy your journeys!

     

    Thank you for your time...

    PKS

     

    i have no purchased the album just yet, but i surely will! much repsect to both kristian and chilltribe for their wonderful effort to combine sweet music and a good cause. looking forward to it.

     

    love

    klaus

    xerxes releases complete works on DVD (88-07)

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    hi everyone!

     

    i am proud to annouce the release of my DVD. this is the complete collection of music i have composed since starting out 19 years ago. obviously it was a difficult decision to make, since this also means putting out music i am not particularly proud of. but, i do think each and every song is important, as they are little building blocks which has shaped the music i do today. i hope you enjoy this release, as i have put a lot of effort gathering and organizing this massive library. it contains more than 400 songs playing for more than 24 hours. in addition it has a lot of information inside about how i have created each and every song (what software etc) + two live gigs in quicktime format. the DVD will be printed in 500 copies. you can pre-order your copy today by clicking the link below. if you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email, and i shall answer them as swiftly as possible.

     

    head on over to my site for more info.

    www.xerxes-music.com

     

     

    love,

    klaus

    Shen - Outlines

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

    Posted

    From the Native State Records newsletter:

     

    Native State proudly presents Outlines, the highly anticipated full-length album from Shen.

     

    Taken from the arcane Taoist term for 'refined energy' or 'depth', Shen is Noah Pred's outlet for low-tempo explorations of forward-thinking computer music. Drawing inspiration from geomancy and botanical architecture, Shen dives deep into forward-thinking electronic dub and downtempo. His music takes advantage of

    cutting-edge digital technologies while retaining an analog warmth and character through exquisite chords, textures, and atmospheres.

     

    More info, audio samples, and ordering info at:

     

    http://www.nativestaterecords.com

    this album is abosolutely fantastic!!! if you like bluetech / evan marc - this is a must get :)

     

     

    cheers

    klaus

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