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Aperus Tumbleweed Obfuscated by Camera Failure (CDR)
Aperus - Tumbleweed Obfuscated by Camera Failure

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Dark Moon
Magnetism
Earth & Clay
Echo Canyon
Leaves, Waves
Radiant
Vanishing Terrain
All Good Things...

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Inspired by the obscured photographs resulting from camera problems during a trip to New Mexico, Remanence's Brian McWilliams embarks on his first solo outing. Drawing a parallel with the photographic mishap, "tumbleweed obfuscated by camera failure" questions the role that control and surrender play in the unfolding of the creative process. Musically, the album explores the meeting point between harshness and light; wandering the boarderland between bleak, stark beauty and melodic serenity. Packaged in a DVD case, the album features striking organic artwork and includes a printed velum envelope containing original photos from the New Mexico trip that inspired the release. Mastered by James Johnson at Zero Music and Brian McWilliams at The Sound Observatory. ...
"An overall organic sounding piece of art, full of morphing atmosphere and textures... This is music which must be felt."
Bert Strolenberg, KLEM Magazine

"From a technical standpoint, the album is textbook perfect. From an artistic standpoint, the CD is an amazing and rewarding journey."
Bill Benkelman, Wind and Wire

"An amazing and imaginative musical project, not quite like any other album in recent memory."
Steve Davis, Associate Producer, Hearts of Space Radio

"The disc sounds great... The packaging is top-notch... The pictures are great, the design is excellent, and so, so clean..."
Matt Borghi, Customer Review

"The packaging is superb... All the components just work right for me, from the images, photos and texts themselves, to the translucent envelope and typography - it is all harmonious... I really liked the fact that you provided actual photographic prints in the envelope."
Bernie Maier, Customer Review

"...a real "alone, at night-time" CD. Not only is it beautifully presented, but it rewards the listener well. Sometimes brooding, sometimes sinister, sometimes melancholy, sometimes mysterious. A lot of the time it makes me imagine landscapes with which I am unfamiliar, but of which the music gives me a sense. There are spaces in the music which breed thought. There is much lonely beauty."
Janiece Pope, Customer Review

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In The Bubble Music Portraits (CDR)
In The Bubble Music - Portraits

Track Listing
Saul Stokes
iris my observatory
The Circular Ruins
camera lucida
Chris Short
transmissions for dawn's color music
James Johnson
nightfall
Interstitial
marco polo
Vir Unis
the slow motion world of all desires

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Continuing in the vein of music as painting, Portraits is a unique compilation of some of the best ambient musicians in the field, handpicked and selected by Vir Unis. Each artist was given the challenge to create a piece of music that they felt was a "self portrait", whether that be in terms of pure abstraction or an atmospheric piece that captured the emotional life of the self. The result is a startling and intimate collection of music, that reveals a glimpse of the inner life. Music from The Circular Ruins, Saul Stokes James Johnson, Interstitial, Christopher Short, and Vir Unis. Featuring cover artwork by visionary artist Scott Taylor.
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Vir Unis Book of Mutations (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis - Book of Mutations

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Aleph
A Link To Forever
Metatron's Cube
Crossing the Photon Sphere
Somewhere Along The Polar Axis
The Ascension Process
Magnetic Anomaly
The Sun In a Moment
100,000 Years
Where Does Memory Go?
All Eyes On The Timestar

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Combining and mixing a fresh blend of fractal groove textures and subtle rhythmic architecture steeped in glowing atmospherics, Book of Mutations, utilizes an array of acoustic and electronic percussion, drum machine, computer and synthesizer from work that's been continually evolving since Vir Unis, collaborative work with Steve Roach, Saul Stokes, James Johnson, Ma Ja Le, and three solo albums. Continuing in the spirit of the man/machine symbiotic relationship, Book of Mutations weaves a landscape of organic-electro hybrid grooves, steady-state streams, and deep spaces, always mutating and evolving, crossfading and fractalizing, to create a myriad of new forms....

In addition to the audio disc will be a companion cd-rom containing many high quality images of digital paintings and designs by Vir Unis drawn from the past 5 years while working and listening to the flow of the music.

