Aphelion is the point where a planet or any celestial body is furthest from the sun.
While this must be pretty dark place, Amethystium breathes light into the shadows.
Amethystium is Oystein Ramfjord, a Norwegian composer who shapes elements of electronica and darkwave, evoking classic Tangerine Dream and Kitaro.
This is the follow-up album to ODONATA, Ramfjord's acclaimed debut.
Voices figure prominently into each song's construction.
Often ethereal and wordless, these sound forms give a great depth and haunting quality to the music, while the only discernible lyrics are found on "Autumn Interlude." Amidst pitch shifting and electronic squall, guest vocalist Joyelle Brandt soars, recalling the powerful collaboration between Sarah McLachlan and Delirium.
Gregorian inflections are found on "Shadow to Light" and "Exultation." The Indian-themed "Garden of Sakuntala" is driven by the tightly stretched skins of a tabla.
"Elvensong" features the cello of Synove Flobak.
With a gem cutter's precision, Ramfjord integrates a dizzying array of sonic embellishments into epic meditations.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow to Light | Amethystium | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Garden of Sakuntala | Amethystium | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 3 | Exultation | Amethystium | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 4 | Ad Astra | Amethystium | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Gates of Morpheus | Amethystium | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Autumn InterludeSteve Hewitt | Amethystium | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Shibumi | Amethystium | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | Hymnody | Amethystium | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Withdrawal | Amethystium | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | Berceuse | Amethystium | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Elvensong | Amethystium | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 374 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amethystium | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Asmund Flobak | Engineer |
| 3 | Steve Hewitt | Composer |
| 4 | Tom O'Keefe | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Oystein Ramfjord | Engineer, Producer |
| 6 | Greg Rolfes | Cover Design |
| 7 | Michael Sarsfield | Mastering |
| 8 | John Wai | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |