From Middle Earth to Outer Space: The Phoenix Foundation - "Hitchcock"

One more lucky find. It was posted on the channel presenting short films, which it is indeed. But at the same time this is a video to a song by a New Zealandish band The Phoenix Foundation. I've never heard of them, but judging from this song, this is a mistake I have to correct as soon as possible. This is a truly brilliant video, combining very original animation with perfectly corresponding music. It was directed (or in this case rather "made") by Reuben Sutherland, a visual artist specialising in mixing up live action and animation. And the music is also original. I guess it could be labeled "post rock", but it wouldn't do justice to this great piece. This is a combination of atmospheric instrumental rock fueled by prominent guitars with electronic sounds straight out of Jean-Michel Jarre's most "cosmic" tunes. The result is something I would call "space rock". OK, enough talkingwriting. I have to book a ticket for a nightflight to Venus.

The Phoenix Foundation - "Hitchcock"

A higher quality version can be found here.

Karmuazine - "Between the Lines"

Classy trip-hop offering (8/10) The new magic stories with a unique atmosphere of colorful Karmuazine's music. This a classy trip-hop offering. Great female vocals, fine English accent (at least from my non-native perspective), professional production, catchy melodies, dreamy atmosphere. Highly recommended for fans of trip-hop or simply good pop music. The album is available for free under CC licenses on Jamendo. You can also buy a lossless FLAC version on Bandcamp. This release is copyrighted. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by buying the full album or single tracks directly from the artist on Bandcamp - for as low as $ 0.7 per track. [Facebook] | [SoundCloud] (2 tracks)

Bownik, Adam Certamen - "Magma"

Fine ambient electronica (8/10) Musical reflection of Mundus subterraneus. Fine ambient electronica. Especially fans of space music, the sound of 80s and such artists as Klaus Schulze or J.M. Jarre should be delighted. The only thing I didn't like is a track no. 2. It's a short piano miniature and while Adam is a skilled player, this piece lacks the power of his space-musical compositions. [mirror @ archive.org] | [Artist's Website] SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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TAT - "Quinta Essentia"

Good gothic album (7/10) D-SIDE n°32, Emmanuel Hennequin - Septembre 2006: "Les canevas acoustiques et hors classe du projet français TAT conduisent à une première oeuvre autoproduite d'envergure et de grande personnalité, au fil de laquelle s'expriment les voix et instruments de talents divers et variés (parmi lesquels AlBéRiCk de .cut aux mots, et la basse de Cypher d'Omnicore). Les thèmes musicaux investissent des décors acoustiques rituels et mortuaires, parsemés de cloches ("Quinta Essentia : Part 1") mais sans y voir une limite. Et la sévérité des sujets ("Thalidomide", du nom du médicament ravageur) se confronte en permanence à la douceur poétique des cordes classiques. Dès lors, l'acclimatation nécessaire à une entreprise poly-linguistique, créant un univers fait de subtils reliefs et mû par le paradoxe. Formellement, TAT crée une musique d'un nouveau genre : folk, progressive, post-classique et expérimentale. A la fois limpide et ténébreuse, elle ne veut pas tromper sur la marchandise. L'expérience auditive, captivante, est donc proposée en download libre, et ce préalablement à tout achat. La beauté et la culture de l'objet nous font dire ici que sa survie aux tentations de la musique libre de défraiement doit s'organiser. C'est un appel à l'achat, oui, car de disques comme ceux-ci sont durs, et rares. Ils sont beaux." Lacrimosa meets Dead Can Dance meets Einsturzende Neubauten - these are the first associations that came to my mind after listening to this album. But TAT is still quite original. For example, use of a classical guitar gives a very interesting effect. Dark ghotic tunes - very haunting. The only downside is the terrible French accent in English songs. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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Tryad - "Tryad Demo (Public Domain)"

