Congratulations to Tange for CS17 being included in the Acts of Silence Top 100 list for 2011.

Congratulations to mysterybear (Dave Seidel) for Complex Silence 12 making the Best of 2011 list at Vuzh Music Blog and the Acts of Silence Top 100 list for 2011.

Complex Silence 21 at Archive.org

The Complex Silence Series has evolved nicely into its second segment, with some darker and some lighter pieces gracing the collection.

Drone is an influence in some pieces, with more traditional synth ambience holding sway in others. Some pieces are just– well– strange (but good). All, in fact, are good, at least, if not great.

And now, Complex Silence 21 documents these 10 releases, in a single mix. Whether or not you have listened to Complex Silence 11-20, Complex Silence 21 is a must listen, as it combines pieces from each of these releases into a single mix that lasts less than an hour. Lossless files were used when possible in the mix, and great care was taken with transitions, to provide listeners with a consistent experience.

–Thomas Park

Coming Soon– Complex Silence 21 (a mix of Complex Silence 11-20). Mixed by Mister Vapor.

http://www.archive.org/details/Complex_Silence_20

The Complex Silence Series is proud to welcome and share a contribution by Shane Morris to mark the twentieth release of the Series.

Shane is well-known in the ambient universe for sharing his magnificent sound worlds freely as Creative Commons releases and through live concerts.

Here, Shane presents four minimal pieces that can only be described as lush and gorgeous. Bell-like sounds and electric piano predominate, but to say that is at once a contradiction. Listen deeply and then listen even more deeply. You’ll hear reversed drones, floating tones, washes of faraway sounds, hints of melodies, echoes and reverbs adding space and immensity to an overall ambience and drifting quality, yet each track is intense and focused.

Four tracks of pure, ambient complexity. An October treat for your ears and for your mind.

http://www.archive.org/details/Complex_Silence_19

One of the exciting aspects of curating a netlabel series is watching new artists emerge into the small, but talent-rich world of ambient music. Joel Sutton, to my knowledge, has not been releasing ambient music for long. Yet, the ambient world has embraced his work and warmly welcomed him. It was just mid-2010 when I first started noticing his podcasts, followed on by his debut release, Iceberg and then in 2011, Flood.

I was therefore quite excited when Joel answered my call for submissions, and even more excited when I heard his submitted tracks. Joel has graced the Complex Silence Series with two mesmerizing ambient longform tracks, light and dark. They fit perfectly into the schema of the Series, yet each track is a beautiful sonic landscape painted in a unique and minimal way and perhaps even more importantly, in a spontaneous way.

Joel writes about his submission:

“The construction of Complex Silence 19 was very much a subconscious process for me. Usually I start a new project with a specific theme in mind. Not this time. Time was short and I had to get down to business. In the end though it was actually quite liberating to just start up my laptop and just let things unfold. Come what may. These two tracks are the result.

Exactly what my mind was up to on those days back in July 2011 I’m not really sure. I recommend that you think of these pieces as sonic abstract paintings with which the listener is free to make their own interpretation. Hence the generic names “One” and “Two”. Play these tracks in whatever part of your life it feels right to do so. Let them stray every which way and, regardless of what you encounter, may you have a pleasant journey.”

For more information about Joel Sutton and his Crystal Dreams releases, visit
www.crystaldreamsmusic.net

Hear a preview on StillStream – Mysterious Semblance with Tange on September 23. More information at Facebook.

http://www.archive.org/details/Complex_Silence_18

“Complex Silence 17 begins with a study of the Tibetan singing bowls and then evolve into other gorgeous melodic ambiences. Tange’s hour-long work is one that that you can listen to over and over again and still relish its basic beauty.”

Read the entire review here:

http://www.actsofsilence.com/album-review/obvious-beauty/

The Complex Silence Series welcomes once more the talented ambient artist Tange with a dual-track release.

http://www.archive.org/details/Complex_Silence_17

Track one focuses on the mysterious spaciousness of Tibetan bowls and track two is a signature Tange ambient musical journey.

Both tracks are generously long-form, with enough time to evolve and let you truly soak in the richness and depth of the aural atmospheres Tange creates.

Complex Silence is indeed privileged to release this beautiful ambient work by an artist who continues to grow and expand and delight and push the borders of ambient music into new directions!

Watch the preview video at Youtube: