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Faith Healer Space Saviour Posts: 1857 (09/27/2007 11:59) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Live life like there is no ads! Remove this ad ALTRES double CD-R "Tripping the Dark Fantastic" is now available. Disc 1 consists of remastered tracks recorded between 1983 and 1985 by the first incarnation of the band. Disc 2 features tracks recorded since we reformed in 2003, some of which have appeared on various compilation CDs and others which are only available here. The discs come packaged in a slim-line double DVD-style case (cover above). Disc 1 (1983-85): Golden Country (13:00) Sometimes Elsewhere (6:44) Ancestral Calls (Part 2) (4:00) Snakebridge (11:42) Wreck (1:10) Forbidden Zone (7:02) Icefield (5:06) Disc 2 (2003-06): Earworm (7:27) Brainflame (8:37) Magiscule Beach (10:3 Dusktreader (2:26) Black Point (7:34) (Shadow of a) Broken Mirror (7:14) Throb (7:21) "Tripping the Dark Fantastic" is available exclusively by mail order from Compact Disc Services, 40/42 Brantwood Avenue, Dundee, DD3 6EW Scotland, UK, tel: (+44) 01382 776595. Cost is 9.99 plus postage in the UK. Please email them at; info@cd-services.com for full details.
Boriah	Re: Altres - Tripping The Dark Fantastic	#1	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (10/04/2007 05:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	can I pay it by credit card? Stay forever at: www.myspace.com/thebylawsofthecrib www.myspace.com/triptych31
Altres	Re: Altres - Tripping The Dark Fantastic	#2	[-]
Faith Healer Space Saviour Posts: 1857 (10/04/2007 10:12) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, I think that is how it works. If you email them they'll let you know. They are a huge seller of ikraut, electronic, canterbury, prog, ambient etc. Brian
Boriah	Re: Altres - Tripping The Dark Fantastic	#3	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (10/05/2007 00:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I already sent them an e-mail. Want to listen to "Earworm" while driving in my car by night. Thanks Stay forever at: www.myspace.com/thebylawsofthecrib www.myspace.com/triptych31
centuryhouse	cd	#4	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 2377 (10/05/2007 09:49) Glow Worm Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Let me know what you find out about ordering via credit card... Sounds interesting!
Boriah	Re: cd	#5	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (10/06/2007 10:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Brian, still no answer from your cd-distributor, and its been two days since I sent them the e-mail regarding my interest in buying the cd. If you want to get rich youd better change your recod company man. Dont say I didnt help! Regards Al Stay forever at: www.myspace.com/thebylawsofthecrib www.myspace.com/triptych31
Altres	Re: cd	#6	[-]
Faith Healer Space Saviour Posts: 1857 (10/06/2007 10:59) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LOL, thanks for the feedback. I think the guy who runs the place is away on holiday, he should be back monday. I'm surprised one of the other folk there hasn't replied though. Brian
Boriah	Re: cd	#7	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (10/13/2007 03:29) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Brian, more than one week and no answer from those guys. If finally they answer, I guess apart from the cd Ill deserve an Altres t-shirt, just for the delay!!! Stay forever at: www.myspace.com/thebylawsofthecrib www.myspace.com/triptych31
Altres	Re: cd	#8	[-]
Faith Healer Space Saviour Posts: 1857 (10/14/2007 09:37) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you re-email them at: orders@cd-services.com you may have more luck. I think perhaps I posted the wrong email earlier. Brian
Boriah	Re: cd	#9	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (10/14/2007 11:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, but what about the t-shirt? "Theres only two ways of making a song: your way or the wrong way" (Trevor Rabin) www.myspace.com/thebylawsofthecrib www.myspace.com/triptych31
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Faith Healer Space Saviour Posts: 1857 (10/14/2007 23:19) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Live life like there is no ads! Remove this ad Tell you what, if we ever make any, you can have one. Brian
camel	gripping the dark	#11	[-]
Posts: 4817 (11/27/2007 07:48) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I need a copy of this. across the endless sky we are deployed
Boriah		#12	[-]
Space Saviour Posts: 1390 (02/05/2008 14:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was a long time since I didnt visit the Misappearance MySpace page, but i strongly recommend it to all of you. The songs and the quality of the recordings are superb. very well done and a pleasant experience. Very interesting music. Kind regards I HUNT, THEREFORE I AM...
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Posts: 866 (02/09/2008 09:11) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks. I have updated my own solo work page to include the two Church songs included on Heresey. http://www.myspace.com/altresian Enjoy. Brian
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Posts: 866 (10/30/2008 10:36) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Altres onstage at the UK Electronica last week. Brian
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Posts: 866 (03/14/2009 21:55) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Two first tracks from a recent gig. Please feel free to download if you want. Prolegomenon Doom Brian Last Edited By: Altres 03/30/2009 12:07. Edited 1 times.
