This album is best experienced using good-quality headphones instead of loudspeakers.
Note: The tracks don't begin/end with silence
because the album is a continuous mix.
We awaken in a large underground space, and discover that we are lying on a
narrow ledge on the side of a great dark chasm which falls away to immeasurable
depths. As we gaze down into the abyss, we see a swirling vortex of psychedelic light
far below, and Echoes in the Deep signify the presence of mighty ancient forces.
Following the ledge upwards, we emerge from the chasm and find ourselves
standing in The Wizard's Cathedral, a massive shadowy structure in which the
Master Wizard controls and wields the powers within the abyss. Closing our eyes,
our consciousness establishes a deep connection with time and space, and
A Vision of Beyond fills our mind with hazy images of a mystical kingdom.
Once outside, we see that the Cathedral is built on the edge of an extremely
high cliff, and stepping out into the void, we become Airborne. Surrounded by a
featureless white fog, suspended in nothing, we gradually descend through the mist,
sensing the influence of an ethereal entity guiding us along an invisible pathway.
Eventually, we reach solid ground once more. A fiery sunset has brought the
day to a close, and in the warm night air, we feel the benign Nightshadow gently
enveloping us. Continuing to explore this mysterious world in the faint twilight, we
come upon the shores of An Enchanted Ocean. We decide to embark on a voyage
to the opposite shore, and as we float across the Ocean's endless expanse, our
thoughts contemplate the countless wonders hidden in its magical depths.
At last, our journey's end is drawing near. The sky is slowly filling with a
brilliant white radiance, and in the distance, a vast Gateway of Light is emerging. We
have found the long-lost entrance to the Higher Realm, and as we drift across
the threshold, the final secret is revealed in the absolute silence beyond.
I have made this album free to download, because I believe in supporting the growth and availability of free music on the internet. However, the album is also available to buy – the cost is £5.00 per copy, plus shipping, payable via PayPal. The advantages include:
CD-quality sound, instead of 128kbps MP3s
A seamless mix – no "clicks" in-between the tracks
Full artwork and booklet, printed on high-quality double-sided paper
Feeling good about supporting the artist :-)
If you would like to buy a copy of the CD, then please contact me.
Alternatively, if you don't want to buy the album, but would like to support Slowspace, you can send a donation using
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An Encore acoustic guitar was used to create The Wizard's Cathedral and An Enchanted Ocean, and an Indie electroacoustic guitar was used to create all the other tracks. Multiple reverb filters, with 50 to 60 seconds decay time each, were used to process the original recordings. Once edited and mixed, a spectral compander was used to reduce the resonant peaks introduced by the reverb filters.
Certain tracks feature special effects. Nightshadow uses a pitchshift filter to create more complex chords, and A Vision of Beyond uses two independent binaural filters to slowly orbit the sound in stereo space. Echoes in the Deep and Airborne use some reverberated tapping of household objects, and An Enchanted Ocean contains processed field recordings of marine life and seawash.
I also wrote an image transformation algorithm in Java to help create the album's artwork.
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