lotusCast – Lotuspike podcast for iTunes #19 August, 2009 (VIDEO)
This month, we bring you a special interview feature with Jeff Kowal, aka Terra Ambient. We connected via iChat to talk about his newest release on Lotuspike, Wanderlust.
Don’t forget to watch for the Twitter giveaway for your chance to win a free copy of Wanderlust!
Quick Link – Coolstreams from Music Soujurn – Featuring Lotuspike Artists
Featuring Darhsan Ambient, Terra Ambient, Markus Reuter, Rudy Adrian, Johan Agebjorn and Spotted Peccary artists Between Interval, Deborah Martin & J. Arif Verner, Jon Jenkins & David Helpling and Erik Wollo:
Terra Ambient’s Wanderlust NOW AVAILABLE
Terra Ambient’s Wanderlust has hit the street
Following his widely acclaimed 2004 Lotuspike release, The Gate, Jeff Kowal (aka Terra Ambient) now delves deeply into his most personal space, sculpting a sonic cathartic experience for all to hear.
“It’s a journal,” says Kowal. “What started out as an expected sequel to my previous release, turned into an emotional sketchbook of some major changes in my life, including a move to the American Southwest.”
Previously on “The Gate”, Kowal used strictly acoustic and live recordings to express himself, but this time he turns to the use of electronics and synthesizers to find a deeper voice in Wanderlust. Kowal explains, “Re-integrating digital and electronic sound sources helped me to capture some of the gritty, subtle and grandiose sounds that this music needed.”
Wanderlust does in fact range from the subtle to the grandiose: epic, sweeping and luscious, Wanderlust plays more like a movie soundtrack than an ambient CD. Delicately balanced between tribal, ethno-acoustic earthiness and searing electronic pads and leads, Wanderlust takes the listener on a journey.
“Sometimes the music is expansive, sometimes it’s quiet and myopic,” says Kowal. “Once the project started to gel, it really became something to dive into and get lost with.”
Aside from synthesizers, Kowal brings many other acoustic and electric instruments into the mix, including frame drums and percussion, didgeridoo, electric guitars, bass, bansuri and PVC flutes, and a modular analog system.
For samples and to buy it, head over the the store >
Terra Ambient on Stars End June Top 20
STAR’S END 1-6AM SatNite/SunMorn 88.5FM WXPN Philadelphia, PA
Top 20 For June 2009 (alphabetical) Compiled by Chuck van Zyl
ARTIST – ALBUM – LABEL
Between Interval – The Edge of a Fairytale – Wanderings
Cluster – Qua – Nepenthe
Robert Davies – Gallery of Spirits – dataObscura
Steve Dinsdale – New Church – Northern Echo
Paul Ellis – The Last Hiding Place of Beauty – Groove
Forest Fang – Phantoms – Projekt
Arve Henriksen – Cartography – ECM
Johann Johannsson – Fordlandia – 4AD
Kevin Keller – Deep Flight – Zebra
Lammergeyer – Beginning to End – dataObscura
Mara’s Torment – Across for Show… – Atmoworks
Nils Petter Molvaer – Hamada – Emarcy
Palancar – Elysium Planitia – Blue Water
Robert Rich – Lumin: Live Archive vol 6 – Soundscsape
Bruno Sanfilippo – Auralspace – AD21
Scanner – Rockets, Unto the Edges of Edges – Binemusic
Saul Stokes – Metacollage – Stokesmusic
Terra Ambient – Wanderlust – Lotuspike
Tosca – No Hassle – K7
Various Artists – Pop Ambient 2009 – Kompakt
lotusCast – Lotuspike Podcast #18 – May, 2009 – [podcast]
This is the first Podcast since December of 2008! We are really sorry for the delay, but we hope this cast makes up for it. With spring-inspired music and important announcements, we are letting you know about our social media channels, Facebook, Twitter and the Space Music podcast (spacemusic.nl). Also, we are previewing a track from Terra Ambient’s upcoming release, Wanderlust.
Chapter / Track Listing:
Chapter 9: Ben Cox – Pray for Rain (from On Water)
Chapter 10: Erik Wøllo – Summer Tomorrow (from Guitar Nova)
Chapter 11: Darshan Ambient – Acre of Sun (from Autumn’s Apple)
Chapter 12 – PREVIEW: Terra Ambient – Myth (from upcoming release Wanderlust)
Terra Ambient – Wanderlust Sneak Preview (behind the scenes)
A sneak peek and look behind the scenes with Terra Ambient on his upcoming release, Wanderlust.
