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Artist.....: VA
Album......: Materia Musica
Type.......: Compilation
Genre......: Ambient
Style......: Ambient, Chill Out, Breakbeat
Label......: Ajana Records
CatalogNr..: AJACD009
Url........: http://www.ajana-records.com/
Rel.date...: 13.04.2008
Str.date...: 04.04.2008
Source.....: CDDA
Grabber....: EAC V0.99 prebeta 4
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 -V 2 --vbr-new
Quality....: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Tracks.....: 21
Size.......: 207,21 MB
Length.....: CD1: 78:25 CD2: 77:35
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Tracklist
CD1
01. Relapxych.00 - Pharmaceptic (Edit 1) 04:56
02. Senzar - The Red Water 07:07
03. Electrypnose - Eternal Sunset 07:00
04. Ovnimoon - Magical Visions 08:10
05. A-Kara - Evil Shamans 08:42
06. Khooman - Dakhara 10:41
07. Xerxes - One-Oh-Three (Edit) 06:55
08. A.I.A - Signals & Systems 08:14
09. Grains of Sound - Meridian 07:09
10. Chronos - Spiral Clouds 09:31
CD2
01. Unstable Elements - Escape (Intro) 03:00
02. Capsula - Capsula 08:07
03. Chronos - Solar Movement (Paleolithic Edit) 05:29
04. Kane and Echoside - Thoughtless 07:21
05. Kick Bong - Vague a L'me 06:45
06. Dagas - Green Moss 08:38
07. Zoe Wheelingz - Synthetic River 05:20
08. Ovnimoon vs Dagas - Southern Wind 09:33
09. Yestegan chaY - Unleaded 07:08
10. Zoneotura - Unreal 05:39
11. Unstable Elements - Seasons 10:35
Total Time: 156:00
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Release Notes
Ajana Records is proud to announce the compilation Materia Musica. This time
the journey continues with new tracks, a new concept and philosophy. Ajana is
known for the quality in selecting the finest ambient, psy/chill out music, so
this time we have the pleasure to hear exclusively 21 tracks split into two
cd's. We go further and deeper in what we achieved in the Magical Journey
series and bringing new and fresh music from known and established artists
such as Capsula, Chronos, Xerxes and many more accompied with new promising
upcoming artists from all over the world.
Musically speaking the concept of Materia Musica is in it's layout of the
tracks. The first cd contains tracks that are more atmospheric music, made for
home listening and feeding the mind and the soul, deep spacey ambient music,
while the second cd contains tracks that have more uplifting style and makes
the listener dance and beep up to the sound. The compilation unfolds itself
with a series of carefully selected tracks of imaginative travelling trough
the sounds of psychedelic chill out music, mind scape atmospheric downbeat
music and classical ethno ambient music. Overall this is a genuine compilation
for the body and the soul, filling you with warm emotions and positive energy.
Materia Musica will satisfy all of those restless listeners that are looking
for something new and innovative with a strong touch of psychedelic taste in
the background aimed for home listening and also for those late night
travellers through sound and space.
Track by Track:
Disc 1
Relapxych.00 - Pharmaceptic (Edit 1)
A convergence of harmonic ambient layers passes softly as ephemeral
cloudwork, shifting fronts between the idyllic and the eerie. This opener
track expresses a certain duality in atmospheric music, shifting the poles of
mood changing sounds in a slow, yet regular oscillation, taking your mind to
distant places both above and below.
Senzar - The Red Water
This triptastic pieces offers up a hearty slice of spooky chilout beats
consisting of eclectic, experimental percusssion, dissonant electric chords
and sounds from midnight fens and boglands. Scary voice samples kick in at
just the right time to grab your attention and raise some hairs, providing
perfect atmosphere for nocturnal summertime outdoor happenings.
Electrypnose - Eternal Sunset
Undulating and metamorphosing electronic arpeggios make up the meat of this
chiller, and in true Electrypnose style, there is plenty of sonic wildlife in
the bacground for you to enjoy as the drums and rhythm propel you along.
highly spaced out and faintly on an optimistic note, in short "Sunset" is a
vehicle through an astral audioverse safari.
Ovnimoon - Magical Visions
Deep male Middle Eastern mantras, familiar yet no less emotive in an entirely
different sonic context, lead us through the curtain of guitar and squishy
synth sound inspired ambient track. Touches of deep, dubby bass and harmonic
vox pads are layerd on thickly and form a superb binding agent for these
masterful electrostrings sounds.
A-Kara - Evil Shamans
The name is misleading, while primal and heavily tribal this track does feel,
not a hint of sonic malevolence can be heard in these waves. Relaxing, filterd
drums beat away a steady rhythm for sawwed synth pads and woodwinds to build
themselves upon. This track has plenty of shamanistic quality albeit serene
and uplifting.
Khooman - Dakhara
This track represents the soundtrack to an inimical alien ecology. Familiar
sounds are incorporated into strange musical contexts. The results are audio
bliss your ears will enjoy. Cascading chimes, woody reeds and vocal drones
perforate effects-laden synthm permutations all to a soft drum beat that makes
you feel both at home and far removed.