Strong debiut (7/10) industrial, classical, and pop all come together with this new 'virtual band' known as try^d. with members in seattle, ohio, and japan, try^d music is created entirely over the internet. most members have never met in person. try^d includes vavrek, ema, and arna from seattle on lead vocals, rjmarshall from japan on keyboards, and john holowach as the band's producer. I started my adventure with Try^d with their third album "Listen". I was completely mesmerized and shocked by the quality and beauty of this album. Their debut "Tryad Demo (Public Domain)" is of course weaker than "Listen" but this is still beautiful music for every fan of triphop or atmospheric rock/pop. I have one complaint - I don't like the voice of the singer on "The Final Rewind". But apart from that - great job. I gave 7 points, but that's only because this album is followed by "Listen". Let's say it's 7 points on "Try^d scale". SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation.

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Abogix (J.K.), the - "Welcome in my dreams!"

Just Abogix (8/10) Hier ist es nun...mein 5. Album! Wieder hat es mir sehr viel spass gemacht beim produzieren dieses Albums und hoffe es macht euch genau soviel freude beim zuhören!!! Dieses Album ist diesmal etwas fröhlichergeworden,nicht so dunkel. Es sollte gute laune verbreiten und hört sich auch teilweise lustig an. Es geht weiter Freunde...und es ist kein ende in sicht! Wer meine Musik liebt,der darf sich ruhig auf viele weitere Alben von mir freuen...denn in meiner fantasie...in meiner Welt...gibt's noch viel viel mehr zu entdecken! Das Cover zu diesem Album wurde von "ducadidoom" gemacht! Ich find's toll!...tausend dank!!! (Ach...muss das schön sein von Bergen umzingelt zu sein und gesunde Luft einzuatmen...seuftz!) Schönen gruss an meine Familie....Mom (Mi-Schops)...Dad (Pirat) (Sean Connery)... Jim (J.P.) & Sandra & Lou...Steve (MonChichi) & Cindy The Abogix (J.K.) Just Abogix. Anybody need more recommendations? For those who didn't listen to his other albums yet: electronic sounds arranged with talent. Very atmospheric tunes. However, I must say I prefer his darker compositions. "Tales of mystery and imagination" are the best. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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Abogix (J.K.), the - "Fantasmagoria"

Good psychedelic electronica (8/10) Mein viertes Album. Hypnotized Part II und III sind die nachfolger von Hypnotized aus dem Album "Signs". Wiederum zwei stücke die extrem psychedelisch klingen und ...wer weiss, auch eine Hypnotisierende wirkung haben? Wake up!...bringt euch dann wieder zurück aus der Hypnose. ;-) Ich hoffe es wird euch gefallen! The Abogix (J.K.) Abogix doesn't drop below a certain level (a very high level for many others). However, I consider this album to be weaker than "Tales of mystery and imagination" and "Signs". I don't know why... Maybe there are too many elements that distract you and you cannot simply drift with a melody. Or maybe some of these elements just don't fit...? But still - 8 points. And of course I still recommend it to all fans of intelligent electronic music. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation on this page - use the button "Donate" in the upper left corner.

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Silence Industry, the - "Edge Of Illusion, the"

Songwriting skills vs production skills (7/10) The 4th release from The Silence Industry. This time The Silence Industry can be heard refining their unique sound which combines elements of post-punk, industrial, noise, dream-pop, psychedelia and goth-rock. "The Edge of Illusion" is a reference to our dispossession and our struggles to overcome it: a theme that runs throughout the release. It is sad and frustrating. Because this band truly knows how to write great gothic rock/metal songs. Even if they borrow heavily from Fields of the Nephilim, these tunes are so good that it would not be a problem. So why is it sad? The reason is all the work and talent they put into songwriting is wasted because of lack of production skills and/or equipment. This album sounds like recorded in a bucket full of water, but with the mikes placed not only outside the bucket, but also in another room. The mix is flat, with all the instruments forming an undistinctive mass of dull sound. The vocals are particularly awful, unintelligible and buried deep in the background. Yuck. I pondered how to rate this work and I am giving it 7/10, but only because the songs themselves deserve 9 or even 10. The quality of sound deserves 2 or 3. One could say it should not matter - Jamendo is not for professionals and I should rate only the quality of songwriting. But what if poor production makes the recording almost unlistenable? Should I award 5 stars to the album that I can barely listen without my ears aching? No way. That is not going to happen. Re-record this album, guys, and I will be happy to give it full 10 points. The album has been released on Jamendo as well as by the now-defunct netlabel Ekleipsi and is available for downloading at the following locations in mp3 and ogg formats: Jamendo / Jamendo mirror at archive.org / Ekleipsi mirror at archive.org You can also download it directly from the artist at Bandcamp in a variety of formats, including a lossless FLAC version. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation at Jamendo or Bandcamp. I would choose Bandcamp to support sharing lossless music.

