Tropics releases his debut album 'Parodia Flare'

Chris Ward, otherwise known as Tropics, has just released his debut album 'Parodia Flare' on the ever evolving Planet Mu record label. Having released his Soft Vision EP through the same label, we were eager to hear his full length album and it certainly doesn't dissappoint. Shimmering guitar sounds combine with dubbed-out electronics and understated vocals. The elements on this album come together beautifully, that's for sure. Here's a taster from Chris' Soft Vision EP....

It's a fine album from the young British multi-instrumentalist. At 22 years young, Chris shows real promise. If you like music that's emotive, psychedelic, layered, sun-drenched, delicate and melancholic be sure to check him out. A few words of caution....this is music for the headphone generation rather than the dancefloor. It'll move your mind rather than your feet. But I'm sure that was always his intention. And to think we almost missed out on Chris being a music producer....music production was his second choice of subject at Uni.....some things are just meant to be :)

Here's some Tropics links below :-

Planet Mu link

Tropics on facebook

Tropics on soundcloud

Tropics homepage

Sundial Aeon release their new album Mimesis

Previously called Sundial, Sundial Aeon are an ambient trance/chill out band from Poland. Mimesis will be their third studio album to date and is due for release any day now. Their previous albums Metabasis (2006) and Apotheosis (2007) were released on Flow Records. Apotheosis was quite a find for me and I couldn't help comparing it to the unmissable Northern Exposure compilation by Sasha and John Digweed. This double mix album came out in 1996 but is still a timeless masterpiece. No wonder people will pay a small fortune to get their hands on a copy.

Sasha and Digweed added effects and sounds which really created an engagingly layered listen. This certainly added an extra dimension to the tracks. They were the first to do this and pull it off in style imho. In a similar vein, Sundial Aeon's production on Apotheosis draws on emotive layers of sound which suck you in from the start. What's even more impressive though is their tracks morph and flow and as such always keep the listener interested. If you know Northern Exposure you might catch my drift by listening to the video below...

Their new album was inspired by RIESE, the secret military complex located near Waldenburg (now Walbrzych in Poland). It addresses a whole bunch of unexplained details, legends, myths and conjectures relating to RIESE . It definately sounds like a worthy follow-up to Apotheosis from our first listen. You can preview their new album Mimesis below....

Sundial Aeon - Mimesis link 

Happy listening folks :)