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│ Ambient Temple of Imagination - Y2KAOS │
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│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ Artist: Ambient Temple of Imagination │
│ Album: Y2KAOS │
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│ Ripper........: ckkm │
│ Supplier......: ckkm │
│ Genre.........: Ambient │
│ Style.........: Ambient │
│ Ripp.With.....: EAC │
│ Encode.With...: Lame 3.93.1 │
│ Quality.......: 192kbps / 44.1kHz / Full Stereo │
│ Company(Label): CTM │
│ CatalogNr.....: CTM302 │
│ Url...........: http://www.a-toi.com │
│ Date..........: 07.12.2003 │
│ StreetDate....: 00.10.1999 │
│ Type..........: Album │
│ Source........: CDDA │
│ Tracks........: 23 │
│ Playtime......: CD1: 73:53 CD2: 73:55 │
│ Size..........: 203,2 MB │
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│ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │
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│ Y2KAOS is the sixth release from the Ambient Temple of Imagination │
│ collective, constituting the culmination of five years of recording, │
│ featuring both new works and highlights from previous volumes. This │
│ compendium constitutes a piece of "rave"/electronic experimental music │
│ scene history, documenting live recordings and studio outgrowths of ten │
│ years of the "ambient experiment": all-night chill-room concerts and │
│ psychoactive ritual environments taken place at public events sprung │
│ from the unique soil of the San Francisco Bay Area. This truly │
│ underground sonic feast features the talents of over twenty local │
│ artists, including didgeridoo-master Stephen Kent, as well as a myriad │
│ of philosophical and spiritual luminaries. │
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│ Holistic health therapist, thelemite, fool, raving lunatic, herbalist, │
│ Taoist tantrik, Shaivite poet, C.C.M. originator, living-foods society │
│ spokesperson, and S.R.F. kriya yoga initiate (amongst other profes- │
│ sions), Richard Sun primarily activates the catalyzing force of ATOI's │
│ "Mystery School", along with the Seofon, whose true identity is con- │
│ sidered a real mystery in our present state of evolution. The intent of │
│ the collective is to create a forum for scientific exploration of sound │
│ on consciousness, embracing the complete aesthetic spectrum, and │
│ providing an alternative to the limits of the modern music entertain- │
│ ment paradigm. A TOI is more than a "band" or "music": it is an open │
│ vehicle for the coming-together and transmission of ideas. As stated in │
│ their acclaimed 1997 album Planetary House Nation, ATOI is: │
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│ "Continuing the process of the evolving alternative │
│ to the dance floor, the realm of unrehearsed, abstract, │
│ spontaneous experimentation, electronic mass communion, │
│ explorations of uncharted territory, and various other things... │
│ We invite you to step in at your own risk, get lost in space │
│ with us, and participate, collaborate, link up, and communicate │
│ what kind of world you would like to create ... and please, │
│ remember to freak with dignity, for it's only a matter of time ..." │
│ │
│ //from http://www.a-toi.com/presskit/review_y2kaospr.html │
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│ I have a very biased opinion and an unfair appreciation for Ambient │
│ Temple of Imagination. I was fortunate enough to see them perform live │
│ at The Gathering Winter Solstice 5 Year Anniversary (a performance that │
│ was recorded and later released by Mindspore Records as "Planetary House │
│ Nation"). The event was held in a massive abandoned Home Depot │
│ warehouse (affectionately called Home Base) in Oakland, California on │
│ 12/21/1996. After a dj set by the Orb's Alex Paterson, ATOI proceeded │
│ to take the listeners on a journey of epic proportions. It wasn't long │
│ before the line between listeners and creators began to blur. We were │
│ all filled with a sense of awe... something important was happening. As │
│ the music drifted and swam around me, I couldn't help but feel that my │
│ presence and energy was equally important that evening. We all felt │
│ that way. We were all "fellow travelers". Different contributors kept │
│ joining A.T.O.I.'s Richard Sun, Seofon and Thermal (Joshua Maremont). │
│ Stephen Kent played the dig, E.A.R. (Mark Wayne), Darwin Chamber (Mark │
│ G!), Astronout (Mark Camp), Roy Robinson (from Silent Record's 23 │
