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I don't remember where on the net I heard about this but I picked it up the other day and I have to post about it. the heavenly music corporation: _in a garden of eden_ 49 minutes long, on Silent Records (the same ones who put out the _50 Years of Sunshine_ compilation double CD) [catalog # SR9335] First of all, heavenly music corp. is the name of a song by Brian Eno & Robert Fripp off the album No Pussyfooting. Looking at the sleeve, I noticed: "this cd was created for the space age lounge, a technomystical chill room in goa, india..." and "please note that sublingual hypgnosis techniques are used on this cd in order to induce a theta state in the listener's brain/please do not operate heavy machinery or drive a motor vehicle while listening to this cd..." It also credits genesis p-orridge as a "constant source of inspiration" which means I *had* to hear it. This explains the theta state part. G.P'O along with William Burroughs are big advocates of inducing the theta state by using a dream or brain machine as invented by the French surrealist artist Brion Gysin. It's what you want to achieve with meditation sometimes. All titles written & mixed by kim cascone. Does anyone know who this is? 1. cloud structure silence (5:07): starts out with a loud rooster call a la orb. Very ethereal and ambient. Sounds of farm animals thrown in. 2. the quiet mind (4:42): totally spaceous sounding! Try listening to this one in an altered state of mind! 3. ambient to be here (8:05): a bit more electronic sounding (like a FAX ambient track) with what I think is the sound of a crackling fire in the background. 4. dawn chorus (5:25): birds chirpping and trancey electronic ambient bliss 5. beautiful dream (5:01): samples of dolphins, a woman talking about a dream, someone jumping into a pool, and a beat! 6. in a garden of eden (14:07): the beat kicks in about 5 minutes in and this track has a more eastern sound to it. 7. reentry (6:59): digeridoo samples & a 303!!! talk about trendy... In my honest opinion, this is one of the more brilliant pieces of ambient music I've heard in a long time. Too bad it hasn't come out on vinyl. I posted to a select few to keep this little jewel were I found it; underground! enjoy! WILL-E

will-e says:

quoted 2 lines the heavenly music corporation: _in a garden of eden_

>the heavenly music corporation: _in a garden of eden_ >All titles written & mixed by kim cascone. Does anyone know who this is?

yeah, he's the president/owner of Silent Records. he used to do stuff under the name Poison Gas Research.

quoted 1 line 7. reentry (6:59): digeridoo samples & a 303!!! talk about trendy...

>7. reentry (6:59): digeridoo samples & a 303!!! talk about trendy...

uh, that's a real digeridoo, actually. check the credits. steve roach played it. (steve is a fixture in the new age scene and he's done some very brilliant things. my favorite is a disc he did with robert rich called "soma".)

quoted 4 lines In my honest opinion, this is one of the more brilliant pieces of ambient

>In my honest opinion, this is one of the more brilliant pieces of ambient >music I've heard in a long time. Too bad it hasn't come out on vinyl. >I posted to a select few to keep this little jewel were I found it; >underground!

there are two pieces from Kim on the new Silent compilation "From Here To Tranquility". one is an edit of "re-entry" and the other is called "spice of god". the other good reason to check out FHTT is because i'm on it, of course. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@us.oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always note the sequencer - this will never let us down.

Any comments on their self-titled CD? -- Lazlo (lazlo@unm.edu)

quoted 1 line Any comments on their self-titled CD?

>Any comments on their self-titled CD?

do they have one? we have one called "in a garden of eden"... it's pretty minimal, quiet, ambient in a brian eno kind of way (although i prefer eno's stuff). not worth getting worked up over. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.

quoted 4 lines Any comments on their self-titled CD?

>> Any comments on their self-titled CD? > >are they a "they", a "he", or a "she"? >i thought i saw the name kim cascone in the liner notes...

Kim is a guy. He is the owner of Silent Records. Used to be in an industrial/musique concrete outfit known as Poison Gas Research (PGR). Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.

quoted 3 lines Any comments on their self-titled CD?

> Any comments on their self-titled CD? > -- > Lazlo (lazlo@unm.edu)

I love the CD and too bad it's not on vinyl. I haven't heard anything else of theirs to contrast it with. I hear there is a track on the From Here to Tranquility compilation from Silent Records which I still From: ??? Date: ??? Subject: ??? Status: When I first bought it just over 2 months ago I lost it! I told all my good friends to buy a copy. I like all the tracks, especially "the quiet mind" which I understand is even more interesting after a hit of nitrous! :) I wonder though about the connection with Gen P-Orridge. Hmmmm... WILL-E