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Paradise Drive (Extended Ultra-Chill)

Dive into sweet audio nectar derived from combinations of vocal harmonies fused with saxophones, acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizers & bass.  Pull up a folding chair and watch the sunset in paradise as you let the music take you on an existential journey that will feel both familiar and foreign.  

     BINARY ICON officially formed as a name for a band on a warm and windy summer evening in 1992 at InnerSpace Records Studio, a modified 130 year-old stage-coach station in Montecito, California.   When Ian Renga and Wiley Thrasher tried sounding-out different band names and nothing clicked they decided to each open the dictionary in a random manner and point at a word without looking at the page.  

     Once we found the two randomly picked words we guessed at their meaning:  Since music and the music icons of the future would be relying heavily on Digital to work effectively with synthesizers and acoustic instruments it sort of made sense to be called BINARY ICON.  

A major influence and continuing inspirational fuel is the iconic Guy Guden's Space Pirate Radio, Santa Barbara's ultimate portal to true world music: https://www.twitch.tv/guygudenspacepirateradio

Find me also on Spotify and Insta🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2G3gYHbQ46UPckIS7nrjk4?si=7G3Y27AaQbaAPpl1vu9P7w

I tell my stories through my own composed (and improvised) instrumental guitar music, using a combination of acoustic guitars, sometimes supported by orchestral instruments. Some have described my music as meditative, relaxing, and introspective, with a touch of melancholia and a distinctly Spanish flair. Listen for yourself and let me know what stories my music tells you.

My music has a Creative Commons Licence, so you can use it for non-commercial purposes.

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Illustrator that sometimes makes music.

Get in touch if you'd like me to draw something for your next release.

Q but not A:

How are we not more famous and successful?  

I mean seriously how simple do we have to make it so that you humans will understand?

We do visit Earth from time to time.  We (and this is embarrassing) occasionally visit a few humans to jam with them.  Something about your pitiful little emotions and stupid feelings occasionally allows you to accidentally...not even using any kind of clever algorithm...to invent interesting music.  

Check out our human "friends," at https://soundcloud.com/mrjonesandhisvisionsofpearl






hi, i´m sofia. this page is dedicated to the most delicious sounds that I ´ve come across here on soundcloud. thanks to all creaters of such divine art!!
once in a while i´ll throw in a song of mine, if you´re interested there is a link to my cloud below: ))