"Sub emphasizes the sinuous and watery character of Hypnodial's music - perhaps more than ever, being inspired by underwater landscapes and life forms. An ode to oceanic beauty, you can spend an hour engrossed in the two versions of this environmental, almost cinematic landscape that Hypnodial has woven in this new work."
(Muzikalia)
"Beyond possible reminiscences of other works, Hypnodial creates a unique atmosphere by means of environmental sounds paired with rhythm and instruments. As experimental a work as one could imagine, challenging the limits of creativity to offer a personal take on a force of nature as colossal as the ocean: a vast expanse that, at times, gifts us with moments of harmony and oneness in the midst of surrounding chaos."
(Power Items)
"An ennobling blend of synthesized effects and a theme progression that reminds slightly of Badalamenti's lead theme of Twin Peaks fade away slowly to be replaced with a solemn cathedral organ backed up by raindrops. Then hushed industrial shrieks, amplified hisses, minimal vibrations, natural sounds (rain, sea waves) and a reverberating, rhythmic pace are combined in a sultry ambient composition resembling a sonic and imaginative jungle similar to one depicted by Estonian musician and globetrotter Tont. It is really pleasant to hear such a thick, analog-alike processing of sounds. Great for relaxing and stimulating one's brain."
(Recent Music Heroes)
"The sound production is very good, but what really upsets this artist are both his inventiveness and his ability to embroider patterns that follow each other like sequences fading into one another, bringing us a sound that's sometimes austere, sometimes solemn or pungent, sometimes deep, wide and cavernous."
(System Failure)
"I believe it's ambient music, very gentle, loving and without stormy surfaces. Do storms even exist under water? In any case, in this Sub, it certainly doesn't feel like it, as you softly float around from one peculiar wonder into another inside this very comfortable one-seat mini submarine. What a world!"
(Yeah I Know It Sucks)
credits
released September 25, 2019
Recorded, & engineered by Hypnodial
between November 2018 and September 2019
Mixed & mastered in late September 2019
Cover photo & layout by Pino Fabelo
Somniscope (P) 2019
All money raised from this digital release will be donated to
Coral Reef Alliance (www.coral.org)
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