Trans-4MSublunar Oracles

Label:

Safe Trip – ST014

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Reissue

Country:

Netherlands

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Ambient

Tracklist

A1 Arrival
A2 Dencity
B1 Depth Probe
B2 Surfacing
C1 Atharvaveda
C2 Amma
D1 Mount Void
D2 Singularity

Credits

  • Composed By, ProducerStefan van Elsen
  • SaxophoneGert Wijninckx (tracks: C1)

Notes


Insert Notes:

"The following audio artefact, uncovered during a research trip to Antwerp, Belgium, was subject to rigorous testing in the Safe Trip laboratory. The summary of our findings is as follows :

- Using carbon testing, waveform analysis, sample deconstructing and electro-acoustic offset subdivision, we were able to date the artefact to 1992.

- In a unique audio examination pioneered by our researchers, the artefact - a white-label vinyl record - was placed on a metal platter capable of rotating 360 degrees. When the item was upon it, the platter rotated towards the exact co-ordinates of ‘Sublunar Point’, the exact point on Earth where the Moon is at its zenith.

- Each of the eight musical works etched onto the record’s surface were extracted and examined note by note. Every note was logged to create a definitive sequence, which will be henceforth as the ‘Oracle Genome’. Cross-referencing suggests Deoxyribonucleic Acid matches with two related individuals and at least one other life form yet to be classified. Research into this vital area is ongoing.

- A group of 23 human volunteers was asked to listen to each of the works in sequence while we monitored their heart-rate, binaural responses and the width in millimetres of their pupils. While four of the volunteers for agitated and began sweating profusely, 19 showed signs of increased production of serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline.

- Volunteers were asked to spontaneously shout out words and phrases while being subjected to the musical works. Curiously, a number of words, or combinations of words, were shouted by over 50% of respondents. These included the following: ‘Mount Void’, ‘Depth Probe’, ‘Dencity’ and, most bafflingly, ‘Amma’. We invite colleagues the world over to analyze and test this audio artefact further in order to increase our understanding of this mysterious and thought-provoking item."

Other Versions (5)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sublunar Oracles (CD, Album) Buzz BZZCD 106 110 Belgium 1992
Sublunar Oracles (LP, Album) Buzz BZZLP 106110 Belgium 1992
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Sublunar Oracles (2×LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue) Safe Trip ST014 Netherlands 2019
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Sublunar Oracles (8×File, ALAC, Album, Reissue) Safe Trip ST014 Netherlands 2019
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Sublunar Oracles (8×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps) Safe Trip none Netherlands 2019

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Reviews

  • kitbowen's avatar
    kitbowen
    Just brought a copy at Rubadub for £16.50, don’t feed the sharks
    • NutritiousJim's avatar
      NutritiousJim
      Having persued the single vinyl promo or the CD of this realease for the longest time (primarily for Amma - thanks Mixmaster Morris!) to finally own this (on double vinyl no less) is a dream come true. Don't sleep on this, one of the very best early ambient techno LPs. Probably better than anything The Orb did at the same time!
      • dj74's avatar
        dj74
        very very very very very very very very very good!

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