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"Book of Mutations comes with a “bonus” cd-rom full of computer art that you can set up to watch as a slideshow while listening to the music. The combination is very compelling to this reviewer and strongly indicates the direction that “tribal-ambient” electronic music should take. Unis, who has recorded with Steve Roach, James Johnson, and many others, expresses a style on this recording that sounds a bit like a cross between the “composed” sounding works of Robert Rich ( e.g. 7 Veils) and the soundworlds of Roach. Anyone who enjoys these artists should get this recording, which I enjoyed very much. This is exploratory music, not dreamy ambient. Inner states are being explored in all their glorious ambiguity. Unis contributes plenty of his own style to create a very enjoyable listening experience. Most of the pieces are short, and feature some very good-sounding “tribal percussion”, some of which may be samples and some of which may be “played”. Unis mananges to make the percussion sound completely natural, as though there is a phalanx of human percussionists in the room with him. “Aleph” begins with stately and mysterious opening chords played on an orchestral sounding synth. It sounds like a prelude to the recording, at least until the percussion enters. Then the characteristic tribal percussion procession begins, played over a series of drones. The pieces warps into ‘Metatron’s Cube”, which begins with compelling synth effects and a very spacey drone . The mood portrayed is one of anticipation. As the drones begin to modulate, “Crossing the Photon Sphere”, a striking piece, begins what sounds like a “mystic chord” sequence which repeats throughout the song. This is combined with extremely fitful and busy percussion to nice effect. Although static, this piece was one of the more impressive ones. “Somewhere Along The Polar Axis” features treated percussion, sonic effects and fluty-sounding pads. “The Ascension Process” changes the pace at just the right time by going to Unis’ trademarked “fractal grooves” (a groove contained within a percussion loop as far as I understand it) and his distorted guitar ( or distorted guitar synth sound) . The atmosphere is preserved but the pace intensifies over the next several pieces until “Where Does Memory Go”, which presents a new variation on the descending-second chord progression heard in much ambient music. This piece sounds more thematic than impressionistic and manages to sound beautiful and mournful at the same time. Unis uses a clear electric guitar and one that is distorted at the same time for some nice expression. Another standout track. The recording closes as it started in “All Eyes on the Timestar’ with distant drones and percussion. The exploratory nature of this release, the variety with which it is presented, and the demonstration of how effective this music is when combined with other media all make this one of the most compelling “Tribal Ambient” releases of last year. More, please."
Mark Morton, Ambient Visions

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Vir Unis PulseWorld (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis - PulseWorld

Track Listing
A Link to Forever
Book of Mutations
Good Morning Blowfish
Pulse n Atmo
Monomorphic
Mercury & Plastic
Metaman Transition
I/O w/The Elf Machine
Neurotropic
Blood Machine w/Steve Roach
Approaching The Portal (live)
Live at Gathering 23
Infinity Walk
Perimeter w/James Johnson

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PulseWorld is a 2 CD Vir Unis collection with a focus on his more rythmic work. From the fractal groove collaborations with Steve Roach, James Johnson, and Saul Stokes to the pulse of Pulse n Atmo and the electro tribal beats of Mercury & Plastic, Symbology, and Book of Mutations, PulseWorld contains a unique and widely varied collection of music from these previous releases and others, spanning the last 8 years. For the listeners new to Vir Unis, this is a great introduction. Also included in this set is two previously unreleased tracks from a side project called Subatomic God with MJ Dawn.

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Easting (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Easting

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Easting (2 min preview)

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In a single long form track, James Johnson & Vir Unis mix together their sonic palettes to create a deeply earth centered atmospheric work filled with ambient subtlety and earthen organic textures. Fans of both artists' more minimal drift works will no doubt enjoy this release, as it slowly surrounds the listener with it's deep atmospherics. ...

Vir Unis & James Johnson Easting Remastered (320k MP3)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Easting Remastered

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Originally released on AtmoWorks, back in 2004, Easting was a live recording to digital tape at 20-bit. No further editing has been done to the file. This recording is live work in the studio between these two individuals, as was often case in their collaborations.

The 2009 edition is a 24 bit remaster of the original recording, which in the course of the mastering process was transferred from digital tape via s/pdif, so this is an audiophile's version akin to a director's cut for film.

