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Aes Dana "Season 5"

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Author: Per Kristian Slagsvold

Publishing date: 21.02.2003 10:06

French Ultimae Records is out with another chilling ambient release. Now they are releasing the debut album of Aes Dana. Aes Dana is Vincent Villuis.

Aes Dana "Season 5" Ultimae Records 2002 (INRE007)

1. Natti Natti
2. Peripherics
3. Season 5
4. Undertow
5. Gatewick (Vinyl Airport Delay)
6. Dew (Herbal Version)
7. Chrysalis
8. Onset Data (Ethereal Version)
9. Forest Fish
10. Suspended Grounds

This album came as a really good surprise for me, since I have never heard about Aes Dana before. The first track is a wonderful ambient masterpiece. Really pleasant floating sounds, with careful rhythms in the background. Totally relaxing from start to finish. What a good start on the album! Track 2 starts slower. Then it builds up a little from pure crystal clear floating sounds, to a rhythm pumping carefully in the background together with small melodies. Down tempo relaxing chill. Track 3 starts slow again, with deep floating sounds. Then the down tempo groovy rhythm comes back, and it leads us through a lot of different relaxing sounds. Track 4 starts really deep too. I love this kind of ambient! Really nice sounds and melodies, totally relaxing. This is deep psychedelic chill out. The pumping down tempo rhythms comes in again, and the track varies with different beautiful sounds during the track. Another masterpiece you can dance slowly to, or just sit down and enjoy.

Track 5 is actually composed at an airport! It was composed between two festivals at Gatewick airport in United Kingdom. Pretty amazing if you ask me. It is a nice track too. It has those groovy down tempo rhythms, with a lot of relaxing melodies in between. This track is a bit more trancey and faster than the others. Track 6 calms everything down again, with pure floating ambient with little rhythms. Very deep beautiful ambient. Track 7 is one of my favourite tracks on this album. It continues the beautiful floating sounds, together with some little nice voice samples. Track 8 has also some beautiful voice samples. It does a lot to the track. Track 9 is even nicer. This is just so relaxing and pleasant listening music! Deep melodic ambient. The last track on this album is just floating, and if you didn`t get chilled by the first nine tracks, you will be fore sure after this one.

Aes Dana was a big positive surprise! Very nice for home listening or other places you feel like chilling out. Recommended for all of you who are after some deep relaxing ambient.
PK

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