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Deeperworlds

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If you visit the Mystical Sun page at MySpace, you'll see the label "Atmostronica/Ambient/Trance/World/Electronic." I suppose "atmostronica" is meant to uniquely identify the Mystical Sun sound, but I think Ambient, World, and Electronic make for good reference points. There are definite elements of Trance as well.

This work begs for a visual component to go with it; you can easily imagine the music supporting a stunning video. While the individual tracks are strong, there is the strong sense of taking a journey when you listen to "Deeperworlds" in its entirety - which I highly recommend doing with good headphones if you have the opportunity.

One of the first things that will strike you as you listen, particularly if you listen to a fair amount of electronica, is the uniqueness of the sound. Needless to say I doubt that the default factory settings on the synthesizers were ever used during the making of this recording. The sound textures are rich and the production is warm in spite of the wide sound vistas. For a good example of this just listen to the opening of "Ninth Sphere." The percussion ranges from a deep bass to processed layers of sound; pieces of the main melody are echoed in unique, synthetic tones. There is also an understated use of phase shifting. If the description sounds overly gimmicky, then that's because the words to properly describe the sound can be difficult to find. The track is both warm in tone and cool in its elegance.

As I listen to "Deeperworlds" I feel that I am discovering something new each time. Certain tracks, such as "Halo" which has appeared on several ambient compilations, immediately grab you, but even after multiple plays you notice something new. Other tracks such as "Innerworld" slowly nudge their way into your mind after repeated listenings. All in all a fine work and I look forward to the next Mystical Sun release.

Great music to put in your library, and use it for 'easy listening' while you need to work, need some music, but don't want to be distracted by it. Nice to listen to in the background, and relax!

Considering my above Blade Runner comment, this album would also make great theme music for Rutger Hauer's character from that film. I put this cd on one late night after receiving it and... DAMN!!! This is the best thing I've heard since Jon Hassell's Power Spot (1986) and reminds me of my experiences in Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) at night some years ago. I even purchased the other work, "Inner Mind Consciousness", which harkons back to some of UNKLE's projects and Massive Attack's (now classic) Mezzanine (1998). My favorite song from this album is 2012...so check it out and enjoy; highly recommended. Multithanks.