Post by sourcecodex on Nov 18, 2021 8:43:39 GMT -5
My weirdest and darkest ambient, experimental electronic release is called Primordial Lands Arise.
It was created 95% in GoldWave audio editor and 5% in Fruity Loops to add an odd sequenced "rhythm" to a portion of "HellDreamVimana".
You will hear insects, machine noises, found sounds, voices and snippets of vintage synths each mangled and warped to fit into a bizarre combination. It is a strange journey through many shimmering and flowing worlds of organized sound. If you think you hear airplanes or monstrous footfalls, most of the time, these were created by SourceCodeX from a single sound wave. Be it looping, warping pitch or extreme flanging -- it is a lovingly pruned, garden of unearthly delights.
It is truly a bizarre release done with no idea what was coming next -- moment to moment. When a piece seemed finished -- I saved it and moved on to the next one -- until I had a full CD's worth.
Here's what the reviewers had to say:
Reviews:
This rivals and possibly surpasses Robert Rich and Lustmord’s Stalker.
author: Phil Derby of Electroambient Space
...SourceCodeX takes the listener on a deep, dark journey into the outer reaches of experimental ambience. Low drones rumble like thunder on “WarInHeaven” to start us off. The music is cold and yet strangely compelling. “DroneMass” begins with otherworldly echoes, followed by a pulsing sound with just a bit of rough textures to it. Sounds growl and roll over the top of one another as it builds. I saw the term “cinematic dark ambient” applied to this music, and I think that’s a great descriptor. It is more intense than your garden variety dark ambient, and seems to be reaching out from the depths to say something. “HellDreamVimana” adds some warbled mangled voice effects that add to the dark, disturbing visions created. By the time you delve deeper still into “Hidden Things Between Things,” you will either be in dark ambient heaven or in need of serious therapy – and I do mean that as a compliment, since clearly the music has the intended effect, in spades. My yardstick for the genre, as I’ve mentioned many times, is Robert Rich and Lustmord’s Stalker. This rivals and possibly surpasses it as a benchmark. Heady stuff, dive down in if you dare. © 2008 Phil Derby / Electroambient Space
Blindingly original
author: Charles Van de Kree
From Aural Innovations #38 (Jan 2008) Deep, dark ambient soundscapes comprise this intriguing release by ... SourceCodeX. To quote the composer himself, “Primordial Lands Arise is linked to descriptions and/or visions of…Sheol, the Underworld, Hell, Gehenna, outer darkness or the Abyss.” ... conjures some disturbing sounds from his infernal machines—sounds that often border on the edge of serenity but which always seem to be warped or mangled in such a way as to produce strange resonances that evoke melancholia and a sense of lingering malaise. Only occasionally is there any melodic center that the listener can grasp onto; otherwise, ... revels in cavernous tones with no definite pitch or rhythm. This approach is particularly effective on the longer, extended pieces (“Hidden Things between Things” and “Vain Traditions Abyss”) where snatches of Gregorian choirs and other ancient sound sources fight and flail against the industrialized sounds of clanking machinery and jet airplanes. As a consequence, primordial Lands Arise can be favorably compared with such ambient industrial works as Jeff Greinke’s Cities in Fog and Lustmord’s The Place Where the Black Stars Hang. If not blindingly original, Primordial Lands Arise at least has the virtue of being well-conceived and carefully executed. Aficionados of the darker side of ambient electronics will find primordial lands Arise worth a listen.