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Orchid - "Takk!_Soundsampler"

Excellent dreamy pop rock (9/10) Orchid was founded in January 2006, in Poznan - a city in a mid way between Warsaw and Berlin. After we have made our debut as a part of a nationwide charity action known as Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy we played several gigs in Poland. Our music goes easy with the rockandroll. It is mostly simple, melodic, sometimes schmaltzy. It meets the electronics, but not very modern, rather vintage. We do rockandrol, special FX included. Contact: (cell) +48 510 549 762 orchidtheband@gmail.com Excellent dreamy pop rock. And I don't say that because I'm the Pole myself, but because of the quality of this recording. I'm the last person to praise work of others, if it's not really worth it. So my rating doesn't mean "9, because they come from Poland and they're young" but "9, because you can put it right beside Portishead's or The Cardigans' albums". Pros: - catchy melodies (but not primitively commercial), - great dreamy atmosphere, - beautiful female voice, - not bad English accent. Cons: - production. The voice is without any sense hidden in the background. Sometimes it's even hard to hear the lyrics (especially on "Moreless"). - drums. Monotonous cymbals, which in addition are louder than the vocals ("Moreless" again), distract attention from otherwise great tunes and after a while become really tiring. Overall, the pros seriously outweigh the cons. Despite the small drawbacks, this is the finest pop rock album I heard in months. And it is infinitely better than everything that Polish branches of the majors excreted from their rotting bowels and labeled as Polish pop rock, in years. The highlights: 1 moreless - catchy, sexy melody, great piano. 2 call to the past - the best on this album. Smash hit. Beautiful melody sang beautifully. 5 mess - starts surprisingly with an old-fashioned keyboard but then contemporary guitars join with a nice melody. But it is a chorus that is really mesmerizing with a haunting vocalise. It reminds me of the great vocalise from the Polish classic movie "Pociag". Finally, anyone wanting more from Orchid may wish to visit their website. You can find several bonus tracks there - each worth checking out. And you can now buy their debut album in mp3 for 3,5 euro (!) and on CD for 12 euros. I highly recommend it, because it is as great as this demo.

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SaReGaMa - "4 Elements, the"

Instant classic (10/10) All things in the Universe are combination of matter and mind. The matter consists of four elements: Earth, Fire, Air and Water. All animals, plants, stones, emotions, inanimate objects, and energies are combinations of these elements. Everything has its own unique blend of the four elements in it: everything that has substance has earth in it; everything that has energy in it has fire; everything that flows and/or has feelings has water; and everything that involves sound, thinking, or communication has air in it. This album includes 3 new and 3 remastered tracks from an earlier release OBE (Out of Body Experience) plus the track Water released previously as a single. Videoclip of AIR - Kalimba solo can be watched here. Kora samples in the track Earth by the master Kora player Mamadou Diabate; balafon sounds by Bala Kouyaté. Santoor samples in Water by multi-instrumentalist and singer Manish Vyas. Kanun samples in OBE#2 by Hakan Güngör. Cedar flute sounds in OBE#3 by David R. Maracle. There's slight distortion on picks due to overcompression in some tracks, however the FLAC version is clean and dynamics are much better. The audio quality of music offered on Jamendo in best case reaches 190 kbps, which is quite reasonable for evaluational purposes but definitely not enough to experience the richness of original sound (1411 kbps). If you'd like to feel how this music sounds for real you can obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album on my website. A masterpiece of ambient/downtempo electronica mixed with world music and rock. Absolutely essential for every fan of intelligent music. You can also obtain a lossless FLAC versionof this album from the artist's website for a small donation.

