helium by prettyhowtown prettyhowtown : helium.
 Playful, melodic, hand-made ambient electronic music.

In helium, prettyhowtown (San Diego area performer John Noble) weaves a more contemplative web. Created entirely on a custom-built modular synthesizer and played live, these are "smaller" works: quietly intense, and truly ambient. As a performer, John is pleased when people react to his music at live shows by using it as a background for conversation, quiet thinking, or even sleeping—this last is a very high form of applause for an ambient live set! Helium is music for a tranquil evening.
Songs:

1. shards
2. recline
3. harmonices mundi
4. rodrigo
5. hydrogen beta (original)
6. my home is not my home

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 09/11/2015
prettyhowtown lives in California USA

Tagged as: Ambient, New Age, Experimental Electronic

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