"Great new drone ambient"
author: Scott Raymond
Some great new drone ambient albums this month . . . The new SourcecodeX is well done dark drone ambient. ~ Scott Raymond of WVKR-FM Secret Music Playlist for October 07, 2007 featured "War In Heaven" from Primordial Lands Arise
May experience nightmares while or after listening to this album
author: Hannah M G Shapero
there is no doubt where "SourceCodeX" ... is coming from. Just a minute or so of PRIMORDIAL LANDS ARISE will make it obvious that ... is a fan of H.P. Lovecraft as well as other horror-fantasy world-spinners. With track titles like "DroneMass," "HellDream Vimana," and "VainTraditionsAbyss," ... wants to accentuate the darkness and bury the light alive. This is an album which depends more on textures and unholy evocations than on tonality or melody. Listening to this album you will encounter scaly hissing, distant monster fog horns, alien digestive glurp, hideously distorted voices, buzzing cybernetic insect noises, and deep fuzzy drones, and this is only in the first three tracks. As the album goes on, ... zooms in on you with what sounds like old warplanes, and then plunges the listener into a suffocating hot night filled with toneless industrial drones, looping sonic horrors, and finally an oncoming giant throbbing entity announced by the crash of gongs and a muffled howling. The last track, "AlphaOmegaAdInfinitum," does not offer tonal relief or rays of returning light, but it is at least empty of looming threats, in fact is just empty which might be a relief in itself. I don't want to see the movie that this would be the soundtrack for. Composer ..., who might love that kind of movie, fortunately has a wry sense of humor which offsets the scariness of it all. The graphic packaging for this album, all of it designed by ... himself, offers helpful advice such as "We are not responsible for blown speakers or shattered objects," and "Do not drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery while listening to this CD." I would also add, "May experience nightmares while or after listening to this album."
[Sounds like]...could be the antechamber of hell ...
author: Giovanni Paper
With “Primordial Lands Arise” we go around ourselves from the parts of the first Robert Rich, the dark ambient in style Cold Meat Industry (Raison Of etre), Vidna Obama… This disc could be the antechamber of hell . . . The maniac of the ambient-dark they could however find moments of enjoyment in this cd…
...grim-edged soundworlds formed of falling tones crafted into landscapes covered
author: John Shanahan
The first time I reviewed work by SourceCodeX (aka ...), it was his rookie work and I noted that I was interested in hearing what he would do further down the road, and how far from the world of “look, my computer has a synthesizer” mindset he could move. While admittedly still addicted to the soft synth, ...’s sophomore work definitely shows improvement. Primordial Lands Arise is a dark CD of grim-edged soundworlds formed of falling tones crafted into landscapes covered in murk and unpleasant emotions. It’s almost strictly atmospheric with no real pretension to being music per se; but ... excels at creating mental pictures. In many cases, though, he overdoes. The bullfrog-sounding croaks in "InnerWorldStopTime Remix" rapidly come to grate on the nerves. The over-echoed vocal on "SilbeallahEblis" could have been more subtle. In many spots, though, ... gets it right—and it’s when he’s not using a heavy hand. “AlphaOmegaAdInfinitum” coasts quietly along on graceful drifts with just a hint of darkness at the edges; the hypnotic pulse of “DroneMass” feels like an on-off switch for the conscious mind; and the vaguely disturbing but superbly constructed “HellDreamVimana” pulls many of ...’s existing elements together for a 10-minute nightmare that’s the highlight of the disk. ... also gets points for showmanship. His tunes are listed on the inset as "Visitations herein"; the print on the disk warns that he's not responsible for "blown speakers or shattered objects" and that the disk may generate alpha waves and thus the listener should not "drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery." All in all, Primordial Lands Arise is a very strong effort from an improving sonic craftsman. Worth a listen if you're heavily atmospheric, drone-based ambient.
"You won't need any drugs . . ."
