"Dream Tower Blueprints" is the first solo release from Chester County, Pen… Read Full Bio ↴"Dream Tower Blueprints" is the first solo release from Chester County, Pennsylvania-based ambient artist Har, guitarist/bassist/Chapman Stickist for Beta-Lactam Ring Records recording artists Christus & The Cosmonaughts.
In a departure from the epic "post-apocalyptic psychedelic art rock" of CaTC, "Dream Tower Blueprints" features long, evolving textured soundscapes created almost entirely from real-time performances on guitar and Chapman Stick (a 10-stringed instrument with a range extending between deep bass and guitar). Both instruments are "processed beyond recognition" while still retaining the subtle hand-played "organic" nuances that set it apart from synth-based performances. No MIDI or synths were used.
While some of the compositions on "Dream Tower Blueprints" were achieved using interactive looping techniques similar in concept to Robert Fripp's legendary Frippertronics, others were instead played straight-through from start to finish so as to create an intentionally linear, yet richly-textured ambient soundscape inspired in part by György Ligeti's works.
Blessed/cursed with an almost photographic memory of his dreams going all the way back to his very early childhood, Har drew from this imagery as a source of inspiration for many of the pieces on "Dream Tower Blueprints".
Har's music has been played on such well-known ambient/space-music radio shows as NPR's legendary Stars End and Hearts of Space, as well as online stations such as SomaFM, and Stillstream.Com for which he is also the host of the weekly online dark-ambient radio show "Nightscaping".
Visit Har's website at www.ambientguitarist.com for detailed information about his music and more.
credits
released 01 January 2007
Har: processed guitar and Chapman Stick.
Performed/recorded/engineered/produced by Har at The Secret Lab of Professor Zon, 2004-2006.
Artwork/design: Har. Photography: Har & LN.
All music © 2007 Har. All artwork © 2007 Har.
In a departure from the epic "post-apocalyptic psychedelic art rock" of CaTC, "Dream Tower Blueprints" features long, evolving textured soundscapes created almost entirely from real-time performances on guitar and Chapman Stick (a 10-stringed instrument with a range extending between deep bass and guitar). Both instruments are "processed beyond recognition" while still retaining the subtle hand-played "organic" nuances that set it apart from synth-based performances. No MIDI or synths were used.
While some of the compositions on "Dream Tower Blueprints" were achieved using interactive looping techniques similar in concept to Robert Fripp's legendary Frippertronics, others were instead played straight-through from start to finish so as to create an intentionally linear, yet richly-textured ambient soundscape inspired in part by György Ligeti's works.
Blessed/cursed with an almost photographic memory of his dreams going all the way back to his very early childhood, Har drew from this imagery as a source of inspiration for many of the pieces on "Dream Tower Blueprints".
Har's music has been played on such well-known ambient/space-music radio shows as NPR's legendary Stars End and Hearts of Space, as well as online stations such as SomaFM, and Stillstream.Com for which he is also the host of the weekly online dark-ambient radio show "Nightscaping".
Visit Har's website at www.ambientguitarist.com for detailed information about his music and more.
credits
released 01 January 2007
Har: processed guitar and Chapman Stick.
Performed/recorded/engineered/produced by Har at The Secret Lab of Professor Zon, 2004-2006.
Artwork/design: Har. Photography: Har & LN.
All music © 2007 Har. All artwork © 2007 Har.
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