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KraftiM - "etSitara"

Almost flawless ethno-ambient (9/10) This is the official etSitara album, released as MT013 on www.musictrade.info Musictrade info: "Here comes the first full length Musictrade release from the Dutch experimental electronica artist and sound architect KraftiM. Modern western electronic sounds meet the serenity eastern instrumentalism on this album - think of a raga in a spaceship. From his first released tracks KraftiM has had a unique sound and a unique emotional atmosphere to his works, and this album is no exception. KraftiM is a musical travel agency specialized in surprise destinations. " Contributing artists: Krita Yuga (Japan) sitar on tracks 1, 4 till 11; KIGAS (Japan) violin on tracks 2,3 and4; Geechi (USA) vocals on track 3. Sleeve design: Doc etSitara features the tracks from the previously minialbum etSitara released here on Jamendo. This minialbum is removed to avoid double releases. Now this etSitara is KraftiM's fully "Japanese" album, due to the contributions of the Japanese artists KIGAS and Krita Yuga. A new long version of mRat is released, as well as Hamagito and Solyuga who are added to complete this oriental trip. Have fun... Note: a 24bit/44.1kHz audiophile version of this album is available on http://www.mininova.org/tor/1069597

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Great ethno-ambient. Would be perfect if not for the track no. 3 "Hamagito", which is an older work of KraftiM - based on annoying speeches and not a particularly good tune.

However, the rest is GREAT and I encourage you to check it out - of course only if you're a fan of creative atmospheric electronic music.

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Radiosonde - "Try Again" [EP]

Interesting electronica (8/10)

Try Again from radiosonde on Myspace. Radiosonde is Brian Judkins,born in Nashville,Tennessee in 1972.At age 14 began taking drum lessons. Played drums for several bands around Nashville. In 2003 I gave up playing drums and wanted too try something different in my musical journey.Having been a fan of different types of music for along time,including different styles of electronic music.I decided too try writing my own style of electronic music. Taking influences from other bands/artist that I have listened to through out my life so far,but trying too stay original. I have two music projects at this time. The one you're checking out at the moment (radiosonde) and my other alias,the new slumber. I have also gone by the name "Lyra". Have performed live in the Nashville area under,the new slumber and lyra at Ruby Green Art Gallery,Caffeine CoffeeHouse,and Springwater. Also I have had songs played on Vanderbilt's radio station 91.1 on the show, 91 Mixdown under the name Lyra on October 12th 2003. Have recently been played on the Black Wolfe Radio podcast as Radiosonde on Episode 2 and Episode 3. Three songs combined within one track. Each one equally interesting. The first and the second are rather calm electronica (the first with a more experimental side to it). The third is more energetic electro. They are all well crafted, with good melodies. Really nice work for fans of straightforward electronic music. The album has been released by the 49manekinow.net netlabel and is available for downloading at archive.org in mp3 format.

