Voices Of The Cosmos – Deep Fields (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD, Cassette.
Background/Info: Polish project Voices Of The Cosmos strikes back with a new work consisting of live recordings. A few cuts are known from previous studio recordings while there’s also previously unreleased material.
Content: This band reveals a true passion for astronomy which is exposed in every single details from their work. From the sound and titles to the artwork this project sounds like being part of space. They conceive sonic collages which mainly sounds like improvised but always creating the illusion of an astral dimension. Sometimes dark and icy but also totally dreamy this work is quite diversified around the main theme.
+ + + : You can only but immediately perceive the strong and omnipresent astral dimension of the work. There where Ambient pioneers have explored all different facets of this music genre, Voices Of The Cosmos transpose it into a true Experimental style. This is music for fans of sound improvisation but I’ve to admit the used sound canvas of the tracks is absolutely impressive. I’m in for the darker side of the work.
– – – : It remains a true Experimental-Ambient sound which is according to me missing a visual side -especially as this is a live recording.
Conclusion: Space remains a prolific and inspiring ground for Ambient projects and fans.
Best songs: “Geomagnetic Hiss 2”, “Pulsar PSR B0950+08”
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/voicesofthecosmos
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Voices Of The Cosmos
Voices Of The Cosmos is a Polish sound project set up by Rafał Iwański (X-Navi:Et) and Wojciech Zięba (Electric Uranus), joined by astronomer Sebastian Soberski. The trio works with recordings of extraterrestrial signals, including pulsars, planetary magnetospheres, solar activity and aurora borealis, captured with radio telescopes and other radio devices.
Iwański and Zięba had already released several albums together as X-Navi:Et & Electric Uranus, including “Voices Of The Cosmos III” (2021, Beast Of Prey/Eter Records), before continuing the concept under the Voices Of The Cosmos name with “Interstellar Space” (2021, Gusstaff Records).
“Deep Fields”, reviewed here, followed on Zoharum in 2023, combining live recordings with previously unreleased material.
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