Due out in June
DiN Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Continuous Mix
In April 1999 Ian Boddy formed the DiN electronic music label and the first 3 releases were released simultaneously. Prior to this Boddy had established himself as one of Europe’s best known melodic synth artists with a string of albums and concerts to his credit. He had also begun to colloborate with other musicians such as Andy Pickford, Ron Boots and Mark Shreeve (as ARC) and during the 90’s was releasing his albums on his private Something Else Records label. By the mid-90’s the electronic music scene was evolving rapidly into many different new forms of expression and Boddy felt that he wanted to expand his sonic palette and collaborate more extensively with other musicians from other genres of music. With this in mind he set about establishing DiN as a fresh new label that could not only release his own solo and collaborative projects but also showcase other musicians who he admired and felt had something important to contribute to the world of electronic music. Much care and attention to the design philosophy of the look of the label, the cover designs and to it’s identity was spent in establishing DiN as a recognizable brand that would appeal to collectors of quality music over the years. Indeed all the releases on DiN are of a strictly limited edition with no on-going represses further enhancing it’s collectability.
It is now April 2009 and the latest album Shade by Parallel Worlds has just been released as DiN32. During the intervening releases Boddy has produced 5 solo albums and collaborated on a further 13 with musicians from a diverse range of styles (Markus Reuter, Nigel Mullaney (as Dub Atomica), Chris Carter (of Throbbing Gristle), Mark Shreeve (as ARC), Robert Rich & Bernhard Wöstheinrich. There have also been 11 releases by other artists – Protogonos, Centrozoon, Surface 10, Subsonic Experience, dbkaos, Tetsu Inoue, Radio Massacre International, Hoffmann-Hoock & Wöstheinrich and Parallel Worlds. As part of the “DiN plan” every tenth release is a sampler disc containing a continuous mix of tracks from the previous 9 releases and thus there have been 3 of these iNDEX compilations so far. In fact the first one iNDEX01 (DiN10) was featured on the cover of the June 2001 issue of the well respected music magazine The Wire and helped DiN establish an international reputation. These sampler albums also see the DiN graphic style change for the next batch of releases so an evolution of the DiN albums is easy to follow.
DiN has thus established itself as one of the most innovative, interesting UK electronic music labels over these past 10 years. One of Boddy’s main aims was to allow DiN to act as a bridge between the analogue sound world of the early 70’s synth pioneers and the digtial soundscapes of the more experimental modern exponents of electronic music. DiN continues to embrace new technologies and with the download revolution in full swing has established a sub-label DiNDDL (DiN digital download) to produce a series of
download only albums that will run alongside it’s regular CD releases. There have been 5 of these so far and furthermore these and all of the DiN catalogue are also available on iTunes, Emusic and MusicZeit. Undoubetdly these are challenging times for independent labels but by continuing to evolve and release high quality music DiN is looking forward with relish to the next 10 years.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of DiN the first sampler disc iNDEX01 (DiN10) that was featured on the cover of The Wire magazine in May 2001 is presented as a free download (256kbps MP3). The CD features 15 tracks covering the DiN1 – 9 releases, many of which are now out of print. The continuous mix features the music of Ian Boddy, Markus Reuter, Protogonos, Dub Atomica, Chris Carter, Centrozoon, ARC, Surface 10 & Nigel Mullaney. To get this music please go to http://www.din.org.uk/news.html
Please send any 10th birthday wishes / comments /
thoughts about DiN and it’s music to
din10@selse.demon.co.uk
Please fell free to circulate this press release
to your contacts and colleagues.
–
Something Else Music Limited
Ian Boddy
http://www.ianboddy.com
DiN – Purveyors of Fine Contemporary Electronica
http://www.DiN.org.uk
http://www.myspace.com/dinuk
Darshan Ambient WINS 2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Award’s “Best Ambient Album”
Well, the results are in and it’s official.
Darshan Ambient’s From Pale Hands to Weary Skies is the recipient of the 2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Award’s “Best Ambient Album!”
Congratulations go out to Darshan Ambient!
Darshan Ambient, Rudy Adrian Nominated for NAR’s Lifestyle Music Award
New Age Reporter announced their nominees for the 2008 NAR Lifestyle Music Award this week.
Nominated by broadcasters worldwide, this is a impressive list, including two Lotuspike Artists’ releases, Darshan Ambient (From Pale Hands to Weary Skies) and Rudy Adrian (Desert Realms) nominated for Best Ambient Album.
Also on the list is Craig Padilla nominated for both Best Ambient Album and Best Electronic Album for his Below The Mountain release with Spotted Peccary.
Congratulations Michael, Rudy and Craig!
Interested in seeing the entire list of nominees? Check it out at New Age Reporter >
OUT NOW – Craig Padilla, Zero Ohms, Skip Murphy | Beyond The Portal
Continuing the astral journey they began with Path of Least Resistance, Craig Padilla, Zero Ohms, and fellow traveler Skip Murphy carry listeners through the vast spiral beyond and into the realm of the spirit with music that is simultaneously intimate and interstellar, organic and otherworldly.
TRACK LIST
Perspective of Disappearance
Realm of the Spirit
Oceans of the Heavens
One Moment Beyond
Active Side of Infinity
Beyond the Portal
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