Discography
Centaurs was released on November 6th 2009.
Delayed Echoes' music is already moving towards a more classic definition of ambient. The second album, Centaurs, is coming up quickly and is definitely more ambient and much darker than Emission. At first, it was designed to be dark and oppressive, as a cave. The third track I worked on was the darkest of all. It was creepy. Then, it became brighter and changed the theme of the album from a dark cave to space. Space is also dark and the void can be just as oppressive as a cave but there is also light.
Centaurs are planetoids that have an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. Their nature, behavior and environment crossed with references to Greek mytholgy provided inspiration for this album.
Centaurs is available for free in MP3 (320kbps) here for personal use. (116MB)
You can also listen to the album while watching the videos that were presented during the launch party on Delayed Echoes' YouTube channel
Delayed Echoes' YouTube channel
Emission was released on August 23rd 2008.
Emission, the first album, is somewhere between ambient, chillout and movie soundtracks. Hard to tell. The most recognizable influences, especially in sounds, are Andreas Vollenweider, The Cure, Cocteau Twins and others you might spot. Kenyan music, especially from Ayub Ogada, has been a great inspiration, especially regarding the structure of songs and the mood. It is more evident in some tracks than others. Other influences are Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre, Trisomie 21, Depeche Mode, Wumpscut and so many others it's hard to make a list.
The scenario behind the concept is rather simple and gives a good idea of the general mood of the album. Imagine yourself in a room, probably a bedroom, on a rainy afternoon. The window is opened and you hear the sounds of the city. You have nothing to do except relax and enjoy the moment, endlessly. Emission is a soundtrack for a perfect waste of time (although time is never wasted). The album is designed to be played in loop for hours. It has a wave structure that goes from very smooth and slow to a bit more upbeat and back down again.
Emission is available for free in MP3 (320kbps) here for personal use. (144MB)