SonicScapes by 3rd Ear (David Jones & Evripides Evripidou)

Filmic ... Narrative ... layers of sounds and texture. Music for Art's sake.
This is definitely not music to play in the background, it's music for sitting down and listening to. Please listen deeply, stay with the music.

"Time is standing still, a universe of colour and sound is being born. Thoughts are no longer, waves of bliss are overcoming the mind. Music is pouring out, forming patterns of sound and texture never experienced before. The music is playing the musicians ... what a wondrous vibe!

These are some of the descriptions I can best attibute to the music of 3rd Ear, an alternate and deeper channel of auditory perception perhaps, activated through the stilling of the mind, unveiling a magical new world of Sonicscapes. The music flows out innocently and effortlessly, without the preconceptions of genre, style, ethnicity, rhythm or melody, as if straight from the Source! It simply is, it does not claim to be...

The music was recorded live, without any overdubs, using a custom made 6 string bass through an elaborate matrix of electronic effects and David's drum setup consisting of a plethora of standard and custom made percussion instruments. Our sounds blend so miraculously well that they are almost indistinguishable at times!

3rd Ear was carefully and lovingly mastered at Emotion Studios, my personal Music Production Sanctuary, which I run from my home. Both David and I have overseen the whole production process of this CD, form the recording stage through to mastering and artwork.

I feel deeply grateful and blessed to have experienced such an immense joy during the creation of this CD. I believe this joy is embedded in the music of 3rd Ear and I look forward to sharing it with you."
- Evripides Evripidou

"The first 3rd Ear CD naturally and spontaneously arose out of a series of afternoon improvisations. Dve's Cave is a bungalow open to the sounds of nature and the environment, a lovely sounding space at the back of my home. It's a magical space. After many years of playing every conceivable style together, Evri and I absolutely love playing in this way.
It's an artistic relief to completely play our own way and for long periods. It's blissful. We play at a very subtle acoustic level, using electronics that sound acoustic and acoustic instruments that start to sound electronic! Out of very deep meditation, the music emerges from our synergy. It's challenging to define or even name, descriptions and titles are elusive. For me, the closest descriptions are Filmic, Narrative through layers of sounds and texture, Music for art's sake. Music to take the players and the listeners back to the Source ...
As you can see, the descriptions are quite cosmic. I do feel it is actually cosmic music emerging from deep meditation states. And yet somehow it's very joyful. Playful. That's what it feels like to us.

We hope you feel the same and enjoy these SonicScapes. This is definitely not music to play in the background, it's music for sitting down and listening to. Please listen deeply, stay with the music. Please listen."
- David Jones

Tracklist

1.	SuperNova	28:54

2.	Honey Eater	40:13

Credits

released January 1, 2016

David plays: extended drum kit including awesome 26 inch bass drum, Korg Wavedrum, chimes, bells, singing bowls, gongs, thundersheet, bucket of water, light-up fans, prepared drums, bass bow, kalimba, assorted hybrid cymbals, chinese medicine balls, mark tree, Sabian resonating bells and other assorted manipulations of acoustic instruments.

Evripides plays a 'custom shop' Warwick 6 string bass enhanced with piezo pickups, through 2 x Warwick CL12 combo amps in stereo configuration. Electronic devices used on the bass sound consist of Line 6 HD500x, Line 6 M13, 4 expression pedals, and a Boomerang Phrase Sampler

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