VA Escape from Chaos (Tempest Recordings/TEMPEST8)

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Title: Escape From Chaos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Chill Out

Label: Tempest Recordings

Cat No: TEMPEST8

Format: CD Album/ Jewel case

Cd Cover: http://tempestrecordings.com.au/CMS/images...mpest8front.jpg

Release Date: 22nd May 2006

Barcode No: 9330357005245

More info: www.tempestrecordings.com.au

Distribution by Arabesque : www.arabesque.co.uk

 

RELEASE INFO

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With the release of 'Escape from Chaos', the first in our Tempest Chill series,

we explore the downtempo side of the label.

Damiano Verna (Tempest Recordings) and Michael Westcot (Assemblage Records)

have a compiled a release featuring a mixture of established artists,

new and upcoming outfits along with the mainstays of the label from all over the globe

including the UK, France, Israel, Greece, Denmark, New Zealand and Australia.

The soundscape varies from lush ambience to dub to downtempo breaks.

 

TRACKLIST

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01 Terra Nine - Foxtrot Alpha

02 Spies vs Red Eye Express - Sogno D'Oro

03 Eridani vs J West - Zero Crossing

04 Random Designers vs Arcane Trickster - Golden Triangle (Terra Nine Remix)

05 Emu - Homeland

06 Side Liner - Moonlight

07 The Omm Squad vs Psyburbia - The Exploration of Deep Bass

08 Terra Nine vs Random Designers - Entelechy

09 System 7 - Alpha Wave (Mirror System Remix)

10 Zero Cult - Utopia Train

11 Geo Glow Motion (Short Edit)

12 Red Eye Express Aqua

 

LISTEN DEMOS ONLINE

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http://www.arabesque.co.uk/index.php?optio...id=319&Itemid=1

 

ARTIST PROFILE:

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>New Zealand based Terra Nine, aka Michael Westcot, combines lush string sounds from his electric violin and viola with electronic processing and chilled beats. He has releases on ZYX, Green Ant, and Tempest Recordings and is well known throughout Australasia for his unique live performances.

 

>Arcane Trickster consists of Christopher Innes & Damiano Verna, with releases on labels such as Cosmicleaf Records, Equinox and Earthcore with remixes for Not Drowning Waving, Side Liner, Terra Nine & Psyburbia. Other projects include Red Eye Express, in collaboration with virtuoso guitarist Giorgio Giampetri and The Omm Squad with John Crombie.

 

>Spies is the production project for French DJ Holeg, well known for his hybrid psy-electro-indus-techno style.

 

>Random Designers are twins, Matt and Tom Birtchnell. This Sydney based pair of English ex-pats explore a range of electronic music including drum 'n' bass, psy-trance and breaks.

 

>Side Liner, aka Nick Miamis , is one of the busiest people in the Greek electronic music scene. In addition to his numerous shows in Greece, he is also the host of the "Nova Natura" radio show, showcasing ambient / downtempo music from across the globe. Nick is also the label manager for chill label Cosmicleaf Records and trance label Unicorn Music.

 

>Psyburbia started as a psychedelically minded side project for local industrial rockers Ragewar in 1998. They have released material on labels such as Matsuri Productions, Tempest Recordings, Black Hole, Nova Tekk and more.

 

>System 7 is a band based around Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy. A beautiful blending of electric guitar & synthesizer. Styles vary from Ambient to Techno to Freestyle.

 

>Also featured are up & comers Zero Cult, Geo, Eridani vs J West & Emu.

 

 

Availble online from

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http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/tep/tep1cd008.html

http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display...ase.asp?id=5688

http://www.amboworld.com/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=TEMPESTCD08

http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/pr...?LR=TEMPESTCD08

http://www.discobole.gr/product.asp?pid=100342

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review from MIKE G.