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Posts: 866 (03/30/2009 12:07) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I put those tracks up again if anyone wants them. Cheers, Brian
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Posts: 866 (02/05/2010 08:06) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In the last few days two things have happened. 1. Pedroskychaser, a sydney underground movie maker made us a video! If you like women running around stripping off then this film is for you! 2. Aquarius Records in San Francisco have started to promote and sell us quite heavily.� Check out the review! ALTRES *Tripping The Dark Fantastic* (Multi-Purpose) 2cd-r 11.98 Working at Aquarius brings all kinds of new sounds to our lives. It's always great coming across something you have never even heard of and wondering how you could have gone on for so long without it, and we literally get new stuff sent in from all over the world. Sometimes it can be difficult to get to everything, we try our damnedest, though. And as unfortunate as it is to say, sometimes it can be simply overwhelming dealing with scores of random things that may, sadly, just miss the mark. But there are certainly exceptions to all that, and we can't think of any one greater in recent memory than this amazing double disc from Dundee, Scotland's Altres. One of the members was in San Francisco months back and dropped off a couple copies, which sat unlistened to for a bit too long. Then, curious one day, we threw it on and we were immediately blown away by the majestic electronic sounds pouring out of our speakers. Songs that just sounded, well, CLASSIC. Altres manage to recall some of the best things throughout the history of electronic music as well as some of the hazier realms of rock n' roll (their website lists Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Philip Glass, Throbbing Gristle, Faust, the Doors, and the Church as influences; at various times we also picked up on Cluster, Heldon, Popul Vuh, and Zombi's coked out disco side), but the end sound is clearly their own. The songs effortlessly ooze deep, krauty melodies with a sustained and cinematic ambience, and when they break out the drum machines things can head into high speed Moroder territory, always a good thing. It would just be unfair to the world if we didn't put this on our list, and we have no doubt that many aQ customers will be immediately taken with this. And while you're scratching your head wondering why you have never heard of Altres (we sure hadn't), there is, in fact, quite a story behind everything. The group initially came together in 1983 before calling it quits two years later. In that time, Altres managed to play a handful of shows and produce a number of limited run cassettes, which make up the first disc of Tripping The Dark Fantastic. Even though these songs are coming from what you can imagine is an archaic source, they sound amazingly clear and powerful. Disc 2 features songs from the regrouped Altres, who decided to get back together a staggering 17 years later. Whatever cynical thoughts about band reunions that might be running through your head can be put to rest, because these songs (spanning from 2003-2006) are clearly the work of the same dedicated soundsmiths. Things sound a little more "modern" at times, we can assume that by 2003 the Altres guys had probably snagged a digital synth or two, but what's special is how they use their instruments, and like the early material, these songs are super melodic, slightly ominous, and darkly evocative. The album begins with the 13 minute "Golden Country", with arpeggiated synth pulses guiding you into a world that is both spacey and strangely pastoral. It's like looking out across some expansive future horizon with the dramatic synth sweeps making you unsure if you are in sinister or friendly territory. Either way, it's intriguing and a good way to set the stage for the rest of the album. "Snakebridge" is like a high speed chase through some futuristic world of uncertainty. Heavy basslines and a relentless driving rhythm take you all over the place, and the best part is the fact that the song is 11 minutes, giving you plenty of time to get lost in it. There's a cool mid-song break that makes you feel like you've just ducked into some back alleyway before starting up again. To give you a reference point, it actually sounds like this stuff could have been a heavy influence on Trans Am's Futureworld. Disc 1 ends with "Icefield", another darkly unsettling piece that makes you think of, yes icefields, and probably some foreboding windowless compound as well. Disc 2 kicks off with the catchy "Earworm", another romp through a future of back alleys in post-apocalyptic slums. On "Dusktreader", lightly played acoustic guitars that would sound at home on a nice, private press stoner folk lp mix with wispy synths that are rhythmic despite a lack of actual percussion. Recorded live, "(Shadow Of A) Broken Mirror" utilizes another arpeggiated synth sequence with a simple drum machine beat. It has a very cool buildup with some slashing guitar chords, and it makes sense that this is live, as it sounds like the result of a band rather than just someone's half assed electronic project. Closer "Throb" is something that will probably appeal to fans of Circle, it's almost like some electro-jazz hybrid cranking out murky underwater melodies that bring the album to a close as perfectly as it began. Wow, we could go on and on about what an awesome surprise this is from a band that deserves your attention. Thinking of the music you are familiar with from the band's initial run, you may question why and how Altres could have gone unrecognized after making such original and self-aware music. But better late than never. Highest recommendation possible. Brian
fandorin		#18	[-]
Posts: 5893 (02/05/2010 08:57) Faith Healer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bloody Hell!!! Brian!!! ...because strange is what we need The Fandorin Foto Files
fantasticandy		#19	[-]
Perfect Child Posts: 229 (02/05/2010 16:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	brian! that's just 'effing great! i'm SO pleased.
Lurking	Nice!!	#20	[-]
Pantechnicon Posts: 116 (02/07/2010 23:23) Maven Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Live life like there is no ads! Remove this ad Hey Brian! Nicely done. BWTF. It's already 2010. The review is for music up to 2006. That means we've been waitin' far too long for new(er) music from Altres. Seriously- that's a great review. Matt

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