Here’s a nice review from soniccuriosity.com of Steve Brand’s Avatara: “This CD from 2010 offers 61 minutes of cosmic ambient music. Synthesist Brand is accompanied on one track by Matt Hiller (from Ishq) and Charity Masters (from Holon). Pensive percussives match introspective electronics to produce gentle auralscapes of a cosmic milieu. The electronics are mainly [...]
Here’s a recent review from the always excellent textura.org site: “Brand follows two previous Hypnos recordings (on Hypnos Secret Sounds), Bridge to Nowhere and Children of Alcyone, with Avatara, a Sanskrit word that stands for “descent” in the sense of a deity’s descent from heaven to earth; the title also takes its inspiration from avatars [...]
Here are a couple of new reviews by Bert Strolenberg of recent Hypnos releases. “If youíre looking for a contemplative ambient release with a minimal framework, Steve Brand’s “Avatara” (inspired by the various avatars of various ages and cultures) could be an appropriate choice. I for one would classify it as high-quality contemplative music, due [...]
Steve Brand’s Hypnos release AVATARA has been getting some nice radio airplay, and we also have some reviews to share. Congratulations to Steve on the great response to his first Hypnos release, following two albums on our Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint. We’d also like to thank Chuck VanZyl of Star’s End Radio, and Frans DeWaard [...]
(all April 2011 news updates are combined to one entry below) 2011.04.29 We were sorry to see the Foundry label cease operations a few years back, but we’ve just obtained copies of their last 3 releases for sale through the Hypnos store, including items from some of our favorite artists. Saul Stokes – Vast (Foundry [...]