author: Lee Gaskins of progrock.homestead.com
`Primordial Lands Arise' is the follow-up to `CodeX Hypnos,' by the SourceCodeX project. Created solely by ..., the ambient album is dark. ... uses many technique to create his heavy-toned ambience which include: loops warping, sound effects and manipulating single wave forms. The majority of the tracks are in the 7-11 minute range, they create a total immersion into dark and mystifying soundscapes, sometimes beautiful, as well as calmly foreboding. Though the sounds and creation of the pieces had to be a huge undertaking, the songs are simple, minimalist, almost as if created for (or during) the beginning of the world. In his music I can invision a multitute of images, barren landscapes, ocean being born, the power of the earth upheaving, creating; a primodial soundtrack. Mainstream progfans be forewarned, this is NOT pulsating rhythm electronica- ala Tangerine Dream, it is dark, solemn, simple yet complex, brooding primordial soundtracks drenched in deep bass. Many progfans might be turned off by the lack of dynamics or `progressive' time changes. But I believe that given the chance, many will attune to this recording. Consider a darker Brian Eno, creating an electronic symphony about the genesis of a new world. When I received the CD, the disc stated- Do not drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery while listening to this CD. How true. This is music not for dancing, grooving, or parties. It showcases ...'s `stick-to-his-guns drive of staying away from pounding rythyms and exploring a infinite of worlds, from planetary births to your inner soul . If you would like your music to take you to new realms and imaginations, then this is a great album to try. I love to create my commercial illustration and game design while listening as it does not distract from my tasks at hand, though if you simply relax and close your eyes, the track's nuances open up to a far more complex manner than simple insight. Is this commercial music? Not in the conventional radio-based sense, but I can see this being this used for television (science channels). It's the musical communuties close-mindedness and peer pressure, not this artist, that limits the exposures of creative composers. Aside from ...'s sense of humor on the disc, the album art is interesting, though in black and white. IMHO, it's dying for a grander scale that would reflex the music's feel, but it also shows a inner primordial sense that makes you think, so there you have it. Give dark ambiance a chance, though I would like to hear a greater use of dynamics, I enjoyed this recording. Let Mr. ... take you to another land, another time, and you won't need any drugs, his soundscapes suffice. Just make sure your speakers can handle the bass. Thanks, John Rating 8.7
SourceCodeX...The Final Frontier!
author: Gayle Ellett of DJAMKARET
COOL CD! I've been listening to your cool disc, its bitchin'! ...thanks for ... this cool disc! I'm a big fan of this type of music. Its well made, balanced, and I dig it! ~ Gayle Ellett www.DjamKaret.com
An excellent example of Cinematic Ambient.
author: diatonis
Primordial Lands Arise is a good name for this album as it describes exactly what this music sounds like. At times while listening to it I felt there were lava flows falling into a primordial ocean just below my feet. An excellent example of Cinematic Ambient!
Giving voice to the haunting side of ambience . . .
author: Chuck Wild aka LIQUID MIND (noted Ambient composer)
. . . What a wonderful creative feast! . . . your music is really the soundtrack of the intense lives many people live today in America. Thanks for giving voice to the haunting side of ambience... (feed back from Chuck via excerpta from e-mail correspondence)
This rivals and possibly surpasses Robert Rich and Lustmord’s Stalker.
author: Phil Derby of Electroambient Space
...SourceCodeX takes the listener on a deep, dark journey into the outer reaches of experimental ambience. Low drones rumble like thunder on “WarInHeaven” to start us off. The music is cold and yet strangely compelling. “DroneMass” begins with otherworldly echoes, followed by a pulsing sound with just a bit of rough textures to it. Sounds growl and roll over the top of one another as it builds. I saw the term “cinematic dark ambient” applied to this music, and I think that’s a great descriptor. It is more intense than your garden variety dark ambient, and seems to be reaching out from the depths to say something. “HellDreamVimana” adds some warbled mangled voice effects that add to the dark, disturbing visions created. By the time you delve deeper still into “Hidden Things Between Things,” you will either be in dark ambient heaven or in need of serious therapy – and I do mean that as a compliment, since clearly the music has the intended effect, in spades. My yardstick for the genre, as I’ve mentioned many times, is Robert Rich and Lustmord’s Stalker. This rivals and possibly surpasses it as a benchmark. Heady stuff, dive down in if you dare. © 2008 Phil Derby / Electroambient Space
Blindingly original
author: Charles Van de Kree
From Aural Innovations #38 (Jan 2008) Deep, dark ambient soundscapes comprise this intriguing release by ... SourceCodeX. To quote the composer himself, “Primordial Lands Arise is linked to descriptions and/or visions of…Sheol, the Underworld, Hell, Gehenna, outer darkness or the Abyss.” ... conjures some disturbing sounds from his infernal machines—sounds that often border on the edge of serenity but which always seem to be warped or mangled in such a way as to produce strange resonances that evoke melancholia and a sense of lingering malaise. Only occasionally is there any melodic center that the listener can grasp onto; otherwise, ... revels in cavernous tones with no definite pitch or rhythm. This approach is particularly effective on the longer, extended pieces (“Hidden Things between Things” and “Vain Traditions Abyss”) where snatches of Gregorian choirs and other ancient sound sources fight and flail against the industrialized sounds of clanking machinery and jet airplanes. As a consequence, primordial Lands Arise can be favorably compared with such ambient industrial works as Jeff Greinke’s Cities in Fog and Lustmord’s The Place Where the Black Stars Hang. If not blindingly original, Primordial Lands Arise at least has the virtue of being well-conceived and carefully executed. Aficionados of the darker side of ambient electronics will find primordial lands Arise worth a listen.