Easting was a very spontaneous recording between Vir Unis and James Johnson. Recorded at Vir's bubble studio, this longform piece was recorded in one take on a Saturday afternoon in 2004. The remastered version has true wide stereo processing so the results, though true to the form and spirit of the original recording, have been quite dramatic. New artwork for the remastered Easting by Vir Unis.

AtmoWorks is now offering select albums in FLAC format in 24 bit as well as 320k MP3.

From the 2004 original album info :

"In a single long form track, James Johnson & Vir Unis mix together their sonic palettes to create a deeply earth centered atmospheric work filled with ambient subtlety and earthen organic textures. Fans of both artists' more minimal drift works will no doubt enjoy this release, as it slowly surrounds the listener with it's deep atmospherics."

THIS IS NOT THE FLAC VERSION. PLEASE ENTER THE WORD "EASTING" IN THE SEARCH FIELD TO THE LEFT TO FIND THE FLAC DOWNLOAD ...

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Easting Remastered (FLAC/24 bit)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Easting Remastered

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Easting_excerpt

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Originally released on AtmoWorks, back in 2004, Easting was a live recording to digital tape at 20-bit. No further editing has been done to the file. This recording is live work in the studio between these two individuals, as was often case in their collaborations.

The 2009 edition is a 24 bit remaster of the original recording, which in the course of the mastering process was transferred from digital tape via s/pdif, so this is an audiophile's version akin to a director's cut for film.

Easting was a very spontaneous recording between Vir Unis and James Johnson. Recorded at Vir's bubble studio, this longform piece was recorded in one take on a Saturday afternoon in 2004. The remastered version has true wide stereo processing so the results, though true to the form and spirit of the original recording, have been quite dramatic. New artwork for the remastered Easting by Vir Unis.

AtmoWorks is now offering select albums in FLAC format in 24 bit as well as 320k MP3.

From the 2004 original album info :

"In a single long form track, James Johnson & Vir Unis mix together their sonic palettes to create a deeply earth centered atmospheric work filled with ambient subtlety and earthen organic textures. Fans of both artists' more minimal drift works will no doubt enjoy this release, as it slowly surrounds the listener with it's deep atmospherics." ...

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Live Transmissions 2 (disc 1) (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Live Transmissions 2 (disc 1)

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Disc 1 of the two disc set features live recordings by James Johnson & Vir Unis from various performances in 2003 & 2004. Concerts in Chicago and Philadelphia blend in collage form for disc 1. A great continuation of live recordings by these two artists following the critically acclaimed cd, Live Transmissions Vol. 1. If you like the Perimeter series from these two, be sure to pick up a copy of this latest offering. ...
"Cool grooves, glitches and beats adorn Live Transmissions 2, Disc 1, picking right up where Live Transmissions 1 left off, not to mention the five discs in the Perimeter series. This is active, contagious stuff....It is intelligent, forward-looking EM"
Phil Derby, Electroambient Space

"Following the single disc volume of "The Live Transmissions Volume I" is the exquisite double disc set "Live Transmissions 2" tracing the realtime recording sessions of Atmoworks labelhead James Johnson in collaboration with longtime musical partner Vir Unis. Picking up where they left off in volume one, the first disc revisits some of the more technical and sci-fi influenced moods and spaces of the original installment. The recording covers several live performances including a standing-room-only show in a dark Chicago lounge as well as a key moments from a Stars End Radio session back in 2003. Revealing some subtle influences from techno and perhaps even breakbeat percussive structures, disc one charts a darker and perhaps more synthetic style than disc two of this 2CD set. I was pleasantly surprised with the more involved beat-oriented passages here, with intricate rhythmic programming sitting nicely alongside enveloping drones and lush beds of melodic synthesis. Also, with 4 tracks over 10 minutes in duration, (2 of them around 20 minutes), the full adventure clocks in at nearly 80 minutes, plenty of time to stretch out in this fantastic sonic voyage."
phonaut, WNUR89.3fm wnur.org

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Live Transmissions 2 (disc 2) (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Live Transmissions 2 (disc 2)

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Samovar Zone 1
Samovar Zone 2
Samovar Zone 3
Samovar Zone 4
Samovar Zone 5

