DAVID GERARD
the sonic alchemist
THE ALCHEMY & THE ECSTACY
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY RELEASES ON ORBITING ORION RECORDS
David's WAAG release,
Awakenings
From his very first outing for ambient label we are all ghosts - a homage to the label and it's artists called "Ghosts We All Are" to the collaboration with WAAG veteran Cousin Silas released last year, label honcho Thomas Mathie has been enamored of Gerard's work. This represents his first, full-length solo recording, a work Mathie describes as "exceptional" and "electronic music at its very best. Check out Awakenings for yourself at the link below:
The Lost Elysium album
as we bask in the warmth of a dying star, the final chapter in the musical trilogy by Elysium was released in October 2015. Following a number of contract commitments and disagreements, the band members were able to secure the rights to their last, lost recording. Stillstream radio program "At Water's Edge", hosted by Rebekkah Hilgraves premiered the album in its entirety, where listeners described it as hypnotic, beautiful and epic. You can stream a rebroadcast of the program here:
David's latest,
Languor
David Gerard's twentieth solo outing is entitled, Languor and features the stunning vocals of Clare Demer, atmospheric piano and guitar filigrees, and an overall sense of mystery and reflection. Jan Verboven of Brainvoyager Music says, "The music of Languor takes the listener on an effortless trip through the deepest realms of the imagination." Stream and purchase on Apple Music:
Experimental Pop Art
Experimental Pop Art embraces minimalism, Berlin-school, and audio concrete with nods to Harry Partch, Steve Reich, Sturart Dempster, Biosphere, and others. "Mitigating Chaos" has been added to SomaFm's Mission Control, with more tracks to come on their playlists. Stream and purchase the album on Bandcamp now.