Between the Axiom and the Sigh

by John Battema

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benonemusic FANTASTIC! Great compositions, wonderfully produced, tastefully arranged, excellent variety and diversity in the music. I hear the influence of Jarre, Vangelis, and the 80s in general as well as minimalistic and electronic music. Highly recommended! Favorite track: When She Calls Me Home.

rcarlberg/Anode I listened to this album about ten times straight through when I first got it, and still wanted to hear it again. On a big stereo the sounds are freaking awesome, and John's composing ranges from delicate and pensive, to gut punches with a lead sledge. Not tired of it yet, and I'm probably on listen #100. Favorite track: The Intrepid.

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1.	Seven Years of Questions 04:02	info	buy track
2.	The Intrepid 06:16	info	buy track
3.	Gliding Leviathans Overhead 05:36	info	buy track
4.	The Intrepid [Coda] 02:19	info
5.	Animatronic Serpent 04:38	info	buy track
6.	Of the Mountains and Glaciers, They'll Never Speak 08:20	info	buy track
7.	Through Electrical Storms 04:32	info	buy track
8.	Signals from a Supremely Old Satellite 03:25	info	buy track
9.	When She Calls Me Home 05:36	info	buy track
10.	Collapsing Star (Part I) 04:53	info	buy track
11.	Collapsing Star (Part II) 05:09	info	buy track
12.	Collapsing Star (Part III) 05:51	info	buy track
13.	Boarding Pass 05:29	info
14.	Once More Unto the Void 07:34	info	buy track

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This album is the culmination of roughly a year of writing and experimenting.

I was thinking about old sci-fi soundtracks from my 80's childhood, as well as the synth-heavy electronic/prog/new age music of the same decade. So maybe there's a bit more of that than before. Some of my fondness for noise and metal snuck in. There's a smidge of mellotron but it's buried so please don't hold it against me.

A good portion of the music started with improvisation, and many of the leads/melodies are first takes. The arrangements of course took significantly longer. i also took this project as an opportunity to improve my technical skills with regards to tracking/mixing. Sonically, this is the first time that the end result captures what I heard in my head.

In the end, it sounds like me when I'm at home with my various gadgets. It won’t be for everyone. Perhaps it won’t be for anyone. But I’m genuinely really happy with how it turned out and both excited and nervous to share it with everyone.

For those who might care, the files here on Bandcamp are all sourced from 24/48 WAV files.

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released January 1, 2020

Created by John Battema
Mastered by James Plotkin ( www.plotkinworks.com )

With infinite thanks to everyone who has encouraged me or supported me along the way. I'm so grateful to all of you.

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John Battema Virginia

Electronic musician from the NOVA area and member of the metal/prog/fusion band Ephemeral Sun.

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