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Disc 2 is a complete recording from a concert taped at the Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco. A great continuation of live recordings by these two artists following the critically acclaimed cd, Live Transmissions Vol. 1. If you like the Perimeter series from these two, be sure to pick up a copy of this latest offering. ...
"Whereas disc one looks toward the stars, disc two explores a decidedly more organic and terrestrial soundworld. Recorded in San Francisco's Samovar Tea Lounge, disc two contains a delicious blend of fluid sound systems. It starts off with a beautiful 20 minute opening track which gently morphs from sunrise beatless ambience to more rhythmically concerned structures near the middle, and back again in time for the start of track two. Track three is a fantastic exposition into classic floating ambient soundscape work. As it is pleasantly reminiscent of another piece I'm quite fond of, Woob's "Odonna" from the landmark Woob1194 release on em:t, I immediately warmed up to this one. Complete with a layer of velvety radio interference in the background and segments of a discussion about recording music and the psychology of performing in front of an audience, the music itself carries you along through an enchanting melodic ecosystem. Classical elements surface in the form of an ethereal violin infusion, reminding me of my favorite moments from Johnson's groundbreaking "Butterfly Chamber" release. As I tend to favor their more spacey and 'computerized' work, I was surprised to see myself coming back to disc 2 more often. Both discs are strong works in themselves, and this album is more like getting 2 albums bundled together, being quite different from each other and with separate artwork. In addition, these sessions are captured as unedited excerpts, meaning no post-production work or overdubs, offering a detailed look into the inner workings of two brilliant collaborators as they spontaneously create these pieces. Highly recommended!"
phonaut, WNUR89.3fm wnur.org

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Perimeter (MP3 (2 Discs))
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Perimeter

Track Listing - Disc 1
Magnetic Monopole 12:24
Discriminating the Intervals 10:35
Metabolizing Starlight Directly 6:57
Cartesian Plane 1 11:52
Cartesian Plane 2 8:29
Cartesian Plane 3 8:42
Infinity Walk 15:03

Track Listing - Disc 2
Continuous Prehistory 1 10:43
Continuous Prehistory 2 4:24
Singular Integral 8:57
Elastic Mixture 16:55
Cross Hemispheric Coherence 13:19
Geometry of Recursion 6:45

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In order to maintain the integrity of the cross-faded original recordings, the MP3 tracks are the lengths of the original track IDs from the CD release. In several instances this creates abrupt endings if the MP3 tracks are not listened to in a sequential order as was intended for the original recordings.

Perimeter was co-created during a deep extended studio session, in which the two artists explored the outer perimeter of real time fractal grooves and liquid atmospheres. Centered on the base of tactile music production, Perimeter carries with it, powerful synchronistic influences deeply interwoven with soundscapes and chaotic structure.


NOW AVAILABLE AS A DOUBLE DISC MP3 DOWNLOAD ...
"This very independent album... is at the esoteric edge of electronic trance-rhythm music... Perimeter is an outstanding example of the genre, and a timely evocation of the electronic-cybernetic world which is so much a part of our lives in this new 21st century."
Hannah M.G. Shapero, E.E.R. Music

"...this music exhibits all the trademark aspects of pure ambient soundscapes...except that these aspects are enhanced by an injection of groove elements that invigorate the atmospherics... thoroughly engaging electronic music"
Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosity

"Entrancing energies await at the Perimeter... combining their formidable skills, Vir Unis and James Johnson blend the drifty with the driving."
David J Obdyke, AmbiEntrance

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Perimeter II (MP3 (3 Disc set))
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Perimeter II

Track Listing - Disc 1
Mapping the Four Worlds 8:12
Dropping the Symbolic 3:39
Spherical Archetypes 7:30
The Supernal Process 10:08
Boundary Plane 1:46
From Earth to Metal 4:55
The Color Link 7:15
Patterns of the Petroglyph 6:48
Disintegration and Bonding 3:30

Track Listing - Disc 2
45 Intersecting Planes 12:17
Moving Platonic Solids 10:11
Dividing the Blueprint 7:26
Mobius Polarities 6:17
Indivisible Circles 8:18
A Brightly Colored Phase 0:44
A Sacred Portion 7:11
Dimensional Verices 10:07

Track Listing - Disc 3
Within the Unapproachable 12:07
Measuring Seasons 7:37
Numeric Remembering 12:17
Embracing the Infinite 9:21
Moving Language 8:12

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In order to maintain the integrity of the cross-faded original recordings, the MP3 tracks are the lengths of the original track IDs from the CD release. In several instances this creates abrupt endings if the MP3 tracks are not listened to in a sequential order as was intended for the original recordings.

