This full album is coming out soon on Spheredelic, a net label out of Germany. Dark Ambient Space brings together rhythm, melodic sequences, and experimental soundscapes into a sonic journey through a dark universe. The tracks were almost entirely played live, making extensive use of modular synthesizers.
My musical journey started with few years of piano lessons in middle school. Through the years I periodically tried to take it up again, but always got frustrated with progress until a few years ago when I completely changed my approach. I put away all the piano books, and just started improvising. I had always wanted to be able to just sit and play music, not just recreate it from sheet music. I didn’t become a concert pianist (that was never my intention anyway) but progress was surprising.
Around that time is when started experimenting with modular synthesizers and posting the results on YouTube. I really never expected to put out an album, but André at Spheredelic really encouraged me to put together an album. I finally put together the tracks at the beginning of the year. To be honest, starting felt like a bit of lark, but the more it came together, the more passionate I was about the project as a work of art.
I’m very happy with the result and excited to share it with world, or at least whoever is into this kind of music. A huge thanks to André at Spheredelic for his encouragement and to my good friend, David Last, for inspiring me to try music way back in middle school, for mastering the album, and helping with some cuts. Cheers!
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