│ Degrees), IAO Core and others drifted in and out during the performance. │
│ This was my last big rave. After this event, things changed in │
│ the Bay Area rave community. As I stood there in the main room at the │
│ end of the night, the sun coming up behind me through the open │
│ receiving doors, hundreds of straggling ravers chanting, "one more │
│ record" - I knew that this was the end of an era. Even the liner notes │
│ for Interplanetary House Nation mention, "It's 3 am and temple services │
│ are beginning. A mass of 3000-seething Fleshbodies have been screaming │
│ sweating and savoring the moments shared in the rarity of an actual │
│ warehouse event that is legally(?!?) happening in the bay area and the 5 │
│ year anniversary of the Gathering marks an evolutionary turning point in │
│ the scene and in the seen." │
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│ Speaking with Seofon years later he states that the event was "the best │
│ ever! Some events resonate both in memory and in valuable connections │
│ established, and that night qualifies on both counts." │
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│ Ambient Temple of Imagination is made up of core founding members │
│ Richard Sun (a legendary character from the San Francisco rave culture) │
│ and Seofon. Part ambient-trance group, part holistic listening-music │
│ healers, Ambient Temple of Imagination was formed in by Richard Sun and │
│ Seofon at the Imagination event, September 10, 1992 at Townsend in San │
│ Francisco. Originally created as a chill-out room for raves around the │
│ area that were intensely involving and psychedelic. The Imagination │
│ event claims to be the city's first dedicated all-night horizontal │
│ chill-out space. Seofon performed at this event and the ATOI Mystery │
│ School seed was planted. As the ambient-house style entered dance music │
│ as a whole during the next few years, Sun continued putting on ambient │
│ nights and providing alternatives to dancing. Events of this sort were │
│ popping up all over San Francisco from 1992 to 1995. Weekly events like │
│ Charles Uzzell-Edward's The Gardening Club and the bi-monthly Ambient │
│ Jungle offered the perfect escape from the typical house party or │
│ warehouse rave. Ambient labels began appearing and artists from around │
│ the world found the San Francisco vibe to be too tempting to pass up. │
│ ATOI manages to capture beautifully this special time. │
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│ But, what is ATOI? From the ATOI website: │
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│ "The songwriting process for Mystery School usually begins with an │
│ extensive dialog and/or meditation on the material that is to be brought │
│ forward in the transmission of that session, with attention to both │
│ experimentation and continuity of the album. The piece is thus created │
│ on the mental level first; then it is just a matter of bringing it into │
│ being. Richard Sun relies heavily upon the techniques of automatic │
│ drawing, channeling spontaneous inspiration with whatever tools are │
│ available. Although Mystery School is electronically based, Richard │
│ occasionally plays guitar and acoustic instruments for injections of raw │
│ energy." │
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│ "Mystery School is of the awareness that new technology, even like │
│ electronic music instruments, affects the destiny of humanity, and that │
│ music is not about becoming a public figure but about discovering and │
│ learning--both for the artist and the listener. Evolution in the present │
│ time requires more than a rock and roll mentality, or a product │
│ mentality--We want to change and open that paradigm, and facilitate the │
│ progress to a galactic mind. We are clearly in intense times on this │
│ planet. ATOI and Mystery School focus explicitly on religion and │
│ prophecy because religion is used to program and control people, but we │
│ have power over this enough to change the "doomsday" prophecies, to │
│ demonstrate that we have choice in these things." │
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│ Seofon and Ambient Temple of Imagination Discography │
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│ Full-Lengths: │
│ A.T.O.I. - Mystery School [Mystery School volume 1] Silent Records, 1994 │
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│ Seofon - Immanence, Visible Records, 1994 │