Perimeter II continues down the path that began with Perimeter. Traveling along the esoteric edge of electronic music, Perimeter II is a timely evocation of the electronic-cybernetic world which is so much a part of our lives. Perimeter II's 3 Disc set is filled with atmospherics & time encapsulated rhythms that fuse together into an expression of our 21st century landscape.


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"...a celebration of technology and modern sound-processing and outright 'computer music.' It abounds in special sound-effects, looping sequences, and 'fractal' contours. Perimeter II gives the listener a glowing screen-window into what the twenty-first century might hold for us in artistic expression..."
Hannah M.G. Shapero, EER-MUSIC.com

"...there exists a remarkable sense of inventive composition, producing music that is at the same time likably engaging and dreamily torpid... Unis and Johnson are indeed maestros of this peculiar genre, actualizing the realm at the edge of slumber and transforming those blurry notions into engaging themes with their subtle rhythmic strategies."
Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosity

"As good as the first set was, this 3-CDR set, attractively packaged in a multi-DVD case, tops it on all levels. The grooves are cooler, and well, there's just more of it... It's hard to pick out high points, there are so many... Just go with the groove on discs one and two, and go with the flow on disc three. Come back feeling refreshed. Perimeter II is fantastic."
Phil Derby, Electroambient Space

"...three CDs of alternatingly simple and complex vibrating systems of electronic music... Vir Unis and James Johnson are musicians exploring the area between and beyond the spiritual and corporeal. These concepts of time and perception come through in the spectacular simplicity and beauty of their music."
Chuck van Zyl, STAR'S END

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Perimeter III (MP3 Download (2 CDs))
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Perimeter III

Track Listing - Disc 1
Clinging to Diffusion
Microfluidic Variation
Modeling and Simulation
Struck Earth Vectro
The Partial-Wave Hillside
Gaussian Essence

Track Listing - Disc 2
Zeeman Spirit
Silent Oxidation
Polynomial Shadows
Morning Glow Solution
Coordinate Error
Forty Fluttering Elements

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The Perimeter journey continues.......

The Perimeter series has always been about tactile music created in the moment through the man/machine interface of past and current music making technologies. Perimeter III is no exception, as both new and old technolgies were connected together through an intricate web of audio,midi & software, to create the next chapter in the Perimeter series. Recorded at 24bit and mastered to the wonderous silky sound of analog tape. Perimeter III's sound is a delicately sparse 3 dimensional world filled with clock divided rhythims, open ambience and live sample manipulation.

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"Organic meets hi tech in a kaleidoscopic stew of eastern mysticism and precise and tight skeleton grooves overlaying a bed of heavy infrabass and alien frequencies. I like how the harmonic pads are being kept to a minimal presence on this one, just haunting the deep ambience of the tracks.In general, it feels a lot more sparse than the other "Perimeter" Cds. Got to love those cool shorter and warm interlude-like tracks too...Like to hear more of these too...Maybe in a future release... The sound is noticeably warmer and clearer i guess due to the new mastering technique on analog tape. Well, all together "Perimeter 3"is a captivating and refreshing experience."
Tony Milon, Customer Review

"Hi, I am Gabor from Hungary. I must tell that the Perimeter I is unbelievable, Perimeter II is incredible...and the Perimeter III is marvellous. thanx so much"
Grape, Customer Review

"This is music to loose yourself in. At the end of the journey you will find yourself again. Pure listening bliss for a chaotic world!!"
Jonathan J., Customer Review

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Vir Unis & James Johnson Perimeter III (WAV File Download) (16bit WAV Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - Perimeter III (WAV File Download)

Track Listing - Disc 1
Clinging to Diffusion
Microfluidic Variation
Modeling and Simulation
Struck Earth Vectro
The Partial-Wave Hillside
Gaussian Essence

Track Listing - Disc 2
Zeeman Spirit
Silent Oxidation
Polynomial Shadows
Morning Glow Solution
Coordinate Error
Forty Fluttering Elements

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Offered as full 16bit 44.1khz .wav files. Both CDs are distributed into a single .zip file. This is a VERY LARGE file.

