King Beneath the Mountain

Surface of Eceon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Strange Attractors
• ASIN: B00005QKFB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,125 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dragyyn was completely improvised & left unadorned, using no overdubs whatsoever. The music exposes an astonishing degree of texture, depth & balance. Whittling miles of improvised recordings down to 6 varied pieces which stretch just over the 1 hr mark, Surface of Eceyon dress up their 3 guitar flurry to the nines in a colorful wardrobe of effects, directed by motorik rhythms alternating between propulsive pulses & impressionist decor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Impressive Trip, April 1, 2002

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L. Jordan Bickel "Technomonk" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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The King Beneath the Mountain is beautiful without being sappy or wistful. Its awash in guitars and large sound scapes.
It is great atmosphere music while being complex and deep enough to listen closely to over and over...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surface Of Eceon - 'The King Beneath The Mountain' (Strange Attractors), February 9, 2007

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Beneath the Mountain (Audio CD)

Superb atmospheric transcendent, krautrock-influenced 21st century space rock, would be the best way to describe this first of two (so far) piece of work by Surface Of Eceon. Know I've seen their name before. Tunes here that'll your hairs standing on end are the wailing opener "The Open Sea", "Grasshopper King" and the sixteen minute tripping "Ascension To The Second Tier". Should likely appeal to loyal followers of Bardo Pond, Abunai!, Windy&Carl, Kinski and possibly Flying Saucer Attack. Simply a must-have.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent instrumentals, May 13, 2006

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John L Murphy "Fionnchú" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Beneath the Mountain (Audio CD)

Spacemen 3, Eno, Kinski, Krautrock, Pink Floyd in their spacy early stage: these all can be tasted by those sampling this instrumental mix of ambient beauty and sinister tension. Well-crafted, varied in textures and rich in detail of sounds layered and sequenced slowly and inexorably: this is intelligent music too loud to chill by, too complex to dream by, but just right to think by. This and their second album showcase this enigmatic collective's talent, and I only hope that more of their music makes its way to the surface.