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│ Seofon - Causal Collapse, Visible Records, 1994 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - Sonic Acupuncture [Mystery School volume 2], Silent Records │
│ [disc 1] 1995 │
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│ A.T.O.I./Freezer/Iao Kore - Eleusinia [Mystery School volume 3] │
│ (recorded live 1/1/95 at the Cow Palace, San Francisco), Silent Records │
│ [disc 2] 1995 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - Planetary House Nation [Mystery School volume 5] (recorded │
│ 12/21/96 at the 5th Anniversary of The Gathering), Mindspore Records, │
│ 1997 │
│ (includes: Richard Sun, Seofon, Thermal (Joshua Maremont), E.A.R. (Mark │
│ Wayne), Stephen Kent, Nevele (Evoltwin), Daniel Callahan (IAO Core), et │
│ al., IAO Core (Johannes Ayres), Darwin Chamber (Mark G!), Astronout │
│ (Mark Camp), Roy Robinson (23 Degrees) │
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│ A.T.O.I. and Boxman Records present: Thermal + Seofon - A Monument of │
│ Chance, Thousand/Boxman Studies, 1999 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - Y2KAOS 2CD, Mystery School, 1999 │
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│ Seofon with Vidna Obmana, Steve Roach, et al. - Zero Point: Lessons in │
│ being nothing, Foundry/Hypnos, 2001 │
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│ Tracks on other CDs: │
│ A.T.O.I. - "Initiation" on S.F. Rave X-Plosion Volume 1, Revolving │
│ Records, 1993 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Initiation" on From Here to Tranquility 3, Silent Records, │
│ 1994 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "The 3rd Vision, on Darwin Chamber: Star Climber 27.Final, │
│ Advanced Research Records, 1994 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Earth/Voices/Mantram" on In Sight Volume One, Visible │
│ Records, 1995 │
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│ Seofon - "Scharae" on In Sight Volume One, Visible Records, 1995 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Thee Al Importance of Imagination" on From Here To │
│ Tranquility 5: The Silent Channel, Silent Records, 1995 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Olympiads of Thelema" on Voyager, Ad Astra Productions, 1997 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Lust" on Resonant Frequencies: Mindspace 101, Resonant │
│ Media, 2000 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Beltane 93" on The Event Horizon (theta), City of Tribes, │
│ 1997 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Ancestors" on Der Alchemistische Kongress, Bochumer Ton │
│ Manufaktur, 1998 │
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│ A.T.O.I. - "Dionysus Aphrodite Apollo" on ambient.01@hyperreal, │
│ ambient@hyperreal, 2000 │
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│ Also on: │
│ FAHRENHEIT PROJECT - part one, Ultimae records 2001- available via │
│ Backroads │
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│ RESONANT FREQUENCIES - available via Trip │
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│ KIMOSCIOTIC COMMUNICATIONS - available via Content Provider │
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│ 12ö Singles: │
│ A.T.O.I. - Mystery School 12", Visible Records, 1994 │
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│ A.T.O.I. Seattle - Integratron 12", Visible Records, 1994 │
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│ //from http://www.silentrecords.net/html/seofon___a_t_o_i_.html │
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│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ CD1 │
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│ 01. Fire 06:26 │
│ 02. Lust 05:40 │
│ 03. Earthquake 06:18 │
│ 04. Light in Extension 08:25 │
│ 05. Starflesh of Nuit 06:22 │
│ 06. Exorcism 07:56 │
│ 07. Daath 02:58 │
│ 08. Hipgnosis 05:02 │
│ 09. Mantram 05:21 │
│ 10. Arma-Get-on 07:34 │
│ 11. Sonic Acupuncture 04:46 │
│ 12. Devotion 04:47 │
│ 13. The Age of Maat 02:18 │
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│ CD2 │
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│ 01. Obsession 08:38 │
│ 02. Telesterion S.F. 07:19 │
│ 03. Olympiads of Thelema 06:13 │
│ 04. Dionysus Aphrodite Apollo 09:27 │
│ 05. The Invocation 10:03 │
│ 06. Bloodmoonmothergoddess 03:34 │
│ 07. Nature of Desire 07:01 │
│ 08. Xibalba Be (Maha Kali Ma) 05:21 │
│ 09. Planetary House Nation 05:38 │
│ 10. Ancestors 10:41 │
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│ 147:48 min │
│ 203,2 MB │
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