Tracks from the new Stratos Ensemble in 2013, soon to be released on CD and/or download in 2014.

The Stratos Ensemble - Yet To Be Released And Free Downloads

The first track we recorded with our current bass player in the new line up, and unreleased. All improvised.  Presently unreleased music but building towards a second album. The organ solo on this track was not played by Dean, but rather the sax player Jim Goetsch.

First album here:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stratoensemble

Buy Our Last CD

Royce - The Stratos Ensemble (organ and sax solo by Jim Goetsch)

From the founder of Surface 10:
The Stratos Ensemble reformation is starting to come together.  Won't be long before material for a new CD is formed.  This track won't make it to the CD because of technical difficulties, but it's a perfectly good track, given away for free.  The fender rhodes solo on this song was not played by Dean but rather the sax player Jim Goetsch. Totally improvised; two keyboardists and an ensemble.  High quality mp3.

Personal:
Brock Bowers - drums
Kent Baxter - bass
Jim Goetch - sax & fender rhodes
Dean De Benedictis - keyboards and production
Anjelo Alonte - Violin

Fruits Of Friction - The Stratos Ensemble (rhodes and sax solo by Jim Goetsch)

Dean and Jim from The Stratos Ensemble.

Website: http://thestratosensemble.com

(Photo by Dean in Patagonia, 2008.)

The Stratos Ensemble - A Tale Before Dreamt (Dean & Jim Duo Piece)

The Stratos Ensemble in 2013.

Website: http://thestratosensemble.com

Personal:
Dean De Benedictis - keyboards/synth, production
Jim Goetsch - sax, keyboards
Daniel Coffeng - guitar
Brock Bowers - drums
Carl Royce - Bass

"Eat This Piece!" - The Stratos Ensemble - Session Clip2 (Daniel Solo)

Balladictortionist - The Stratos Ensemble

The Stratos Ensemble in 2013.

Website: http://thestratosensemble.com

Personal:
Dean De Benedictis - keyboards/synth, production
Brock Bowers - drums
Rod MacDowell - Bass
Anjelo Elonte - voilin, acoustic guitar

No Stranger - The Stratos Ensemble

The first ever compilation track by The Stratos Ensemble, featured on the comp album Touched Two.

Whole album:
http://touched.bandcamp.com/album/touched-two

Stratos Ensemble track:
http://touched.bandcamp.com/track/my-broken-key-part-2

For A Good Cause

My Broken Key (Part 2) - The Stratos Ensemble (compilation track)

New track by The Stratos Ensemble in it's entirety, "My Broken Key - Part 1 & 2."  The individual parts can be found for purchase on albums "Touched Two" and "3 2 14", and the video can be found on Youtube at: (stand by)

Stay posted for they're first album release coming in early 2015.

My Broken Key - The Stratos Ensemble

One of the first improvised ambient duo tracks by recording artists Dean De Benedictis (from Surface 10, The Stratos Ensemble) and Coco Roussel (from Happy The Man, Kit & Coco, Michael Manring), both of which are current members of The Stratos Ensemble.

On this track Dean plays piano and melodic sound textures generated from voice samples.  Coco plays electronic drum pads that trigger percussion kits.

This track is the first of what will likely be an eventual album  collaboration between Dean and Coco. Stay tuned for more track previews from these two musicians.

Photo by Dean in Patagonia 2008

Dean De Benedictis & Coco Roussel - Ambient Improv 1

A recent jazz/ambient improv session (and yes, it was completely improvised) performed by 3 members of the Stratos Ensemble. This was essentially a practice session, but came out great and was recorded, so it is our gift to you.

Dean De Benedictis - piano, synth and atmospheres
Coco Roussel - drums and drum pads
Rod MacDowell - bass

Only small portions of this session will make it to albums and the rest will never be made available,  so feel free--download it while it's still here.

Band website:
http://thestratosensemble.com

Photo by Dean in Patagonia, 2008.

Stratos Ensemble Session (free download) - Electro Acoustic Trio Improv - Dean, Coco & Rod

Our very first Stratos Ensemble recording session with Jazz/progressive-rock, industry-legend bassist, Doug Lunn. The whole set is temporarily available as a free download. Just click the download icon.