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Skala - "Zaslona"

Great experimental rock (10/10) W przeciwieństwie do poprzedniego albumu zespołu Skala "Lumina", który był projektem mocno studyjnym, na płycie "Zasłona" większość kompozycji powstała podczas wspólnych improwizacji. Ostateczny ich kształt nadano podczas masteringu starając się nie ingerować zbyt mocno w naturalne brzmienie instrumentów, w tym elektronicznych. Ideą było zachowanie naturalnego, nieco garażowego brzmienia. W nagraniach udział wzięli: Roger - gitary, bas, elektronika, Maya - bębny, perkusjonalia, elektronika, Lechu - djembe,didgeridoo, GBart - elektronika. Patronat nad płytą objął świetny polski netlabel 49manekinow - http://www.49manekinow.net/ Great experimental rock (or post rock, as electronic instruments are heavily used here). It's instrumental music, but despite having no vocals it's never boring. The tunes are atmospheric, the band is very creative in finding original sounds, so the result is very diverse and full of bright ideas. I highly recommend this album. Apart from Jamendo, the album has been also released by the 49manekinow.net netlabel and is available for downloading at archive.org in mp3 format. Strangely, this release is governed by a different CC license:

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Dragan - "Sashka's Song" [SP]

Really successful debut (7/10) Hello This is my first effort, at least as a complete author. Back, in the old days, I used to play drums only... The entire work is done on an inexpensive home equipment, so it may sound a little cheap, but I would really want to hear your opinion on this, whether it's good or bad... This song is named after my daughter's name Sashka (short from Alexandra). She is 5 years old and she is my main driving force. Thank you for listening and for your patience. Well done. Of course, it can be heard that it has been made on a cheap equipment, yet the artist almost managed to mask its limitations. While particular samples sound artificial, they are not so artificial as to completely ruin the whole track (what is not so easy in the genre of electronic ambient folk, which he has chosen). Further, the melody that Dragan composed is simple, yet beautiful, entertaining and atmospheric. And finally the vocals. Both singing and the melodic line are outstanding. Simply enchanting. To sum up, this is a really beautiful gift to his daughter. I would love to hear it re-recorded in a professional recording studio. People would surely think that Deep Forest released a new single.

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Bat For Lashes - "Two Suns" [Special Edition] (2009)

Brighton, England's Bat for Lashes is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Natasha Khan. The Pakistan-born Khan pulls from her art school education and her experience producing multimedia installations when it comes to writing songs. She also cites Steve Reich and Susan Hiller as influences, while echoes of Björk and Siouxsie Sioux are heard throughout Bat for Lashes' mystical indie rock sound. [by MacKenzie Wilson / Allmusic.com] Ultimately, Two Suns is nearly as graceful and poetic as Bat for Lashes' best work; it's just that the album's massive concepts and sounds require a little more time and patience to unravel to get to the songs' hearts. It's clear that Khan's talent and ambition are both huge, and for her to slightly overreach is better than not aiming as high as she can. [Read more --->]

Warning! The artist probably* does not sell this record outside of the official distribution, so if you buy this album, almost all the money will go to the recording industry mafia and will be used later for committing crimes such as unlawful harassment of fans and bribing authorities to implement changes in law, which would infringe basic human rights.

*) If you know the way of paying the artist directly for this work, please let me know and I will gladly update this page.

Tracklist: 01. Glass 02. Sleep Alone 03. Moon and Moon 04. Daniel 05. Peace of Mind 06. Siren Song 07. Pearl's Dream 08. Good Love 09. Two Planets 10. Traveling Woman 11. The Big Sleep

Special Edition: 01. Wilderness 02. Sleep Alone (909s in DarkTimes Mix) 03. Daniel (Lo Fi) 04. A Forest (The Cure cover) 05. Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover) 06. Good Love (live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 19 April 2009) 07. Daniel (live on Radiohead tour at Nimes, 14 June 2008) 08. Lonely (live at Koko, 29 October 2007)

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Ana Never - "Ana Never" [remastered and rereleased]

Depressive post rock (8/10) At first, we would like to say THANK YOU for Goran and all Ana Never crew for makeinkg possible to show this beautiful release in Poland. You'll find some more info in a release booklet. It's great pleasure to have a chance to re-realase and distribute this album in Poland ... few more words about release soon ... now just enjoy with listening this stuff. Extremely sad, deep and anxious dose of experimental, post-rock, ambient music from Serbia. This is depressive atmospheric post-rock of really high quality. Perfect as a soundtrack for suicide attempts. The album has been released by the 49manekinow.net netlabel and is available for downloading at archive.org in mp3 format. You can also buy it directly from the artist at Bandcamp for as low as $3.60 - no money goes to the fuckin' RIAA. If you like the music - do it! Support the artist. A lossless FLAC version is also available. The version released by 49manekinow contains two bonus live tracks:

