Falling You
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Falling You is an ethereal
/electronic project based in San Francisco, California
. Falling You's instrumental work tends toward dark ambient soundscapes which borders on electronica. Other tracks utilize ethereal female vocals. John Michael Zorko is the primary composer for Falling You. Notable vocalists include Dru Allen (This Ascension
/Mirabilis
), Aimee Page, Jennifer McPeak, Sara Ayers
, Krista Tortora (Full Blown Kirk), Victoria Lloyd (Claire Voyant
), Suzanne Perry (Love Spirals Downwards
), Amanda Kramer (Golden Palominos), Shikhee (Android Lust
) and Erica Mulkey (Unwoman
). The band's debut CD, Mercy, in 1998 featured vocals by Jennifer McPeak exclusively. Touch, Human and the most recent release, Faith, features vocals by a variety of female artists.
The work of Falling You tends to center, thematically, on some core part of the human condition.
Zorko's music has also been featured in documentaries and television commercials.
Ethereal Wave
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/electronic project based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Falling You's instrumental work tends toward dark ambient soundscapes which borders on electronica. Other tracks utilize ethereal female vocals. John Michael Zorko is the primary composer for Falling You. Notable vocalists include Dru Allen (This Ascension
This Ascension
This Ascension is a gothic/ethereal band from Southern California that formed in 1988. They have released four albums on their own label Tess Records from 1989 to 1999 to major acclaim and growing popularity....
/Mirabilis
Mirabilis (band)
Mirabilis is a neoclassical/ethereal musical project formed in 2001 by Dru Allen of This Ascension and Summer Bowman of the Machine in the Garden. Mirabilis uses vocals as the primary instrumentation, crafting original musical compositions and interpreting traditional classical vocal pieces from a...
), Aimee Page, Jennifer McPeak, Sara Ayers
Sara Ayers
Sara Ayers is an ambient music artist who uses her voice as a sound source. The Chemical Brothers used samples of Ayers' "Everyday We Die a Little" on their song "Come Inside" from their album Push the Button. VH1 used samples of "Angel #3" for the soundtrack of Behind the Music: Britney Spears....
, Krista Tortora (Full Blown Kirk), Victoria Lloyd (Claire Voyant
Claire Voyant
Claire Voyant is a dream pop, darkwave, ethereal wave band from Sacramento, California. The trio were once part of a 5-piece band called Murmur, which split over creative differences...
), Suzanne Perry (Love Spirals Downwards
Love Spirals Downwards
Love Spirals Downwards was an ethereal darkwave, dream pop, Atmospheric drum'n'bass and electronica recording act from California.-History:Love Spirals Downwards was begun by multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum and then-girlfriend Suzanne Perry. In 1991, Lum and Perry recorded a demo, which led to a...
), Amanda Kramer (Golden Palominos), Shikhee (Android Lust
Android Lust
Android Lust is the industrial solo project of Shikhee, that combines elements of rock, industrial, gothic and classical styles into a blend of music that she describes as "electronic and dark."-History:...
) and Erica Mulkey (Unwoman
Unwoman
Unwoman is a solo artist from San Francisco, California. Musician Erica Mulkey mixes cello and vocals with electronic influences. The music she creates is difficult to label with an established genre, but contains characteristics of synth pop and goth...
). The band's debut CD, Mercy, in 1998 featured vocals by Jennifer McPeak exclusively. Touch, Human and the most recent release, Faith, features vocals by a variety of female artists.
The work of Falling You tends to center, thematically, on some core part of the human condition.
Zorko's music has also been featured in documentaries and television commercials.
Albums
- Mercy (CD) - 1998
- Touch (CD) - 2005
- Human (CD) - 2006
- Faith (CD) - 2008