Vast

Saul Stokes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Foundry
• ASIN: B000EXDXQ6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #518,108 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...the music of Saul Stokes speaks the electronic infinite word. His work is an exemplary fusion of experimentalism and electronica. --Chuck Van Zyl, Star's End, February 23, 2006

Product Description

Saul Stokes’ new release, Vast, features seven new compositions, unique and quirky explorations from this one-of-a-kind musician. Stokes’ sound bears undeniable connections to the electronic music pioneers of the 70s (Tonto’s Expanding Headband, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre) but also ties into threads from the 80s post-industrial sound, the 90s chill-out electronica resurgence, and the 21st century pop-ambient aesthetic. With a pervasive melodic sense Stokes is able to channel the strange and deep sounds of his “hand forged” instruments (as he refers to them) into complex and evolving compositions, pieces which move easily from idea to idea, often ending up in unexpected places. The structures are unpredictable, one moment pop-like, the next textural and meditative, and the next shifting into an impetuous percussive riff. Vast is filled with a multitude of sonic ideas, but its best quality may be the space left within the music for the listener. It is possible to inhabit these pieces and find yourself in a place completely new and other, yet somehow familiar.

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Far Out, August 21, 2011

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Victronix - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vast (Audio CD)

Saul Stokes is one who not only creates a beautiful noise ,but he created the instruments that it comes from.
All of his releases are FAR OUT..............
VAST is my personal favorite.
If you ever have the chance to see him live do it. you will not be dissapointed.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is no fluffy ambience, September 28, 2010

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Roy Gaiot (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vast (Audio CD)

Saul Stokes is a unique musician/composer in the truest sense. Aside from building/programing his own instruments his compositions are so sublime. He veers from melodic to experimental. This particular release is on the melodic side. There is a wonderful flow to the tracks which never becomes tedious. A lot of the music in this genera doesn't have much in the way of substance, where the music really has no development and makes no statement. Vast is multi layered and intelligently crafted. Highly recommended for fans of electronic music. You can get all of Stokes' releases directly from his website ([...]) for near half the price that commercial stores like Amazon sells them.