Various Artists: Amplexus
- Vidna Obmana - The Transcending Quest - 19:37
- Thom Brennan - The Path Not Taken - 19:20
- Steve Roach - The Dreamer Descends - 20:26
The compilation originally was released as a three different limited edition 3"
CD's on Amplexus Records in Europe. For the domestic reissue all three tracks
were combined onto a single album. Amazingly enough each track seems to flow to
the next almost effortlessly as if they had been written by the same artists.
Now while it is true that each piece was written specifically for the Amplexus
project, the only collaboration between the artists was Steve Roach's addition
of ambience and treatments to the Thom Brennan piece. All the rest of the music
was written in separate locations and at different times so it just slightly
astounding that each piece meshes together so well. Obviously each piece
consists of an approximately twenty minute composition of both natural and
man-made percussion as well as environmental samples and other natural
ambience. However each piece then has unique flare of each particular artists
added to complete the overall concept of the track. So in the end, even though
each piece is amazingly similar, in reality it is the individual talent of all
three artists that shines through that makes this compilation so crisp and
pristine.
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