kabamaru Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I am listening to this now for the first time. Its like trying to find my way through a dark evil forest condemned forever by the gods to dwell in the darkness. Simply amazing stuff... PS: Oh, and being stoned helps alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 is robert rich still alive? anyway amazing shrooming music for sure... one of the precursos of this stuff... lots of respect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 OH YEAH ! I had that album for years and it is still among the best dark ambient releases I've heard. Maybe I will review it soon here cause it is that good. Sinister, forest ambience produced to the best, stunning mixture of those 2 brains...perfect...easily 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuser Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Get Yen Pox & Troum - Mnemonic Induction A lucid dream in one in which you are aware you are in the dream state while it is happening. Mnemonic induction is a technique developed by Dr. Stephen LaBerge that induces lucid dreaming at will. This being the case, there is no hint of irony whatsoever in regards to the title of the collaboration between two of the heaviest-hitters in the genre of dark, atmospheric music, a.k.a. "Dark Ambient." Troum (Germany) and Yen Pox (United States of America) have admired one another from afar for at least a decade. With the completion of the tracks on Mnemonic Induction, the two acts have bridged their mutual respect and admiration across time, an ocean, and two distinct, yet very similar, philosophies regarding the exploration of the human mind through the medium of music and noise. Realistically, there is nothing distinctly "dark" about the children born from the union of Troum and Yen Pox. The CD itself does not impress an overtly "creepy" or "sinister" atmosphere upon the listener. However, to truly enjoy atmospheric music -- ambient music -- the frame of mind of the listener is the key. What you take away from Mnemonic Induction is completely up to you and the mood you happen to be in while you experience the whole of the CD. On the other hand, and I say this in all sincerity, were there ever an "official" soundtrack to the entirety of the written works of H.P. Lovecraft or Lord Dunsany, the musical journey that Troum and Yen Pox have taken and, for our benefit, archived in plastic, would most definitely fit the bill. The sounds, musical injections, and collaborative experiments in dream-inspired cacophony are intricately choreographed into a ballet for the mind; shapes and colors can be heard, while visualizations and imagery are most definitely implied by the artists through careful architecture. Essentially, as said before, Mnemonic Induction provides the landscape that you allow yourself to travel through. Assembled in four tracks -- movements, if you will -- Mnemonic Induction stands as a sort of standard; a flag raised on a mountain of dreamscapes by two of the most talented practitioners of atmospheric, musical experimentation. The only negative comment I could possibly make in regards to the triumphant collaboration between Yen Pox and Troum is that even though the duration of the disc is over one hour, it ends far too soon, leaving the listener wanting for much, much more and not at all ready for reentry into the world of the awake. taken from http://www.ink19.com/issues/august2002/mus...enPoxTroum.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabamaru Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 cool, thanks Manuser, I'll try to hunt it down. Vir Unis - Aeonian Glow now that's breathtaking as well... I'm rapidly becoming a dark ambient fan!! I should have checked this stuff ages ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuser Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 cool, thanks Manuser, I'll try to hunt it down. Vir Unis - Aeonian Glow now that's breathtaking as well... I'm rapidly becoming a dark ambient fan!! I should have checked this stuff ages ago. 312816[/snapback] Vir Unis, nice sound! As for Yen Pox & Troum it's hard to find it, even in a P2P program, so good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosku Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Yeah this is a classic. Second track is the best of the album IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonflier Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 If you like dark ambient you should check out Thomas P. Heckmann - Raum. Listened to it yesterday, amazing deep stuff. Check the review at discogs for a better idea what it sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabamaru Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 sweet, keep the suggestions coming another one I'm enjoying very much: Vir Unis - The Drift Inside otherworldly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 hi Yes, it is great! Especially the subtle tension building of the first half... the second half gets a bit sleepy. Tracks 2 and 3 are my favorites. I get images of someone entering a haunted house in a dark forrest. other dark favorites: forever fixed at position no. 1: Steve Roach - The Magnificent Void Lustmord - Heresy Lustmord - The Place Where the Black Stars Hang Inade - The Crackling of the Anonymous Raison D'etre - In Sadness, Silence and Solitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 yeah great album... also check STEVE ROACH... has some nice work in this style... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agia_igoumeni Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 classix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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