phantom west.
Phantom West delivers a breath of fresh air to electronic music by using modern electronic beats and precision built melodies. While other acts reject the sound of traditional instruments, Phantom West embraces them and brings them into the digital realm where he polishes their sounds until they fit perfectly into the compositions he produces. Taking elements from classic synthpop and EBM and classic industrial, Phantom West's music evokes memories of many bands from decades past such as New Order and Depeche Mode, but adds a touch of modernism and experimentation that bring to mind the elaborate work of Coil in their more melodic state. Phantom West is the soundtrack to a sci-fi movie that was never filmed, but exists in our collective minds and ears.
If there is one thing that you can rely on when it comes to Phantom West, it is, ironically, unpredictability. The striking yet harmonious differences between his first full-length release, Chimaera, and the follow-up EP, The Rain Expedition, were already enough to strike the curiosity of any synthpop aficionado. The latter project's softer more melodic sound is nothing like the complex instrumentals from his first release, which is epic and dystopian in its musical execution, although both works still manage to effortlessly retain the cinematic aspect that has quickly become a trademark of the Phantom West sound. His latest and most fully realized project to date, Aleph Null, is yet another key piece in his impressive repertoire and one that clearly marks him as a fantastically unpredictable artist.
Our equipment has been modified -- methodically deconstructed -- many fuses, vacuum tubes, and transistors have been replaced by pennies which we have gathered from the base of a wishing well in Seattle.
The music that you are currently listening to is the sound of the wishes we have stolen from their owners.
Respectfully,
Phantom West
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02.11.2006 : Hollywood, CA
Club London
10.14.2006 : Los Angeles, CA
Special DJ Set at Club Eternal
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Aleph Null Released: 02.12.2006 01. Ghosts on the Road 02. One More Thing 03. Singularity 04. The Rain Expedition 05. Aurora 06. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi 07. Doubts Even Here 08. Anathema 09. Autochroma 10. Construct of Elysium 11. Valles Marineris 12. Obsidian |
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The Rain Expedition EP Released: 12.12.2006 01. The Winter Market (Espionage Mix) 02. The Rain Expedition (The Operative Remix) 03. The Rain Expedition (Tonikom Remix) 04. Nova (Vaclav Remix) 05. The Rain Expedition (Hazing Ritual Remix) 06. The Winter Market (Manufactura Remix) 07. The Rain Expedition (Vuxnut Remix) 08. Nova (Type III Mix) 09. The Rain Expedition (Sys Ex Remix) 10. The Rain Expedition (Cacophony Remix) 11. Nova 12. The Rain Expedition (Caustic Remix) 13. The Winter Market (Overture) 14. The Rain Expedition |
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Chimaera Released: 05.31.2005 01. the winter market (overture) 02. black boxes 03. kings of sleep 04. nova 05. saturnine 06. re-color 07. exile 08. channels 09. bridges 10. the soul trade |
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