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Phon - "Blue" [SP]

Nice atmospheric tune (7/10) best downtempo tracks "acidphon" & "blue" Nice atmospheric downtempo tune - check it out. Or even better check Phon's album "phon - bsides". This tune is included and the others are also worth listening. [Artist's Blog] SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS If you like this album and you can afford it, consider supporting the artist by making a donation.

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Williamson - "A Few Things To Hear Before We All Blow Up"

Thank gods for a review system (8/10) Full of beautiful hooks and entrancing rhythms, A Few Things To Hear Before We All Blow Up is the "electronic-indie-space-pop," release from a group of extremely talented musician-hermits from Berkeley, California. Like silk from a spider's butt, Williamson spins out glistening strands of melody and emotion that slowly evolve into gorgeously mesmerizing configurations of sound. Listeners have described it as being "the soundtrack to my brain waves" and "drenched in gentleness." Highly recommended for fans of Sugar Plant, Four Tet, Marumari, Sigur Ros, and Transient Waves. Thank god for a review system! Why? Because this album did not catch my ear on the first listen. I thought "nice, pleasant, too smooth". And would maybe ignore it, but I looked through the enthusiastic reviews and decided to give it another try. Good for me. Because this is really very good record! I will not go deep into details, because my predecessors said it all. It's flawlessly recorded downtempo, with very classical - I'd say - approach: without many strange sounds, broken beats, experiments but with real instruments. Very calm, atmospheric and soothing music. It may be too warm and peaceful for some, but everyone must admit that this is first-class recording. Check it out. I won't mention particular tracks, because this is very even album. A lossless version of the album is available on Magnatune.

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Macroform - "Barren Tree" [EP]

Great downtempo (9/10) The world looks so barren and gray in the winter, sometimes it feels the same way within our soul, but there is hope. There is an opportunity to see the the beauty within the emptiness and purpose within our own loneliness. This music is unconsciously about this experience. contact: paulshuler at gmail dot com Well, I think I'll just repeat more or less what I already wrote in my review of the first album by Macroform. This record is full of fantastic downtempo tunes. Sometimes a little experimental, but still smooth - no hardcore here. Technically, it's a crossover of electronica and acoustic rock. Great catchy melodies, nice soothing atmosphere, fine use of real instruments. Never boring, like so many bad "atmospheric" productions. Just a pure feast for yer ears. Simon says: Check it out now! The highlights: 1 Forgiven 3 My ankles Hurt 6 Space Ship 8 Can you make me better? P.S. Why not 10? 10 is given too often on Jamendo. Note that good albums start at 7... What's use for rating if every album gets 10?

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Macroform - "Letting Your Self Go"

Brilliant orthodox ambient (8/10) These songs are inspired from my recently expanded training in the Alexander Technique. These ambient atmospheres and guitar textures are meant to accompany and encourage the experience of letting your muscles stop working and while laying on your back, allowing gravity to restore your natural skeletal structure. Hopefully this may be of some benefit to others who hope to restore there natural bodily form. Enjoy! Feedback appreciated at paulshuler at gmail dot com Brilliant orthodox ambient. What I mean by "orthodox"? I mean it strictly follows the rules - it's completely devoid of rhythm, very relaxing, silent, dreamy, atmospheric, the sounds just flow by peacefully. Truly meditative tunes. Usually I don't like such played-by-rules ambient, because very often it is boring and uncreative. Ambient artists tend to think that it suffices to extend the chords, put in some silent passages and the masterpiece is ready. Not so fast. One more element is required. And this element is called the "talent". Macroform has plenty of it. Come and taste it.

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