I'm thrilled to share the news of the release of Terminus Void's second album,
Origins Unknown. My readers will recall my recent artist spotlight showcasing his debut release,
Interstellar. After encouraging the artist to send the album to Stephen Hill of the long-standing radio program,
Hearts of Space, he followed my suggestion and was featured on PGM No. 1314, Stellar Quest! We couldn't be more pleased to have exposure to a global audience of discerning space music listeners!
Given the incredible impact of
Interstellar, I had great hope for his second effort. Thankfully, I couldn't be more elated with the resulting recording.
Origins is hauntingly epic, from the opening drones of "Discovery" to the concluding atmospheric majesty of the album's finale, "Memories of Rain." Fantastically transportive, the listener is suspended in a state of experiential cosmic serenity for the entirety of the listening journey.
Origins is cinematic dark ambient space music at its finest.
With his second effort, Terminus Void brilliantly channels the otherworldly film score work of Vangelis with incredible adeptness and impressively artful proficiency. This is particularly evident with the aforementioned closing selection, complete with Bladerunneresque rainfall, soaring synths, and choral effects employed throughout the track.
Origins Unknown was mastered in 24-bit hi-res audio, (unlike its predecessor,
Interstellar which was mastered at 16-bit), and is officially available in lossless archival FLAC and WAV. Listeners are encouraged to secure the album at the best quality offered and to take it in using their finest listening equipment so that none of the subtly nuanced spatial qualities are lost on this exceptional recording. This is an album that, like
Interstellar, rewards dedicated and attentive listening.
The album's namesake track is masterfully alienesque, brimming with lavish extraterrestrial vitality but sufficiently understated so as not to disrupt the shadowy, spectral quality of the album as a whole.
"Dark Outpost" paints a vividly ethereal tenebrous expanse - truly an effective soundscape for dark ambient voyages. And surprising cinematic elements are introduced to heighten the excitement of the album-length saga.
Each track effectively adds its own unique properties to the crepuscular ambient odyssey that is
Origins Unknown. Nothing is extraneous, wasted, or omitted, making for a most-satisfying musical venture from start to finish.
Origins is a triumphant successor to Terminus Void's debut, and reinforces that he is a potent and compelling figure in the dark ambient scene today.
Check out Terminus Void on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon and other online distributors. Or visit
https://terminusvoid.com/.
