Mike at Hypnos has just announced the plans to release some of my albums on the Secret Sounds sub label.

They were originally released as very ltd editions on Umbra over the past few years..

If you are interested please check out at http://www.hypnos.com/smf/index.php?topic=254.15

thats impressive, and a great way to get your music out there to even more. congratulations! i hope it goes over really well...thats always exciting to see someone move upward with their music for more and more to enjoy.

Thanks for the encouragement- it was nice that they asked me about it rather than me badgering them, feels like a lot of support.

Cover for first release of series - Stellar Nurseries.

News From Hypnos:

I'm pleased to announce that this disc has finally been released in the Hypnos store.

http://hypnos.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Scre ... Code=hss28

We are also announcing a change to the price of all past and future Hypnos Secret Sounds releases, starting now, through at least the end of the year -- $9.99 per disc!nos:

track listing, music description and samples on the web page

Next release in the series, Arhythmia, is now out on Hypnos Secret Sounds:



details at http://www.hypnos.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? ... Code=hss31

Next release in the series: Floating.



http://www.hypnos.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? ... Code=hss32

Phil Derby's original review in Electroambient Space
" Not to be confused with the classic Klaus Schulze track of the same name, this 70-minute track is pure ambient. Those who think synths sound cold and calculating would do well to listen to this to correct that misperception. The sounds here are filled with warmth, depth, and nuance. Things develop quite slowly and deliberately. Melody is hinted at, as one might be able to say a note hanging in the air is a C or an F-sharp or whatever, but that’s as far as musical structure goes here. Completely devoid of rhythm, this truly is all about the floating. Though timbres are by and large bright and shimmering, the mood is somewhat subdued if not outright somber. Like Aurora, this disc has no liner notes whatsoever, so it is completely up to you to decide where your imagination will take you as you listen. I like that. This is a beautiful piece of music that will surely reward repeat listening to capture all the details. "

The Martian Chronicles:





available at Hypnos - http://www.hypnos.com/mm5/merchant.mvc? ... de=hyp3159




Also seperately - 'ICE' video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SerenFfordd ... LHizILcZLQ

It's very quiet here recently....

review of TMC by Stephen Palmer at Terrascope - http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Rev ... htm#Paatos :

"The Martian Chronicles" by Seren Ffordd and Oöphoi is an album of sparse, atmospheric electronic music inspired by the classic SF novel written by Ray Bradbury. The album takes its inspiration from the Martian aspects of the novel in particular, opening with a fifteen minute cut 'The Long Years,' which through a combination of perfectly judged drones, synths and deeply reverberated sounds evokes the coldness and distance of the environment. 'Dead Cities' brings in a different set of textures to the mix, based on a drone that sounds like a long, alien breath, breathing in, out, in... haunting and effective. Half way through, the textures change to bring a more technological feel to the sound. 'Blue Fire,' the third fifteen-minute cut, continues the theme of slow drift drones overlaid with mysterious effects, this time sounding like reverberated voices, though they're probably synths. 'End Of A Changeling' plays with the structure of the book and the album, which is presented in reverse order; the cut is brief, composed of sections from all the other tracks mixed by Seren Ffordd into a pivot, around which the album turns. 'Canals' brings field recordings of water into the mix, while 'Flamebirds Waiting For The Storm' features weirdly mutated bird sounds to create a particularly effective and atmospheric track. Album closer 'Unremembered' features a synth drone like a heavenly choir, completing the experience in suitable style. For those who've read the book, this ambient delight will be an intriguing discovery.
( www.hypnos.com )

Silver Wheel - long form, very static soundworld - was the first piece of music I sent Oophoi for what became The Martian Chronicles album.

Downloadable as a free wav file of 76 minutes.

http://www.soundcloud.com/seren-ffordd