Evgenij V. Kharitonov – SONIC JANUARY Recorded: 2010 – 2011 Release: 2011-04-01 Publisher: White Art Studio / Echoes Sounds Catalog: [WASMP3-04/11] Keywords: Soundscapes, Ambient, Experimental Ambient, Sound-Art, Avant-garde Total time: 52:52 Digital quality: mp3, 320 kbps 44 Hz | 122 mb
All tracks recorded and mastered at White art Studio, 2010-2011 Created all music and sound, arranged, produced by Evgenij V. Kharitonov EugeneKha) Original Photography by Anna Kharitonova Voice on Track 1 and Track 12 by Alexey Kruchenykh (Vesna s ugoscheniem)
2011 [c] Evgenij V. Kharitonov 2011 [c] Anna Kharitonova
Track-listing: 1. Kruchenykh-125 (3:40) 2. Schyl (1:20) 3. Bozhelub (3:09) 4. Just Water (0:40) 5. Sonic January (Original glitch version) (6:24) 6. Dyr (4:14) 7. B (0:58) 8. Free Space (11:56) 9. Soul Of A Black Chasm (3:44) 10. Sonic January (Ambient Mix) (6:24) 11. Rhythm-2 Analog Song (5:47) 12. Kruchenykh-125 (Polivoks version) (4:36)
EugeneKha – VAGUE LANDSCAPES Recorded: 2005-2010 Released: 2011-03-25 Label: Elpamusic (Latvia) Catalog: Elpa63 Style: Acid Ambient, Trance Ambient,Synth, Inditronica, Psychedelic Electronic Rock. Time: 71:02 Digital quality: mp3, 320 kbps 44Hz Size 185 mb Recorded at White Art Studio: 2005 / 2009 / 2010. Music created, arranged, performed and produced by Evgenij V. Kharitonov (EugeneKha)
Original Photography by Anna Kharitonova [c] 2011
Track-listing: Part 1 - Strange Travel Of My Shade (4:50) Part 2 - Adelaide ( Space Mix) (3:49) Part 3 - Jupiter Light ( Live, Aug. 2010) (5:20) Part 4 - Glory (5:20) Part 5 - 2009 (2:54) Part 6 - Rain In My House (1) (5:03) Part 7 - Return To The Moon (6:24) Part 8 - Vague Landscape (5:00) Part 9 - Stars On My Celling (1) (5:03) Part 10 - Mystic Drums (3:19) Part 11 - Kasseopea (5:38) Part 12 - Tunnels Of Mars (8:19) Part 13 - Duke Nukem 2009 (4:52) Part 14 - Rain In My House (Live) (5:03) Part 15 - Stars On My Seiling (2) (5:03) Part 16 - Free Falling (5:05)
EugeneKha – LOW SKY Recorded: 2009-2010 at White Art Studio Released: 2011-03-13 Label: Earth Mantra (US) Style: Ambient, Space Music Time: 67:50 Digital quality: mp3, 320 kbps Size: 159 mb All music by Evgenij V. Kharitonov (EugeneKha) Original photograph by Anna Kharitonova
EARTH MANTRA REVIEW: Our friend Evgenij Kharitonov returns to Earth Mantra with another resplendent collection of ambient electronic pieces called "Low Sky".
One of the hallmarks of Kharitonov's music is his surprising diversity. Every time we think we have figured out what genre label to apply to his music, he produces a new release that confounds our previous definitions. Thus far, on Earth Mantra alone, Evgenij has covered territory as far separated as dark ambience, light ambience, space music, electronic new age, textural ambience, and experimentalism. And now, with "Low Sky", he delivers a single album that neatly encapsulates this broad array of ambient subgenres, an assembly of delightfully varying pieces that showcases Evgenij's multifaceted talents, and serves as a perfect introduction to his masterful work.
One might be tempted to think of this diversity as a dissimilarity, a random collection of unrelated tracks. One would be wrong to do so, however, for there are several common threads between these pieces that pull them all together into a truly satisfying album.
One such thread is the remarkable tonality of the music. In past releases, Evgenij has danced on the fringe of tonality, taking care to include as much texture and structure as lushness and musicality. With "Low Sky", however, he completely embraces melody and tone, Even the title track, ostensibly a drone study with noise overtones, keeps one foot firmly in the realm of concrete tonality. We think fans of light ambience and of space music will find much to love in this album.
The other common thread is the sound design. Evgenij has long demonstrated his mastery of sound sculpture, his ability to take relatively simple, straightforward elements and cleverly combine them into music of great depth and interest. With "Low Sky", he applies this singular talent to the world of tonal space music, yielding a collection of pieces that simply blows us away. Remarkable, remarkable work.
So with great pleasure, Earth Mantra unveils "Low Sky", the latest release by Russian maestro EugeneKha. A genuinely great album that we highly recommend to all of our listening audience.
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