Optikon, by Harmoniüm

Optikon

by Harmoniüm

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1.	Earthrise 05:00	buy track
2.	Portrait-Landscape 10:00	buy track
3.	Difference Engine 05:00	buy track
4.	Panspermia 09:59	buy track

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Theoretically, a sonic vessel travelling to other celestial bodies such as the 55 Cancri b, could carry with them waves or other auditive artefacts ubiquitous on Earth, thus raising the possibility that we can seed music on other planetary bodies.

This is a concern among researchers who try to prevent Earth contamination from distorting data, especially in regards to finding possible extraterrestrial music.

Even the best sterilization techniques cannot guarantee that potentially invasive rhythmic or tonal materials will not be unintentionally carried along. The harsh environments encountered throughout the rest of the solar system so far do not seem to support complex terrestrial sound design.

However, material exchange in form of meteor impacts has existed and will exist in the solar system even without human intervention.

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released March 4, 2012

This album is composed of both purely synthesized elements and field recordings. Recording locations: Parainen, Helsinki and Hanko.

Composed and mixed at Pacific-Atlantic Studios by Harmoniüm, July 2011 – March 2012.

Instruments: Doepfer + Din Sync modular synthesizer, Korg Monotribe, EHX Freeze, Boss SYB-3 and DSD-2 FX pedals, PC audio edit suite.

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Harmoniüm Helsinki, Finland

Ambient noise of the contemporary landscape, drones in the sky and delayed pedals sing the enticing electric blues.

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