Below Zero : Robert Rich

Robert Rich : Below Zero.
Groundbreaking ambient and dark-ambient.

One of Rich's best albums and an amazing one in which to get lost, Below Zero is darker than some of his other works and has a vast sense of scale--there are massive surrealist soundscapes, clouds of shifting metallic overtones, and sinuous sound threads running throughout. It also represents a significant technical achievement; Rich's sound design includes phase vocoding and granular synthesis, as well as open-loop feedback networks, and chaotic electro-acoustic systems. Somehow all this technology and melancholy come together to create an intense beauty that permeates Rich's singular sonic universe. Really, there are few albums that approach this level.

Songs:

1. Star Maker
2. Dissolving the Seeds of a Moment
3. A Flock of Metal Creatures Fleeing the Onslaught of Rust
4. Termite Epiphany
5. Liquid Air
6. Requiem

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 8/14/2007
Robert Rich lives in California USA

Tagged as: Ambient, New Age, Ethereal, Experimental Electronic, Space Music

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