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Diatonis
Trajectories
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Mourning Sky
2. Flatland
3. Lucid Dreaming
4. Cloudless
5. Nothing in Mind
6. Thundering Silence
7. One To Be

CD Details

All Artists: Diatonis
Title: Trajectories
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Diatonis
Original Release Date: 1/22/2004
Release Date: 1/22/2004
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age
Styles: Electronica, Experimental Music
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 643157244028

Synopsis

Product Description

It has an uplifting spirit to the album and is in more of the realm of artistic expression than it is categorically an "Ambient" album. Trajectories has 7 great ambient songs that are lush and vibrant. This music is alive and a deep sense of wonder and amazement is felt throughout the entire album. There are guitars and of course very layered ambient drones. You'll also find processed vocal, and slow-motion piano that is really enjoyable to listen to. I hope that the recording conveys more than I intended.

CD Reviews

A step forward for a solid ambient artist

Robert H. Nunnally Jr. | Allen, TX United States | 09/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Diatonis' work exemplifies solid ambient work by a solid small-label artist. His "Ambient Life" series showed that he had a good grasp on music as sound, combined with the hints of a pop sensibility. Contrary to ambient artists which border on "new age", Diatonis' work is closer to the space music and Eno end of the spectrum, with only hints of "tribal" notions creeping in.

Trajectories is a solid, straight ahead creation of mature, well-done ambient music. The conceit he adopts is to permit the work to be a bit more "organic", in that performance studio flaws are not edited from the mix in the way that some slightly sterile ambient music can be presented.

Diatonis' work appeals to those who like their ambient done with subtlety of execution but directness of purpose. He's not immediately derivative of any other artist, but his work makes small in-roads, and not self-conscious defections from the ambient tradition.

Diatonis is a fellow who, quite frankly, should be better known.

Trajectories is one more step on his path to become more widely known. It's a great buy, and a solid CD."