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Cipher: Elemental Forces
by John Kelman
On Cipher's third release, Elemental Forces, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Theo Travis and bassist Dave Sturt create soundscapes that are much more than simply background music. Augmented by percussionist Steve Hubback, they explore music that's reliant on programming and looping, but still manages to retain a spirit of adventure and interaction through real-time sonic manipulation and improvisation--making it as engaging of the mind as it is soothing of the spirit.
Travis seems to be popping up everywhere these days. He's a relatively ...
Continue Reading...Cipher Releases "One Who Whispers" on Gliss Records
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Cipher - One who whispers (glisscd 007)
On 5 August 2002 Cipher release One who whispers on Gliss Records, the follow up to their acclaimed 1999 debut No Ordinary Man (Hi Art5). The new album further explores Cipher's individual soundworld, mixing live flute, sax and bass with dark soundscapes and hypnotic layers of looped instrumental atmospheres. The nine tracks explore different aspects of the Cipher sound - including the purely abstract and textured sounds of To the Shelters, the WARP- ...
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