Water Stories, by Chris Meyer's Alias Zone

Water Stories

by Chris Meyer's Alias Zone

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delabconsulting This is one of my all time favorite electronic albums. Chris' music sound is sublime, he's one of the few artists I've heard that truly makes synthesizers sound as organic and unique as acoustic instruments. His use of percussion and harmonic movement sets this effort apart from the crowd. While much music in this genre can be repetitive and static, this album displays a deep knowledge of actual compositional form - sounds and themes that evolve and expand over time.
Favorite track: The Cave.

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1.	Iceland 23:26	info	buy track
2.	Shipwrecked 14:30	info	buy track
3.	The Cave 27:35	info	buy track

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Every new piece of music I compose has a story – it’s what helps me decide the overall arc of the piece, as well as what details go inside that arc to flesh out the tale. These three pieces are tied together with an overall theme of mysteries hidden beneath the water’s surface.

Iceland is an aerial tour of the island, including its jagged, rocky coastline, the inland lakes, and the rivers that join them. Iceland has a rich mythology of sea monsters that may be lurking in these waters; near the end of the piece, one of these creatures lifts its head above water as we fly around it – before it once again disappears into the murky depths of lore.

Shipwrecked visits the decaying hulk of a ship beached on the rocks off the coast of Cyprus. As we get closer, we start to hear the voices of the drowned souls, continuing their conversations, unaware of our visitation above. This piece is an elegy for their untimely demise.

The Cave has us traversing a network of majestic underground caverns in Thailand by canoe. Most of our party are awestruck by the amazing scenery around us, while a few worry about what may be lurking in the shadows – or beneath the water’s surface.

These tracks all originated from the rehearsals and live performances of these pieces. They were recorded straight through in real time, with minimal overdubbing (plus judicious editing) after the fact. Videos of these performances (and others) may be seen on YouTube.com/AliasZone.

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released November 26, 2022

Chris Meyer: Modular synthesizers (The Monster, The Tardis, and Pandora’s Box), Korg Wavestation, Waldorf Iridium, Vector Synth, ASM Hydrasynth, FrozenPlain Terracotta, Arturia Pigments, Soundiron Circle Bells, acoustic hand percussion, ATV aFrame, Ableton Live

Richard Bugg: Hyperacoustic flute on Iceland

All tracks composed and recorded by Chris Meyer

Mastered by Howard Givens

Cover based on the original mixed media artwork “Once, There Was An Ocean” by Chris Meyer; calligraphy and Alias Zone logo by Trish Meyer

Special thanks to Steve Roach and Howard Givens for their friendship and advice.

© Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone, 2021/2

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Alias Zone is the atmospheric ambient electronic music project of Chris Meyer of Learning Modular. He combines unique sounds crafted on his modular synthesizers with field recordings, hand percussion, and other elements in a unique, melodic fashion. Each slowly-unfolding piece is its own cinematic journey, inviting you to explore Chris’ dreamscapes and imaginary worlds. ... more

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