"Great new drone ambient"
author: Scott Raymond
Some great new drone ambient albums this month . . . The new SourcecodeX is well done dark drone ambient. ~ Scott Raymond of WVKR-FM Secret Music Playlist for October 07, 2007 featured "War In Heaven" from Primordial Lands Arise
May experience nightmares while or after listening to this album
author: Hannah M G Shapero
there is no doubt where "SourceCodeX" ... is coming from. Just a minute or so of PRIMORDIAL LANDS ARISE will make it obvious that ... is a fan of H.P. Lovecraft as well as other horror-fantasy world-spinners. With track titles like "DroneMass," "HellDream Vimana," and "VainTraditionsAbyss," ... wants to accentuate the darkness and bury the light alive. This is an album which depends more on textures and unholy evocations than on tonality or melody. Listening to this album you will encounter scaly hissing, distant monster fog horns, alien digestive glurp, hideously distorted voices, buzzing cybernetic insect noises, and deep fuzzy drones, and this is only in the first three tracks. As the album goes on, ... zooms in on you with what sounds like old warplanes, and then plunges the listener into a suffocating hot night filled with toneless industrial drones, looping sonic horrors, and finally an oncoming giant throbbing entity announced by the crash of gongs and a muffled howling. The last track, "AlphaOmegaAdInfinitum," does not offer tonal relief or rays of returning light, but it is at least empty of looming threats, in fact is just empty which might be a relief in itself. I don't want to see the movie that this would be the soundtrack for. Composer ..., who might love that kind of movie, fortunately has a wry sense of humor which offsets the scariness of it all. The graphic packaging for this album, all of it designed by ... himself, offers helpful advice such as "We are not responsible for blown speakers or shattered objects," and "Do not drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery while listening to this CD." I would also add, "May experience nightmares while or after listening to this album."
[Sounds like]...could be the antechamber of hell ...
author: Giovanni Paper
With “Primordial Lands Arise” we go around ourselves from the parts of the first Robert Rich, the dark ambient in style Cold Meat Industry (Raison Of etre), Vidna Obama… This disc could be the antechamber of hell . . . The maniac
...grim-edged soundworlds formed of falling tones crafted into landscapes covered
author: John Shanahan
The first time I reviewed work by SourceCodeX (aka ...), it was his rookie work and I noted that I was interested in hearing what he would do further down the road, and how far from the world of “look, my computer has a synthesizer” mindset he could move. While admittedly still addicted to the soft synth, ...’s sophomore work definitely shows improvement. Primordial Lands Arise is a dark CD of grim-edged soundworlds formed of falling tones crafted into landscapes covered in murk and unpleasant emotions. It’s almost strictly atmospheric with no real pretension to being music per se; but ... excels at creating mental pictures. In many cases, though, he overdoes. The bullfrog-sounding croaks in "InnerWorldStopTime Remix" rapidly come to grate on the nerves. The over-echoed vocal on "SilbeallahEblis" could have been more subtle. In many spots, though, ... gets it right—and it’s when he’s not using a heavy hand. “AlphaOmegaAdInfinitum” coasts quietly along on graceful drifts with just a hint of darkness at the edges; the hypnotic pulse of “DroneMass” feels like an on-off switch for the conscious mind; and the vaguely disturbing but superbly constructed “HellDreamVimana” pulls many of ...’s existing elements together for a 10-minute nightmare that’s the highlight of the disk. ... also gets points for showmanship. His tunes are listed on the inset as "Visitations herein"; the print on the disk warns that he's not responsible for "blown speakers or shattered objects" and that the disk may generate alpha waves and thus the listener should not "drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery." All in all, Primordial Lands Arise is a very strong effort from an improving sonic craftsman. Worth a listen if you're heavily atmospheric, drone-based ambient.
