Quests, by Aether Chroma

Quests

by Aether Chroma

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	1.	Across the Expanse 14:29		buy track
	2.	Chancellors of the Sky 14:20		buy track

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The two tracks on this album were born from pieces originally composed for live performances centered on using a Eurorack modular setup. The original half hour performances were remade and retooled over time in the studio, resulting in these final 14-15 minute recordings. Additional software instruments were added as needed to flesh out the mix. Each piece is comprised of three or four distinct sections that could almost be separate songs, but I felt that maintaining their continuity as longer interconnected listening experiences was more true to their intended form as sound journeys. The original pieces were performed in Boston MA, Worcester MA, and Providence RI at various shows before arranging them for studio recording. Each one concludes with layered recordings from my Waves artwork series which are sound & light boxes that play continuous synthesized drones. I felt that their smoother ambient sound layers, composed as drones, offered suitable tone and vibe for concluding the previous sections that focus on more dynamic rhythmic and melodic sequences.

Aether Chroma is an electronic-music project by Derek Hoffend.
The Quest EP is the fourth Aether Chroma release.

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released September 9, 2020

All songs, sounds, programming, and mixing by Derek Hoffend at Supernal Studios in South Boston, MA.

Mastered by Matthew Azevedo at Azevedo Audio.

Artwork by Derek Hoffend.

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Aether Chroma Providence, Rhode Island

Aether Chroma is the electronic music project of Boston-based media artist Derek Hoffend, combining a range of influences such as industrial / EBM, IDM, glitch, electro and synth-pop, drone, experimental noise, and ambient genres.
Recent songs are derived from live sets that vary between beat-driven electronica and immersive soundscape journeys, centered on the use of Eurorack modular components. ... more

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