Artist: Procyon-X
Album: The Ghost of Orion
Year: 2007
Line-up: ???
Label: Paradigms Recordings
I have taken notice that I have
recently developed a trend of writing about albums about which I feel
very strongly on a personal level. Don't get me wrong, my very
meaning of my writings is to shed light upon some of my favorite
records which feel have been left in the shadows even among the music
enthusiasts yet alone the mainstream audience. However, I personally
feel at the moment that I have been maybe too over sentimental and
perhaps even a bit grandiose about some the albums I have covered
recently. I might have indulged in poetics and romanticism where my
personal experiences and world views have come into play in my text
very strongly. I figured that it might be the time to write about a
more low-key album this time around where I do NOT use the term
musical journey to describe the album. Thus, I present you The Ghost
of Orion by Procyon-X.
Language is the medium through which we
construct and outline the reality around us. However, music escapes
the chain and possible limitations of language in its' abstract
nature, and yet it is still able to penetrate into our very souls and
provide us with an endless variety of different human emotions and
feelings. We can describe music verbally by theoretical vocabulary
and using different adjectives to communicate to others what emotions
a certain piece of music is able to evoke in us. Still, one can never
quite capture the essence of music. This task becomes even more
difficult we can dwell in the realm of ambient music. The genre often
does not have its' emphasis on the usual musical parameters such as
rhythm, melody and harmony. Instead, ambient normally focuses on the
actual sound and its' mechanics; that is to say the texture for
example. It is tends to try and create atmospheric sound environment
and soundscape still retaining a sense of musical movement. Normally
one the goals of ambient music is to invoke a sense calm and space in
its' listener.
When I one night listened to The Ghost
of Orion for the first time in preparation for this writing after a
long period of the album just sitting on my record shelf, this image
of space kept coming to my mind. When I next morning began to do some
research about the album, I noticed to my surprise that some sources
label The Ghost of Orion as space ambient. Yet another proof that
music often has the ability to capture our imaginations and cast very
specific images before our very eyes without the means of language.
Space ambient is an umbrella term of a subgenre of the ambient genre
which is described as flowing and relaxing by its' general
atmosphere. Sequencers are used along with synthesizers with
ascending and descending rhythm patterns. These characteristics are
certainly present on The Ghost of Orion. The label Paradigms
Recordings describes the album as ”seriously mysterious exploration
of the sonic void. Dark astral ambient voyages through solar
infinity. Deep, all encompassing sensory projection for earthbound
space travellers and cosmic explorers.” I certainly would agree to
this description although it paints a lot more poetic and magnificent
picture of the album that I would give it credit for.
The Ghost of Orion is a nice little
(clocking just in 30 minutes) but interesting and intriguing ambient
album. So if you are looking for an relaxing and stimulating space
atmosphere thorugh music to fuel your imagination or set the mood of
your dreams, pop this baby in your player and float into the
mysterious realms of outer space.
Take a a sneak peek
of the the last track of the album from the web page of Paradigms
Recordings:
Written
by Παναγιωτιης
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