Solaristics

Solaristics
Studio album by
Thessalonians
ReleasedMay 2005 (2005-05)
RecordedSprings 1992 (1992) – 1996 (1996)
Studio
Various
Genre
Length60:04
LabelNoh Poetry Records
ProducerKim Cascone
Thessalonians chronology
Soulcraft
(1993) 		Solaristics
(2005)

Solaristics is the second studio album by Thessalonians, released in May 2005 by Noh Poetry Records.[1][2] The album comprises recording sessions that were completed between 1992 and 1996.[3]

Reception

Backroad Music called Solaristics "a great lost recording" and noted the lead track "Solaristics" as being a highlight of the sessions.[4] Stefaan Van Ryssen of Leonardo On-Line gave the album a mixed review, stating that composers Kim Cascone and Larry Thrasher have created higher quality work elsewhere but noting that "each piece brings its own atmosphere, ranging from pensive to thoughtful, or from melancholy to gloomy." The critic went on to conclude that the album is an "interesting release for historic reasons but very dated for contemporary ears."[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kim Cascone, Don Falcone, Paul Neyrinck and Larry Thrasher, except as noted

No.TitleLength
1."Solaristics"8:14
2."Bridge 1" (Neyrinck)0:59
3."E-Space"8:32
4."Bridge 2" (Neyrinck)0:42
5."Dust"6:39
6."Bridge 3" (Falcone)0:35
7."Drowning Weather"7:09
8."Bridge 4" (Cascone)0:32
9."Mining Camel"5:37
10."Bridge 5" (Falcone)1:06
11."Thinking Mouse"3:57
12."Bridge 6" (Cascone)0:30
13."Enharmonik"3:15
14."Bridge 7" (Thrasher)1:05
15."360"11:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Solaristics liner notes.[6]

Thessalonians

Additional credits

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2005 Noh Poetry Records CD NPR005
2012 Noh Poetry Records DL

References

  1. ^ "Thessalonians: Solaristics > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Thessalonians "Solaristics"". ZNR Records. osCommerce. 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Thessalonians Solaristics". Noh Poetry Records. 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Barde, Lloyd (2005). "2004-2005 Music-By-Mail Catalog: Featured Vocals & World Chants: Thessalonians "Solaristics"" (PDF). Backroads Music: 10. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Van Ryssen, Stefaan (June 2006). "Solaristics". Leonardo On-Line. The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Solaristics (booklet). Thessalonians. San Leandro, California: Noh Poetry Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)