The Perimeter journey continues.......
The Perimeter series has always been about tactile music created in the moment through the man/machine interface of past and current music making technologies. Perimeter III is no exception, as both new and old technolgies were connected together through an intricate web of audio,midi & software, to create the next chapter in the Perimeter series. Recorded at 24bit and mastered to the wonderous silky sound of analog tape. Perimeter III's sound is a delicately sparse 3 dimensional world filled with clock divided rhythims, open ambience and live sample manipulation.

DOWNLOAD THE ARTWORK FILES DIRECTLY HERE

FULL 16BIT 44.1 WAV FILE DOWNLOAD (1.1GB FILE SIZE) ...

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Vir Unis & James Johnson The Live Transmissions 2 (Box Set) (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - The Live Transmissions 2 (Box Set)

Vir Unis & James Johnson - The Live Transmissions 2 (Box Set)

Track Listing - Disc 1
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Track Listing - Disc 2
Samovar Zone 1
Samovar Zone 2
Samovar Zone 3
Samovar Zone 4
Samovar Zone 5

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Available for the first time in a single download, this 2-disc set showcases the critically acclaimed live work of these two artists.

Concerts in Chicago and Philadelphia blend in collage form for disc 1. Disc 2 is a complete recording from a concert taped at the Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco. Both albums are remarkable journeys into the abstractions of rhythm, syncopation and counterpoint. A must have for fans of the Perimeter Series. ...

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Vir Unis & James Johnson The Live Transmissions Vol. 1 (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - The Live Transmissions Vol. 1

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The first disc in the multi volume set chronicles the collaborative live performances of James Johnson & Vir Unis. Vol 1 contains a multi-mixture of improvised soundscapes covering the sonic grounds of eclectic experimental glitch-drift to ethereal floating ambience and beyond....
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"...Ambient tonalities hang in the air like gaseous serpents, undulating with languid motions and maintaining an ethereal foundation... Tempos and structures evolve throughout the tracks, producing lively patterns that become engaging in their soft definition... This music displays remarkable melodic qualities, establishing tuneage that is haunting and contemplative, but with a tasty oomph that energizes in a subtle manner."
Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosities

"It's fantastic !!!. How do you manage to control your equipment so perfectly in live sessions? I mean it's rare to hear such a level of free expression in electronic sound in a live setting. Everything flows like water as if the machines had a life of their own. I had the same feeling with the "Bonsai" cd . I am really hooked on your music and find it difficult to find the same level of vision in other electronic music, especially the classy "Fractal grooves". Track 8 on the "Live Transmissions" got such a pulse ;-). I do hope that one day, someone will book you two in Europe for a live experience. You can be sure that I'll be there."
Tony Milon, Customer Review

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Vir Unis & James Johnson The Outer Perimeter (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis & James Johnson - The Outer Perimeter

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Outer Perimeter I preview
Outer Perimeter II preview

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Recorded in 2004 by Vir Unis & James Johnson in preparation for their two lives shows at the Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco and the Confluence event by the Dub Beautiful Collective.

Both tracks are longform explorations in atmosphere, subtle electronic rhythms and world percussion, similar in feel and texture as the recordings in The Live Transmissions (disc 2), which were recorded at their show at The Samovar Tea Lounge. ...

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Vir Unis / James Johnson /Chris Short Aqua Culture I (MP3 Download)
Vir Unis / James Johnson /Chris Short - Aqua Culture I

Track Listing
Aqua Culture I - 63:15
Aqua Culture Preview 1
Aqua Culture Preview 2

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A recording of the studio sessions that led up to the performance of improvisational sonic drift and subtle experimentation at Blumgarten A definite sonic treat for those who were unable to attend. ...
"Aquaculture defies gravity with ultralight streams of beauty... Preternaturally serene, these otherworlds are brought to life by James Johnson, Vir Unis and Chris Short who display amazing restraint in the organically evolving subtleties of Aquaculture, as airy as it is liquid. With this trio you expect good things, and you get them... an A."
David J Opdyke, AmbiEntrance

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