Review: Ege Denizi

Travis Nobles of the Hiddenplace Music blog offers up a nice review of Ege Denizi. Many thanks, Travis!

http://hiddenplacemusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/phillip-wilkerson-and-tange-ege-denizi.html

"i have to admit, the pedal steel guitar is not one of my favorite instruments- the twangy sound often used in country music can really grate on my nerves. but the instrument can also be very effectively used in ambient and atmospheric music, providing subtle textures or smooth and ghostly leads. Gordon Macmillian's contributions to Ege Denizi are a wonderful example of the masterfully subtle use of steel guitar-- the gliding amorphous melodies and swelling textures are couched in Phillip Wilkerson's luminous pads, soothing atmospherics and occasional rhythmic elements. as noted by the earth mantra staff, an immensely beautiful, delicate and transcendent release."

earthmantra.com/egedenizi

Williams Park EP at bypass Label

Williams Park EP is being released today at bypass Label. It includes four tracks of experimental noise, lo-fi ambience, glitch, and processed beats.

http://bp.bai-hua.org/releases/bp038.htm

Coming Soon: Complex Silence 2 by Tange

Features two 30 minute tracks of sublime, trademark drones by Tange. To be released soon on the Time Theory Netlabel. The release was produced by Phillip Wilkerson.

Review: Ege Denizi

Søren Hybel of Luftrum offers this review of the Phillip Wilkerson & Tange collaboration, Ege Denizi (earman080):

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Sublime collaboration!

It’s the fourth time I indulge myself in this atmospheric soundworld of Ege Denizi. Four parts and 55 minutes of rich and evolving ambient that never strays away from the listener. More things are happening here, as the album slowly evolves from shifting drones layered with subtle guitar to mellow arpeggiated tunes - it even features gently percussion work as heard on part 3. Overall, it oozes of perfection and there’s a great attention to detail in each of the four parts.

Ege Denizi is a transcendental and light-hearted experience, There are no darkness or cloudy tunnels surrounding the composition. Instead, it reaches into an uplifting realm of lightness with a soothing grip.

Brilliant collaboration. Kudos to you both.

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Many thanks, Søren!

Ege Denizi Released at Earth Mantra

Phillip's collaboration with Tange is now available for download at Earthmantra.com:

http://earthmantra.com/egedenizi

http://www.archive.org/details/earman080

News Notes

Phillip is mastering a couple of long-form tracks by Tange. These will be released as Complex Silence 2 at the Time Theory netlabel.

Phillip is working on a track for earman100, the one hundreth release celebration / compliation at Earth Mantra netlabel.

Phillip and Sylvie Walder will also contribute a new collaborative track for the earman 100 compliation.