Album Of The Week: Kilowatts – Undercurrent

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As far as record labels go they don’t come any better than Somnia…
Consistantly releasing high quality composisitons coupled with breath taking artwork, they are a label that manage to push boundaries and come up with original projects time after time.
The brand new release ‘Undercurrant’ by Kilowatts is no exception to the rule, and proves yet again that Somnia are leading the way in experimental soundscapes…

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Artist Performances For May On Fluid

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Friday 1st 7pm – Ashtech Presents Meditronica
www.myspace.com/meditronica

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Phoenix Rising Review
November 28, 2008, 1:58 pm
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“My name is Evan. I make sounds. Rivers of music ancient & delicate flow through me….”

These are the words you first read on Evan Bartholomew aka Bluetech’s website.

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Evan Bartholomew Interview
November 10, 2008, 5:39 am
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Though you have a fairly large web presence, there is very little personal information. How about a brief bio as a way of introduction – name, age, where you live, family, what you do for a living. Or are these closely guarded secrets as part of the ambient music mystique and persona?
My name is Evan Bartholomew, I’m 31 years old, and recently moved to rural Hawaii. I create music and all that that entails for a living – touring, remixing, scoring, and running a label.

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Bluetech – Phoenix Rising
November 10, 2008, 4:59 am
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Bluetech returns with his first new material since 2005. After splitting his musical expression into multiple aliases, Phoenix Rising marks his return to eclectic, ecstatic, and emotional electronic music, and exists as a precursor to an expansive album entitled the Divine Invasion coming early 2009 on Aleph Zero Records.
Music incubated in dreams, flows of energy from ancestral sources, the shape of the wind.

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Evan Bartholomew Interview
October 2, 2008, 12:46 am
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Echoes Radio recently caught up with Evan Bartholomew to talk about last years masterpiece album “Borderlands”.

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Motionfield-Optical Flow
September 29, 2008, 9:33 pm
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Somnia is proud to present an album of delicate sensibilities, and subtle heart filled vistas. Written as a dedication to his two daughters, motionfield’s new album captures something wistful and nostalgic, like conversations from old friends overheard in dreams.

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