Xerxes - One-Oh-Three
This dubby track takes you on a lazy journey atop the slippery terrain of
rich, pitch-glided bass. Heady clouds of thick synth fog fill out a highly
original and enjoyable flute solo that precipitates tears of musical joy
throughout the chillspace. Overall a great progression from formless audio
primordialism to highly refined beats and tones.
A.I.A. - Signals & Systems
Sitars, harmonic percussion, and what must be the song of humpback whales
from outer space drape around a filtered two step dub beat. Softly squared
arpeggios add a bit of retro flavor as phaser-laden effects and layers drift
along with the grace of a warm front. Eventually the myriad layers congeal
into a chariot ferrying you from your mortal coil.
Grains of Sound - Meridian
Music of this genre need not be always happy and gleeful. In fact, some of
the best tracks touch upon some of the darker human emotions, and in so doing
sink your mind deep into your spiritual core. "Grains" falls into that
category, with lonely hand drums, somber mystical chanting and sound waves
which subtly cause you to mentally breathe along with them.
Chronos - Spiral Clouds
This track is hyperbolic to its predecessor. Expert manipulation of vocal
samples accompany a groovy, eclectic beat. Aboriginal woodwinds writhe in the
backgrounds of synths that feel elastic and nomadic. This track exemplifies
the sort of highly organic electronica that people take heart to, melding
soulful analog with the precise nature of the digital into a superb audio
duality.
Disc 2
Unstable Elements - Escape (Intro)
More like telepathic communication than traditional music, the ethereal tones
of "Escape" are just what your brain needs to open its doors to the previously
imperceptable and appreciate the message that is to come.
Capsula - Capsula
This track has so much to offer its audience. Syncopated high hats tap out
eclectic, off-kilter rhythms while echoed, bittersweet melodies arrange
themselves atop a thick bass substratum. Harmonic layers preach nonverbal
sermons of acceptance and forgiveness, and the shear delight is an edgy gated
groove adding extra octane to the dancefloor.
Chronos - Solar Movement (Paleolithic Edit)
Picking up the tempo with a hearty breakbeat, "Solar" is chock full of
chunky, pneumatic electro-mayhem hammering out gliding melodies. A
quasi-Gothic fusion of styles, from Transylvanian organ to gritty synth
rhythms make this one a great kick start to a groovy playlistbest enjoyed on
your feet at maximum wattage.
Kane and Echoside - Thoughtless
Hugh all that mental chatter for a moment and let Echoside and Kane take you
where you know you want to go. Chunky beats square off against a hungry
bassline chomping unseen at your heels. Indian tablas coerce a human snake
dance out of the audience as thick layers of bubbly sound effects roll in low
and ominous as a monsoon thunderhead.
Kickbong - Vague à L'âme
Spaced out harmonic alignments build up sad, sultry moods according to a
minimal wood-block breakbeat. Sexy female vocals play off of a key-keeping dub
bassline. Orbitally oscillating synths tap out leads which fill out the
sensually sad and longingly desirous mood of this expertly arranged but of
musical art.
Dagas- Green Moss
This sleek dubstep track puts a little spring into your step. Pitch bent
santerns percolate atop simplistically groovy bass/snare duo befoure launching
into a full-blown percussive groover, and the electronic elements are rich and
full. Expect to see scenes of undulating navels and heady hookah scents
shortly after "Green" makes waves on the playlist.
Zoe Wheelingz - Synthetic River
This tribal track is an assortment of rapidly changing sounds and effects
making the most out of key switching and pitch manipulation to induce the urge
to groove. To assign moods to the way this music feels would be an injustice;
"River" would simply be too far out there, were it not for grounding, soothing
keys and lyrics peppered with silver flute.
Ovnimoon vs Dagas - Southern Wind
Picking up the tempo a notch, Ovnimoon and Dagas make a second appearance on
this compilation with asyncopated bass groove laden with clicky plucks and
twisted synths. Bubbly pads and gated arpeggios switch gears in both
directions which lend to some great tension-release moments which all great
music should inspire to incorporate.
Yestegan chaY - Unleaded
Part ancient Egyptian, part interstellar mothership, "Unleaded" features a
charmer of a synth flute and a bassline carved out of granite. A variety of
instruments compose quite an ensemble for this dubstep track that's unlike any
other. With influences spanning both time zones and decades, this music makes
the most out of subtlety and space.
Zonetura - Unreal
A Carribean-esque steel xylophone melody patters out a unique intro to an
imaginative track so rife with childish innocence, it's actually a little bit
disturbing. With analog-sounding grooves and bass this rich, you'd think
nothing else is needed, but there are plenty of surprises to be enjoyed in
these sounds, electronica in a style all its own.
Unstable Elements - Seasons
This double album of downtempo goodness ends with a masterpiece minimalistic
in nature with the intricately manipulate percussion being the resounding
exception. No two hits seem alike as this musical fabric changes in stitch
with the collodially thick bassline being the near-only constant; all layers
build and build into ten minuteaudio odyssey.
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