{"product_id":"1130410","title":"Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosph - Theta One [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the job of the progressive artist to propose an alternative reality, and preferably one in which all notions of common sense have been completely eradicated. This collection is our proposal.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'If you're a fan of artists like Alice Coltrane, Magma, Phillip Glass, Terry Riley, Tangerine Dream and David Bedford, you must get this album. Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere is a cosmic feast for the ears and mind, and will take you to places unknown, from the depths of the human soul to the farthest, darkest reaches of the universe. Highly recommended!' - \u003cb\u003eJeff Fitzgerald AURAL INNOVATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As soon as we heard this the massive and mesmeric sounds found here on the debut from the Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, we knew it was Record Of The Week material! And while it's the record of our week (and many weeks to come, we imagine), it was three years in the making, a grandiose accomplishment involving the efforts of around 40 musicians and singers. The British new music ensemble responsible for this sprawling double cd has an appropriately evocative name, they are in the business of generating clouds of sound from on high, and they are indeed a sort of Orchestra, certainly a lot of musicians on a lot of instruments making a BIG sound, the actual core group of the OUA itself comprising only five folks, but they're augmented by a string quartet (the La Garotte String Quartet), a woodwinds ensemble (The Divine Winds), and a 25 person avant-garde choral group (Juxtavoices). Together, the OUA and friends create a hybrid akin to 20th century classical chamber music meets propulsive krautrock meets '70s cosmic jazz. But it's probably most heavily influenced by the work of modern minimalist master Terry Riley in particular - imagine portions of the Riley\/Cale album Church Of Anthrax heavied up by a psychedelic stage band, with tons of synth and electronics amidst the strings and horns and percussive skitter.' - \u003cb\u003eJ Allan Horrocks, Aquarius Records, San Francisco\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Archer - organ, electric piano, laptop, saxophones, bass clarinet\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Bywater - organ, synthesizers, laptop, acoustic and electronic percussion, electric violin\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Dinsdale - drums, percussion, synthesizer\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalt Shaw - percussion, electronics\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerry Todd - bass guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen from Above, Part 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Open Vista Is Revealed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen from Above, Part 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe Died Before I Could Get My Revenge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Opposition Effect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost Unrecognisable But for Its Surface Markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Thin Clouds Scud Across a Bright Moon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Umbral Length of Shadows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnti-crepuscular Rays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRainforest Tension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuty Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNimbus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStar Procession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir Dark Presence Stretches Through the Void\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoherent Backscattering\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55133597303169,"sku":"1130410","price":19.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51XuljD2_9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767069455","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1130410","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}