Alphaxone – Final Encounter (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Iranian artist Mehdi Saleh has released an impressive number of productions since 2010, not to mention numerous collaborations.
In his latest work, he continues to explore the boundaries and connections between Dark-Ambient and Cinematic music. He leads the listener into an obscure, mystical world, crafting ultra-low soundscapes merged with astral strings, a wide range of effects, and field recordings. At times, a repetitive melodic sequence emerges, adding an extra layer of diversity to the sound.
More than ever, this production is rich in small subtleties and comes across as an intricately detailed whole.
It’s no coincidence that Alphaxone is regarded by many as one of the new grandmasters of the genre — and after listening to this latest release, I can only agree. (Rating:8½).
Listen to “Underverse”:
https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/track/underverse
Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading Side-Line Magazine than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can - and we refuse to add annoying advertising. So you can see why we need to ask for your help.
Side-Line’s independent journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we want to push the artists we like and who are equally fighting to survive.
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. For as little as 5 US$, you can support Side-Line Magazine – and it only takes a minute. Thank you.
The donations are safely powered by Paypal.