Hypnos Artists - SOLA TRANSLATIO (Alio Die + Opium)
Italian ambient sound master Alio Die (best known for his previous
collaborations with ambient & experimental artists like Robert Rich &
Vidna Obmana), and younger Italian newcomer Opium, collaborate under the
project name Sola Translatio on their first project for Hypnos, Mother
Sunrise.
Combining an entrancing mix of natural recordings (water, wind,
soil, forest) and electronic textures, Mother Sunrise conveys a
descent into the natural world at its grittiest, most organic, and
most truly "alive."
Usually ambient & atmospheric music is primarily electronic, or perhaps
utilizes guitars or other acoustic instruments, with electronic treatments.
While this recording does integrate such conventional instrumentation in
part, it derives its truly unique flavor through the liberal use of
natural "location" atmospheres (recorded in the Far East as well as
Italy), as well as organic percussive elements.
Opium is a newcomer, mostly unknown in the ambient & atmospheric music
scene, but Alio Die (especially through his excellent collaborations
with ambient stars Robert Rich and Vidna Obmana, but also through his
proprietorship of the Hic Sunt Leones label on which most of his solo
material has been released) is one of the increasingly respected &
beloved artists of our genre. Taking a truly unique and personal
approach to this work, Alio Die arrives at a sound which is distinct --
truly rich, complex, and substantial enough to bear repeat listening.
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