Aes Dana (ambient group)
Encyclopedia
Aes Dana is the name of the French
ambient music
formation of Vincent Villuis and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane).
band Asura
, and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane) who spins English progressive vinyls, Aes Dana stands as a coherent fusion of both styles.
They bring out deep sounds rooted in the psychedelic tradition, in a fluid down tempo morning trance
. Both musicians tend to create evocative sound textures, opening as a travelling over their analogical dreams. Short tales made of samples and waves, energised by tribal beats. Soundtrack for the early party letting time for the moon and the tempo to set, or for afters to slow down the nocturnal excesses and celebrate the return of the Sun. Aes dana's music is to be enjoyed between the veils.
France
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ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
formation of Vincent Villuis and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane).
Biography
Born from the meeting of Vincent Villuis, former member of goa chillChill out music
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — "chill" being derived from a slang injunction to "relax."Chill out music emerged in the early and mid-1990s in "chill rooms" at dance clubs, where relaxing music...
band Asura
Asura (trance ambient artists)
Asura is the name of the French ambient music/trance musical project of Charles Farewell .-Biography:Since 1996, and its creation by Charles Farewell and Vincent Villuis, the project ASURA has polished a personal electronic universe sound, between psychedelic trance, Ambient and World music...
, and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane) who spins English progressive vinyls, Aes Dana stands as a coherent fusion of both styles.
They bring out deep sounds rooted in the psychedelic tradition, in a fluid down tempo morning trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
. Both musicians tend to create evocative sound textures, opening as a travelling over their analogical dreams. Short tales made of samples and waves, energised by tribal beats. Soundtrack for the early party letting time for the moon and the tempo to set, or for afters to slow down the nocturnal excesses and celebrate the return of the Sun. Aes dana's music is to be enjoyed between the veils.
Albums
- 2002, Season 5, Ultimae RecordsUltimae RecordsUltimae Records is a French record label, based in Lyon. The company was founded by the members of Aes Dana; Vincent Villuis and Sunbeam...
INRE 007 - 2003, Aftermath (Limited Edition), Ultimae Records INRE 010
- 2004, Memory Shell, Ultimae Records INRE 014
- 2007, Manifold, Ultimae Records INRE 022
- 2009, Leylines, Ultimae Records INRE 034
- 2011, Perimeters, Ultimae Records INRE 045
Notable Appearances
- Skyclad (High Frequencies Version), on Fahrenheit Project Part One, 2001
- Summerlands, on Fahrenheit Project Part Two, 2001
- Undertow, on Fahrenheit Project Part Three, 2002
- Suspended Grounds, on VA - Module 01, 2002
- Memory Shell (Mindgames Festival Live Version), on Fahrenheit Project Part Four, 2003
- Seaweeds Corporate, on VA - Mountain High, 2003
- Happy Leary, on VA - Peace Therapy, 2003
- Iris Rotation, on VA - Antenna Vol. 1, 2004
- Aftermath pt. 03, on VA - Module 02, 2004
- Aftermath pt. 08, on VA - Albedo, 2005
- Hug, on VA - Chilling Goddess, 2005
- Purple, on Fahrenheit Project Part Five, 2005
- Bam, on VA - Mountain High 2, 2005
- Natti Natti (Androcell Remix), on Androcell - Efflorescence, 2006
- Mineral Lights (Submerge Edit), on Oxycanta, 2006
- Lysistrata, on Opus Iridium, Suntrip RecordsSuntrip RecordsSuntrip Records is a half-French, half-Belgian record label, releasing Goa trance and melodic Psychedelic trance.Suntrip Records was set up in the summer of 2004 by Fabien "Mars" Marsaud, one of the founders of the Psynews.org website and Joske "Anoebis" Vranken, a Belgian DJ and...
, 2008 - Pulse Rate, on VA - Vital Signs, Celestial Dragon Records, 2010
External links
- Aes Dana biography at Ultimae Records Website
- Aes Dana at discogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
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