Architect • Sonic Area • Hologram_ - We Are the Alchemists (Ant-Zen / Audiotrauma)
Tracklist 01. Steaming the Lab 02. Spark the Coil 03. Flying Books in the Desert 04. Solaris Splendor 05. Promordial Soup 06. Opening the Matter 07. Find the Light 08. Talking with Birds 09. A Small Glimpse into Eternity 10. The Black Stone 11. Solve et Coagula 12. The Great Voyager
Press Release alchemy is an influential tradition whose practitioners have, from antiquity, claimed it to be the precursor to profound powers. these powers can transform physical energies, but besides that, a true alchemist also has the ability to perceive the world's essence behind its superficial appearance, and it is his challenge to use this ability for showing untaught and open-minded persons what is beyond the daily grind. three prominent and significant projects decided to discharge these powers by bundling their distinct creativity into the fascinating collaboration 'we are the alchemists'. the title is well-considered and it conveys a certain meaning: we all could be the alchemists if we really want to. gold is all around us and it's inside everything - let's release our hidden capacity to stay amazed. each band's characteristics and strengths realize their full potential in this amalgam: architect (daniel myer), sonic area (arnaud coëffic aka arco trauma) and hologram_ (martin delisle) splice a propellant multitude of powerful grooves, impulsive sequencer lines, atmospheric soundscapes, experimental synth layers and abstract bits and pieces while adding uncommon melodies and detached piano dots. an amplitude of styles between technoid breakbeats, idm, downtempo, modern classical and ambient merge into an ambitious work of contemporary electronica suitable for both listening and dancing - truly an alchemistic hybrid fusing three individuals into one.
Tracklist 01. Fall into the Maze 02. First Piece of the Puzzle 03. Origamia 04. Last Day of Happiness 05. ?? Enigma ?? 06. Time to March of Riddle 07. Endless Passage 08. Symmetric Lines 09. Hypnotic Equation 10. Holy Haunted Box 11. Second Piece of the Puzzle 12. Before the Sun Will Rise 13. The Ballet of Abstract Motion 14. Third Piece of the Puzzle 15. Parasite / Paradox / Paralysis 16. Room 586
Press Release 'the specter of terror is near when a labyrinthine building no longer indicates any directions except for dead ends. to adjust the loss of signs, a sound architecture can be built in which the perception surrenders. hologram_ takes the seeking listener on a solid baseplate and into a puissant research laboratory of sound dissection. the invention of the existing material originates from an eclectic musical culture, but also from an attentive world view. this very contemporary approach allows to imagine all the levels of this protean artist, as it should be the case that the world does not observe anything unilaterally.' (hologram_) hologram_ is the moniker of martin delisle from france who has worked with the electronic projects dexy corp., cheerleader69 and republik of screens and is also a part of the audiotrauma crew. influenced by musicians like amon tobin, hecq, richard devine, hans zimmer and danny elfman as well as film directors like david lynch, his intention is to generate mental plots with their very own imaginative sound. his debut album 'geometrical keys' is based on the concept of being forsaken inside a complex and distorted virtual environment, allegorized in form of three distinct chapters. an alchemistic hybrid of industrial music, dubstep, idm, modern classical and disturbing soundscapes with granular electronics, tinted broken organic rhythms, melancholic piano lines, abstract glitch breaks and furious walls of noise. this album states a perfect amalgam of powerful beats and orchestral cinematic atmospheres. 'listening to a concept album like reading a book may be worrying when you are likely to get lost in a distant unconscious... some geometric vision of a well present illusion... a story ...
