Product Description
1. Sector Zero Zero One 29:32
2. Sub-Space Fields 8:32
3. Shield Failure 7:44
4. The Automatons 6:16
5. Regeneration Mode 10:48
2. Sub-Space Fields 8:32
3. Shield Failure 7:44
4. The Automatons 6:16
5. Regeneration Mode 10:48
Over the course of his musical existence Chuck van Zyl has developed a signature exploratory style. By blending the primitive machine beauty of classics like Ricochet with the highly formed values of more recent groups such as Redshift and Arc, his solo studio works are the result of a persistent creativity. With Cenotaph (70’22”) Chuck van Zyl has melded the intimate with the epic. Fans will find the results of this release riveting. Its tone veers from synthesized and Thematically, the CD represents sonic images of encounters with the Borg, the cybernetic entities given life in the STNG series on television. If you enjoy science fiction and electronic music, this CD melds the two together in a challenging adventure.
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“The cold impersonal elements of outer space are conveyed quite effectively on this five-track disc that was created in large part by the reactions of the artists, Chuck van Zyl and Peter Gulch, to an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Their use of the TV story, in which the captian of the enterprise is assimilated into a race of cyborgs, as a catalyst for musical exploration is quite exciting. The listener genuinely shares the feeling of being part of a huge, interconnected group of beings in ‘Sector Zero Zero One,’ a 30-minute sonic adventure that goes from unsettling discordance through aimless ambience to compositional cohesiveness. ‘Shield Failure’ is another thought-provoking cut that expresses through metalic-tinged sounds the deadly consequences of a high tech interstellar war. Science fiction-oriented music is often created specifically to enhance a cinematic adventure; on this release van Zyl and Gulch have turned the tables, using the visuals only as a launching pad for the far-reaching tunes. As a result, they have created a collection that is wonderfully futuristic and compelling.”
JB — ASTERISM