Ambient Psy-Trance duo GRAINS OF SOUND recently released their latest triple-volume set ‘SINE LANGUAGE’ – a concept album about the transcendent power of music to communicate beyond the barriers of time and space. Each volume features a hypnotic, futuristic sound, and each explores the different styles and energy levels of dance, chill and zone.
Vol. 1 [UP] – Pulsating bass lines meld with arpeggiating synths to create psychedelic trance, both progressive and minimal, along with hints of house and breaks.
Vol. 2 [DOWN] – Lush, sweeping soundscapes wash over sub bass frequencies and deep downtempo beats, the perfect chill-out groove.
Vol. 3 [UNDER] – Vast evolving layers, organic textures and sentient sounds leave all beats behind, pure ambient intoxication.
This expanded 33-minute episode of X3 features five tracks from SINE LANGUAGE. The album’s available now on AfterCulture Records (http://www.afterculture.com), and each volume is sold separately in MP3 or CD format at most retailers.
Special thanks to Chris and Jason Sevanick for providing the music for this weekend’s episode!
Grains of Sound official site:
http://www.grainsofsound.net
‘I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.’ – Brick Tamland knew what he was talking about. In our own version of the pants party, you’ll hear ADRAW with the Trance Mix of ‘F.T.’; HUGH CAMPBELL’S ‘Storm’, and BASE BOX with the Club Mix of ‘Old as Ice’. Enjoy this week’s X3.
The music in today’s episode will give you the sense that gravity has just gone bye-bye. We kick off with ‘Easter Island’ from DAVE LUXTON’s latest work ‘Portal’; next up is PHILLIP WILKERSON with the title track from his new CD ‘Interplay’; and finally 1000 PSI performs ‘Hollow Sun’. Grab those gravity boots and try to stay grounded until next week.
DAVE LUXTON: http://www.myspace.com/daveluxton
PHILLIP WILKERSON: http://www.phillipwilkerson.com
1000 PSI: http://www.myspace.com/1000psi
Wide open spaces. great if you’re chillin’ in the middle of a grassy field. Not so great if you’re floating aimlessly among the stars and your line to the mothership just snapped.
Enjoy some tasy ambient music today from BRUNO SANFILIPPO (Imagined Reality), TERRA AMBIENT (The Ghost in Me) and 3vr3n (Spaces). Websites below. Also be sure to check the cool music video links for all of these artists below – great stuff.
Bruno Sanfilippo: http://www.bruno-sanfilippo.com/
Bruno Surreal Sense video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCPbWmOSuyw
Terra Ambient: http://www.myspace.com/terraambient
Terra Ambient – Making of Wanderlust Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KABHTp5pWPE
3vr3n: http://www.mevio.com/music/?artist_id=10162
3vr3n Spaces video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispbuDOUg0M
Today on the X3, it’s ambient-electronic at its best as we kick off with brand new music from the ambient-psy-trance project GRAINS OF SOUND – you’ll hear Boomshanka off their new 3-CD release SINE LANGUAGE; next up is Hawking Method 1 from ambient-electronic music producer Peter Fabok performing as TANGRAM, from the release TEPIDARIUM; and we wrap it up with some uptempo beats from Swedish artist and producer BJORN FOGELBERG‘s Karooshi Porn CD – the track is Life in a Tube, courtesy of Magnatune Records.
Artist links below, and be sure to let us know what you’d like to hear on upcoming X3 podcasts by contacting us via RADIO MYSTIC.
Grains of Sound: http://www.grainsofsound.net
Tangram: http://www.tangram-music.com
Bjorn Fogelberg: http://www.fogelberg.com
Magnatune Records: http://www.magnatune.com
X3 returns to kick off the summer with three ambient electronic tracks we think you’ll like:
BLUE STONE: Open Your Eyes, from the CD Messages; NEMESIS, with the title track from the CD Gigaherz, and the haunting vocals and ambient textures of SARA AYERS performing the title track from her CD Interiors.
Kicking off the New Year with a new feature on the X3 – we call it “3×1” cuz it sounds fancy. Three tracks from one featured artist. Today, we’re gonna hear some amazing ambient works from TOR LUNDVALL. A track from Tor’s ‘Yule’ CD was featured last episode, and we had to bring him back for more.
In this episode:
1. Scrap Yard, from the CD ‘Empty City’
2. Empty Streets, from the CD “Insect Wings, Leaf Matter & Broken Twigs”
3. 29 (Single Version), from “The Seasons Unfold” sampler
Tor’s compositions are often described as “dark ambient”. Of his music, Tor says, “I suppose one could call it ‘ghost ambient’! I approach my music in a visual way, starting with a very basic idea and slowly building on it. The tracks are essentially paintings with music and their titles usually reflect the contents. I have also gained a new respect for the piano over the past several years, which plays a major part in my recordings. Although I tend to use electronics and samplers, I always approach music in a natural, organic way. All samples are created at home, usually in the bedroom. I loathe patch presets and use them only rarely. In fact the process of recording is so complex, that the ‘equipment used’ section printed in my CD booklets is basically useless. I find that my recent recordings are becoming progressively more instrumental and ambient in nature, although the music still retains a strong sense of melody. As with my paintings, my music has always existed in a private world of its own.”
To top it off, Tor is also an accomplished painter, with a B.A. in studio art. His canvases often depict serene environments with an underlying sense of menace, which in fact, fit perfectly with his music!
Hear more from Tor Lundvall and be sure to check out his visual works – http://www.torlundvall.com.
Brrrrrr. It’s gettin’ COLD out there! Perfect weather for the tracks we’ve picked today. First up, it’s PATRICK O’HEARN with Our Temperable Host; then we slide into Ten Degrees Below Christmas, holiday ambient from PSICODREAMICS; and TOR LUNDVALL wraps it up with Fading Light from his ‘Yule’ collection, a special extended version we whipped up ’cause we like his music so much.
It’s a solitary expanse of ambient sound and texture that’ll leave you with a bit of a chill and a nagging desire for hot cocoa. Drink up kids.
ARTIST INFO:
“Just why a Hawaiian guitar would act as catalyst to conjure up striking images of the arctic did not occur to me at first. It wasn’t until into making the record that I stopped to consider the irony: it made sense”. The album ‘Glaciation‘ continues Patrick O’Hearn’s path of evoking the sensations of different atmospheres through beautifully textured sounds. http://www.partickohearn.com
Psicodreamics is the ambient-new age music project that reveals the unique magic, mysterious and idyllic world of musical art of Spanish composer Salva Moreno. A great part of his music world is inspired by mythology and fantasy creating a rich sanctuary of haunting and mysterious fairyworld sound, covering many genres, mainly ambient, new age, goth and chillout.
http://www.psicodreamics.com
Tor Lundvall’s music has evolved over the years from early pop songs, to a more ambient sound, which he personally finds difficult to describe or categorize. “I suppose one could call it ‘ghost ambient’! I approach my music in a visual way, starting with a very basic idea and slowly building on it. Although I tend to use electronics and samplers, I always approach music in a natural, organic way… All samples are created at home, usually in the bedroom. I loathe patch presets and use them only rarely… As with my paintings, my music has always existed in a private world of its own.” http://www.torlundvall.com