"You won't need any drugs . . ."
author: Lee Gaskins of progrock.homestead.com
`Primordial Lands Arise' is the follow-up to `CodeX Hypnos,' by the SourceCodeX project. Created solely by ..., the ambient album is dark. ... uses many technique to create his heavy-toned ambience which include: loops warping, sound effects and manipulating single wave forms. The majority of the tracks are in the 7-11 minute range, they create a total immersion into dark and mystifying soundscapes, sometimes beautiful, as well as calmly foreboding. Though the sounds and creation of the pieces had to be a huge undertaking, the songs are simple, minimalist, almost as if created for (or during) the beginning of the world. In his music I can invision a multitute of images, barren landscapes, ocean being born, the power of the earth upheaving, creating; a primodial soundtrack. Mainstream progfans be forewarned, this is NOT pulsating rhythm electronica- ala Tangerine Dream, it is dark, solemn, simple yet complex, brooding primordial soundtracks drenched in deep bass. Many progfans might be turned off by the lack of dynamics or `progressive' time changes. But I believe that given the chance, many will attune to this recording. Consider a darker Brian Eno, creating an electronic symphony about the genesis of a new world. When I received the CD, the disc stated- Do not drive on long trips or operate heavy machinery while listening to this CD. How true. This is music not for dancing, grooving, or parties. It showcases ...'s `stick-to-his-guns drive of staying away from pounding rythyms and exploring a infinite of worlds, from planetary births to your inner soul . If you would like your music to take you to new realms and imaginations, then this is a great album to try. I love to create my commercial illustration and game design while listening as it does not distract from my tasks at hand, though if you simply relax and close your eyes, the track's nuances open up to a far more complex manner than simple insight. Is this commercial music? Not in the conventional radio-based sense, but I can see this being this used for television (science channels). It's the musical communuties close-mindedness and peer pressure, not this artist, that limits the exposures of creative composers. Aside from ...'s sense of humor on the disc, the album art is interesting, though in black and white. IMHO, it's dying for a grander scale that would reflex the music's feel, but it also shows a inner primordial sense that makes you think, so there you have it. Give dark ambiance a chance, though I would like to hear a greater use of dynamics, I enjoyed this recording. Let Mr. ... take you to another land, another time, and you won't need any drugs, his soundscapes suffice. Just make sure your speakers can handle the bass. Thanks, John Rating 8.7
SourceCodeX...The Final Frontier!
author: Gayle Ellett of DJAMKARET
COOL CD! I've been listening to your cool disc, its bitchin'! ...thanks for ... this cool disc! I'm a big fan of this type of music. Its well made, balanced, and I dig it! ~ Gayle Ellett www.DjamKaret.com
An excellent example of Cinematic Ambient.
author: diatonis
Primordial Lands Arise is a good name for this album as it describes exactly what this music sounds like. At times while listening to it I felt there were lava flows falling into a primordial ocean just below my feet. An excellent example of Cinematic Ambient!
Giving voice to the haunting side of ambience . . .
author: Chuck Wild aka LIQUID MIND (noted Ambient composer)
. . . What a wonderful creative feast! . . . your music is really the soundtrack of the intense lives many people live today in America. Thanks for giving voice to the haunting side of ambience... (feed back from Chuck via excerpta from e-mail correspondence)