AmbientMusicGuide.com @ http://www.ambientmusicguide.com

The Cosmic Lounge, Chillout Channel @ http://www.di.fm

Ultima Thule, 2MBS-FM Sydney @ http://www.ultimathule.info

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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Escape From Chaos (Tempest Recordings)

 

 

Unicorn/Cosmicleaf and the Australia's Tempest Recordings clearly share a philosphy, right down to the appearance of several Cosmicleaf artists on this Oz label's first downtempo compilation Escape From Chaos. All tracks are exclusives however, so no overlaps. The underground scene we could loosely call psy-trance and progressive is attracting some fantastic and varied ambient talent, I'm guessing due to the general disregard for barriers and fashion that constrict pretty much every other "dance" genre. Escape From Chaos offers a little more electro grunge and scary bass-heavy sounds than Side Liner's effort but its no less beautiful or substantial. Around half the artists here are local including Terra Nine, Random Designers and Red Eye Express. Guitar sounds among them are popular; lets face it, rock is part of the Australian DNA. All up there's twelve tracks of only slightly varying quality and no duds at all, and once again the massive sci-fi dub of Zero Cult leaves me floating in the stratosphere. A solo album by this gifted Israeli is out soon - watch the skies.

 

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Review by Djane Original-Rocket

Mushroom Magazine issue #132 June 06

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"...As the title suggests: finally a bit of peace...Michael Westcot aka Terra Nine,

a man that's already compiled so many ambient Cds for other succesful labels

like ZYX,Green Ant & Tempest, always seems to manage chilled grooves finely

blended with electronic strings and a load of downbeat to go with it. Wonderfully

relaxing music with a few classic gems tucked in there. Rating: Psychedelically valuable

and especially chilled, even if it does occasionally approach 130 bpm. Definitely give it

a listen. Some of the tracks ar ideal for starting an exciting Dj-set..."

 

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Review by ZawHeR

http://radio.powernet.bg/

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One fantastic ambient adventure into deeper land of freedom and nowhere.

12 interwined tracks, which collect into yourself every little tiny "raindrop", and make you "cry" from happiness.

 

01. Terra Nine - Foxtrot Alpha - very beautiful and easy starting, with nice and balanced melody and drums.

 

02. Spies vs Red Eye Express - Sogno D'Oro - A little diversion from normally sound, but sound interesting.

 

03. Eridani vs J West - Zero Crossing - Yes it's Zero Crossing... this explain very good this track - Deep, strong, wonderful!

 

04. Random Designers vs Arcane Trickster - Golden Triangle (Terra Nine Remix) - eight minute of epic and melodic balanced sounds. Good work again Terra Nine!

 

05. Emu - Homeland - Excellent! Very smooth cymbals, very slow, very pure voice from nowhere...

 

06. Side Liner - Moonlight - This track is exactly like Moonlight - Tender, stonger, mighty, powerful, it's "dream reality". Extravagant and perfect - the style of Side Liner.

 

07. The Omm Squad vs Psyburbia - The Exploration of Deep Bass - Interesting, and unnormallity ambient track. It's more trip-hop, jazzy with smooth beats, and jigging melody.

 

08. Terra Nine vs Random Designers - Entelechy - Good duel, boys & girls! Here we have advantage of one constantly tune, with nice admixture of second, which make this track so "take away".

 

09. System 7 - Alpha Wave (Mirror System Remix) - Very nice drums, with strange voice which comes from time to time. Good remix Mirror System, with nice ideas, and good realized of it.

 

10. Zero Cult - Utopia Train - What track! So magic, so vigorous...take you away, into another dream space. This power, this beautiful...perfect!

 

11. Geo - Glow Motion (Short Edit) - One very, very, very good smooth, and chilly slow motion ambient ....

 

12. Red Eye Express - Aqua - The decency between this, and some track from Cafe Del Mar for expample, it's very close. But here we have some differeneces which make this track special for us.

 

At all - unique compilation!

 

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Review from Revolve Magazine UK

Reviewer: Nova (Ultimae Records)

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"VA Escape from Chaos (Tempest)...

 

And now something new from upside-down! With "Escape From Chaos", Melbourne-based Tempest Recordings have compiled their first chill-out release from the "Tempest Chill" series, exploring the downtempo side of the label where artists can release the music that please them.

 

Featuring on this tasty and different (not much innovative though) compilation is a mixture of established artists such as System7 (with a nice remix of "Alpha Wave") and newcomers from different corners of the world (solid tracks by Side Liner and Zero Cult). The mood is always very positive and the music styles range from dubby breaks to more ambient moments.