It is the world taken from you. It is the home that still stands, but is no longer your home because your home does not exist any longer. It has been lost in time, yet here stands one that should be it, but somehow has ceased to be it. It is the home town you grew up in that is as alien now to you as any other place and home is far from you in space, and time. Places have the same name and occupy the same location, but are not those places anymore and never will be again. You cannot go back, you can never go home again. You can only build new homes in new places that time shall take from you again. Places now that exist only in your memory but unreachable in the world. Paths lost. Roads gone. You carry them with you wherever you go. As close as yourself and farther away than a star.
This is lovely! And I learned a new word today: I thought "benthopelagic" was a bit of an oxymoron but apparently it's a subcategory of the demersal ecological zone?? the more you know
Sometimes a collaboration can be better than each's individual projects. Sometimes a collaboration will happen only once, for only one project that becomes a magnum opus.
Yup. The music for both parts were created all at the same time. I decided to release them separately rather than a double album, but didn't want to have them too far apart.
This is a superb album! I'm so glad I ran across your phenomenal work. In addition to "Anthropoaliena," I'm also a big fan of the albums "Pioneer," "Innerspace," and "Komorebi."
Thanks! If you enjoy this more upbeat stuff, you might also enjoy Descender: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fw68f7iGDbo.htmlsi=tu9IlqSp-oOObSrR
@@altusmusic_ca Thank you! That's one I'd not yet heard, but I sampled several spots of every track and it's another winner! In my mind, the music invokes images from a laserdisc series I watched around the mid-90s called "The Mind's Eye." I also like the track names you chose, as a couple of them (especially "Logic Probe") remind me of my electronics courses in college and "End of Line" makes me think of the 1982 film TRON. All fond memories with your great artistry as the soundtrack. It was a brief trip back in time.
@@karlhungus5554 Good catch on the Tron reference. In fact, all six track titles come from that film, and slices of sound effects from the film make up part of the beat in "Matrix Blaster". The animation I created was inspired by the film as well. The music of Jan Hammer from "Beyond the Mind's Eye" certainly played an inspiring role as a teen. My friends and I watched it often -- I still have my VHS copy. haha! I would've loved to have seen it on laserdisc.
@@altusmusic_ca Wow, no kidding?! That's cool how your music and visuals of "Descender" subconsciously invoked my memories of TRON. We were definitely on the same wavelength. I was an early teenager when that film was released and it still has an effect on me. Did you see the sequel? I'm not usually a fan of sequels, but I really enjoyed TRON: Legacy. It took me eight years to finally agree to watch it. I though the music was great, too. Given your profession as a musician and your artistic style, I suspected there was a chance you might have been familiar with the "Mind's Eye" series. At the time, I didn't realize that Jan Hammer was the composer of the second film in the series. That came years later. My first experience with his work was in the 80s on the TV show "Miami Vice." I just looked up the "Mind's Eye" series and see that Thomas Dolby composed the third release in the series -- "The Gate to the Mind's Eye" (1994). Thomas Dolby was another artist I enjoyed in the 80s. At one point, I had his first three albums (cassettes). I'm kind of odd about music and it takes considerable time and effort for me to open up to new artists and genres. Most of what I listen to is big band and jazz from the 1940s and 1950s, though that's far from being totally accurate or even complete. "Jazz" covers a lot of territory. I listen to a lot of other stuff, too, but also within certain limits. Anyway, despite my obstinance about new things, I'm glad I happened upon your work. If I'm not mistaken, I believe I first found you on Bandcamp, while I was on there looking to see if Jonn Serrie had any new albums. It's a platform I rarely visit, so it was good luck on my part.
SO uniquely and exquisitely beautiful; it's a head traveling masterpiece and spirit stirring journey Mr.Carss ; I wish to thank you for this gem and congratulate you on this innovation of sounds blended perfectly as I hear it 💎
Dear Altus, please be yourself and give us the musical output of your very creative musical mind. In your texts I feel the need to please, as you do. Every new album to me is a precious gift, thanks, maybe we’ll meet.
And as I comment yet again ; I have to acknowledge the absolute entrancement of watching this work on my tv ; lost and mesmerized by the exquisiteness of marriage between the gorgeous music and visual intoxication by just watching the cassette roll infinitely if possible. Period