Solaristics

Solaristics
Solaristics
Studio album by Thessalonians
Released	May 2005
Recorded	Springs 1992 – 1996
Studio	Various (Berkeley, California); (San Francisco, California); ;
Genre	Ambient; experimental; trip hop;
Length	60:04
Label	Noh Poetry Records
Producer	Kim Cascone
Thessalonians chronology

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.	Title	Length
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

Kim Cascone – instruments, production
Don Falcone – instruments
Paul Neyrinck – instruments
Larry Thrasher – instruments

Additional credits

Karen Anderson – graphic design

Release history

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

References

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

External links

Solaristics at Bandcamp
Solaristics at iTunes
Solaristics at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] "Thessalonians: Solaristics > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[znrcds-2] "Thessalonians "Solaristics"". ZNR Records. osCommerce. 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[nohpoetryrecordsbio-3] "Thessalonians Solaristics". Noh Poetry Records. 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[backroadsmusic-4] Barde, Lloyd (2005). "2004-2005 Music-By-Mail Catalog: Featured Vocals & World Chants: Thessalonians "Solaristics"" (PDF). Backroads Music: 10. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[leonardo-5] Van Ryssen, Stefaan (June 2006). "Solaristics". Leonardo On-Line. The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[linearnotes-6] Solaristics (booklet). Thessalonians. San Leandro, California: Noh Poetry Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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