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Diatonis


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Ambient, ethereal electronica. To that list I would like to add majestic and reverential, and New Age. (Anachro1@pacbell.net)

Status:

Most recent release, The Expansiveness of Infinite Things (2019)

See also:

Diatonis's site

Diatonis's Bandcamp site

Comparisons:

Richard Bone, Aeoliah, Brian Eno, & Dilate. They all work well with creating musical soundscapes. (Anachro1@pacbell.net)

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

See individual album comments below.

Recommended first album:

The Endless Knot

Recordings:

  • Edge of the Dreamworld (1989)
  • Landscape of a Dream (2000)
  • The Endless Knot (2000)
  • Invisible Order (2001)
  • The Convolving Universe (2003)
  • Ambient Life (2003)
  • Trajectories (2004)
  • Highway 1 (2005)
  • Perception (2006)
  • Dark Edges (2007)
  • POND (2008)
  • An Abstract View (2008)
  • Because Words Can't Take You There (2011)
  • Tangential Plateaus (2015)
  • Ambient Music (compilation EP, 2016)
  • Dark Ambient (compilation EP, 2016)
  • Obsidian, Vol. 1 (EP, 2016)
  • Obsidian, Vol. 2: The Illusive Figure (2016)
  • Obsidian, Vol. 3: Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (2016)
  • Obsidian, Vol. 4: Somnioquence (EP, 2016)
  • Entr'acte (EP, 2017)
  • The Expansiveness of Infinite Things (2019)

Landscape of a Dream

Release info:

2000

Availability:

See Diatonis's site

Ecto priority:

Low

Group members:

Stuart White

Comments:

I don't think I'm the one to review this; sounds almost like a totally different band. Other than a few moments, I find this music not very interesting. Percussion heavy; sort of a Gabrielle Roth knockoff. (Anachro1@pacbell.net)

The Endless Knot

Release info:

2000

Availability:

See Diatonis's site

Ecto priority:

All I know is I'd buy it in a second. (Anachro1@pacbell.net)

Group members:

Stuart White—metal plates, drums, keyboards, bass, percussion

Produced by:

Stuart White

Comments:

Beautiful electronica soundscapes (I prefer the term 'musical wallpaper'); perfect for relaxing after a day full of bullsh_t. Reflective, meditative music done well from the, excuse my Californian heart, chakra. The music is a soothing, dreamlike, web of sound. (Anachro1@pacbell.net)


Thanks to Anachro1@pacbell.net for work on this entry.

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