headbot
2006-05-19_21:22
[img:16wxny68]http://tempestrecordings.com.au/CMS/images/stories/tempest8front.jpg[/img:16wxny68] Title: Escape From Chaos Artist: Various Artists Genre: Chill Out Label: Tempest Recordings Cat No: TEMPEST8 Format: CD Album/ Jewel case Cd Cover: http://tempestrecordings.com.au/CMS/ima ... 8front.jpg Release Date: 22nd May 2006 Barcode No: 9330357005245 More info: http://www.tempestrecordings.com.au Distribution by Arabesque : http://www.arabesque.co.uk RELEASE INFO ========================== With the release of 'Escape from Chaos', the first in our Tempest Chill series, we explore the downtempo side of the label. Damiano Verna (Tempest Recordings) and Michael Westcot (Assemblage Records) have a compiled a release featuring a mixture of established artists, new and upcoming outfits along with the mainstays of the label from all over the globe including the UK, France, Israel, Greece, Denmark, New Zealand and Australia. The soundscape varies from lush ambience to dub to downtempo breaks. TRACKLIST ========================== 01 Terra Nine - Foxtrot Alpha 02 Spies vs Red Eye Express - Sogno D'Oro 03 Eridani vs J West - Zero Crossing 04 Random Designers vs Arcane Trickster - Golden Triangle (Terra Nine Remix) 05 Emu - Homeland 06 Side Liner - Moonlight 07 The Omm Squad vs Psyburbia - The Exploration of Deep Bass 08 Terra Nine vs Random Designers - Entelechy 09 System 7 - Alpha Wave (Mirror System Remix) 10 Zero Cult - Utopia Train 11 Geo Glow Motion (Short Edit) 12 Red Eye Express Aqua LISTEN DEMOS ONLINE ========================== http://www.arabesque.co.uk/index.php?op ... 9&Itemid=1 ARTIST PROFILE: ========================== >New Zealand based Terra Nine, aka Michael Westcot, combines lush string sounds from his electric violin and viola with electronic processing and chilled beats. He has releases on ZYX, Green Ant, and Tempest Recordings and is well known throughout Australasia for his unique live performances. >Arcane Trickster consists of Christopher Innes & Damiano Verna, with releases on labels such as Cosmicleaf Records, Equinox and Earthcore with remixes for Not Drowning Waving, Side Liner, Terra Nine & Psyburbia. Other projects include Red Eye Express, in collaboration with virtuoso guitarist Giorgio Giampetri and The Omm Squad with John Crombie. >Spies is the production project for French DJ Holeg, well known for his hybrid psy-electro-indus-techno style. >Random Designers are twins, Matt and Tom Birtchnell. This Sydney based pair of English ex-pats explore a range of electronic music including drum 'n' bass, psy-trance and breaks. >Side Liner, aka Nick Miamis , is one of the busiest people in the Greek electronic music scene. In addition to his numerous shows in Greece, he is also the host of the "Nova Natura" radio show, showcasing ambient / downtempo music from across the globe. Nick is also the label manager for chill label Cosmicleaf Records and trance label Unicorn Music. >Psyburbia started as a psychedelically minded side project for local industrial rockers Ragewar in 1998. They have released material on labels such as Matsuri Productions, Tempest Recordings, Black Hole, Nova Tekk and more. >System 7 is a band based around Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy. A beautiful blending of electric guitar & synthesizer. Styles vary from Ambient to Techno to Freestyle. >Also featured are up & comers Zero Cult, Geo, Eridani vs J West & Emu. Availble online from ========================== http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/tep/tep1cd008.html http://www.saikosounds.com/english/disp ... sp?id=5688 http://www.amboworld.com/cgi-bin/produc ... EMPESTCD08 http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin ... EMPESTCD08 http://www.discobole.gr/product.asp?pid=100342
pure_energy
2006-05-20_06:36
Ooh... A must-have
ZawHeR
2006-07-18_08:25
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headbot
2006-08-07_21:39
============================================== review from MIKE G. AmbientMusicGuide.com @ http://www.ambientmusicguide.com The Cosmic Lounge, Chillout Channel @ http://www.di.fm Ultima Thule, 2MBS-FM Sydney @ http://www.ultimathule.info ============================================== VARIOUS ARTISTS Escape From Chaos (Tempest Recordings) Unicorn/Cosmicleaf and the Australia's Tempest Recordings clearly share a philosphy, right down to the appearance of several Cosmicleaf artists on this Oz label's first downtempo compilation Escape From Chaos. All tracks are exclusives however, so no overlaps. The underground scene we could loosely call psy-trance and progressive is attracting some fantastic and varied ambient talent, I'm guessing due to the general disregard for barriers and fashion that constrict pretty much every other "dance" genre. Escape From Chaos offers a little more electro grunge and scary bass-heavy sounds than Side Liner's effort but its no less beautiful or substantial. Around half the artists here are local including Terra Nine, Random Designers and Red Eye Express. Guitar sounds among them are popular; lets face it, rock is part of the Australian DNA. All up there's twelve tracks of only slightly varying quality and no duds at all, and once again the massive sci-fi dub of Zero Cult leaves me floating in the stratosphere. A solo album by this gifted Israeli is out soon - watch the skies. ============================================== Review by Djane Original-Rocket Mushroom Magazine issue #132 June 06 ============================================== "...As the title suggests: finally a bit of peace...Michael Westcot aka Terra Nine, a man that's already compiled so many ambient Cds for other succesful labels like ZYX,Green Ant & Tempest, always seems to manage chilled grooves finely blended with electronic strings and a load of downbeat to go with it. Wonderfully relaxing music with a few classic gems tucked in there. Rating: Psychedelically valuable and especially chilled, even if it does occasionally approach 130 bpm. Definitely give it a listen. Some of the tracks ar ideal for starting an exciting Dj-set..." ============================================== Review from Revolve Magazine UK Reviewer: Nova (Ultimae Records) ============================================== "VA Escape from Chaos (Tempest)... And now something new from upside-down! With "Escape From Chaos", Melbourne-based Tempest Recordings have compiled their first chill-out release from the "Tempest Chill" series, exploring the downtempo side of the label where artists can release the music that please them. Featuring on this tasty and different (not much innovative though) compilation is a mixture of established artists such as System7 (with a nice remix of "Alpha Wave") and newcomers from different corners of the world (solid tracks by Side Liner and Zero Cult). The mood is always very positive and the music styles range from dubby breaks to more ambient moments