Personnel:

Coco Roussel - drums
Daniel Coffeng - guitar and guitar synth
Dean De Benedictis - keyboard/synth and embellishments
Doug Lunn - fretless bass

(photo by Marcin Majkowski https://www.facebook.com/marcin.majkowski.16)

Live Set - 1st Doug Session - The Stratos Ensemble

The latest ambient jazz/fusion improv session by The Stratos Ensemble. Temporary free download mp3.

Musicians:

Coco Roussel: drums
Doug Lunn: bass
Daniel Coffeng: guitar and guitar synth
Dean De Benedictis: keyboards, electronics and production

http://thestratosensemble.com

The Stratos Ensemble - Doug Session 2 (untitled)

The third session we recorded with legendary progressive bass player Doug Lunn and drummer Coco Roussel.

This music will not be released on any album due to logistical reasons. Free download gift.

Photo by Lisa Claire Mitterer.

Band website: 
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/

The Stratos Ensemble - Doug Session 3 - Clip 1

This set of music was recorded and performed completely improvised (aside from some effects and minor editing in post) by The Stratos Ensemble, in 2013. It is one of a few sessions that are being mixed and finished, one at a time, as gifts for the audience. These full sessions were also never officially released on any album, and likely still won't be.

Rod McDowell - bass
Brock Bowers - drums
Dean De Benedictis - synth, effects and production
Angelo Elonte - violin and 12-string guitar

Stratos Ensemble website:
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/

unreleased sessions of 2013

The Stratos Ensemble - No Stranger (Full Set)- free download

Audio excerpt of The Stratos Ensemble performing one of B1's poems in November at the E Spot Lounge.

Line up:
Coco Roussel - drums, drum pads
Rod McDowell - bass
Dave Boswell - guitar, guitar synth
Jim Goetsch - sax, textures
Dean De Benedictis - piano, synth, melodica

Poem written and performed by B1 (Brian De Benedictis, Dean De Benedictis's brother).

More on the Stratos Ensemble at:
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/

The Stratos Ensemble - "Birth" (Live at the E Spot Lounge 2016 - poetry clip 2)

An album preview montage of excerpts from our up-coming release, Accident At Clear Lake. Available for purchase on February 21st.

More at:
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/blog

Album cover by Claire Raymond Photography:
https://www.facebook.com/Claire-Raymond-Photography-535535379960188/?fref=ts

Accident At Clear Lake (Album Preview) - The Stratos Ensemble

This track may be available here again, for free download, at a later time.

Musicians:
Jim Goetsch - sax and emballishments
Carl Royce - bass
Dean De Benedictis - synth and embellishments
Brock Avery - drums

Video found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNA6grBGgY

Band website:
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/

Rerise - The Stratos Ensemble

This is an unreleased track by the Stratos Ensemble, available here for free download. It is considered a part of their scrap material of 2013, but they were still moved enough by this particular track that sharing it seemed fitting to them. This track was improvised; it will not be released on any album, mainly due to minor audio blemishes in the recording that cannot be removed, which you may or may not notice.

Personnel on this track:
Jim Goetsch - sax
Brock Bowers - drums
Dean De Benedictis - synths and production
Kent Baxter - bass
Anjelo Elonte - violin

Image by our friend Ellen Jantzen, in 2013:
http://www.ellenjantzen.com/

Alt Solace - The Stratos Ensemble (extras of 2013)

(This piece is no longer available here for free download until a random and indefinite future time.) This is the full set of ambient nu-jazz-ish spacerock-ish improvised music performed at the E Spot Lounge in North Hollywood, 2016, by The Stratos Ensemble. It is sometimes available here for temporary free download, and most of it will not be available on any future album. Keep an eye out for download enabling.

Line up of performers that night:

Coco Roussel - drums
Rod McDowell - bass
Jim Goetsch - sax, synth textures
Dave Boswell - guitar, guitar synth
Brian De Benedictis (B1) - spoken word
Dean De Benedictis - keys, piano, synth textures, vocals, flute, melodica, production

Band website:
http://www.thestratosensemble.com/

Live At The E Spot Lounge - Nov (full set) - The Stratos Ensemble (ambient nu jazz)

The Stratos Ensemble is a progressive jazz band, the brainchild of producer Dean De Benedictis. The Fateless Flows Collective was an organization that Dean once ran, but now is simply the brand canopy that represents many of his extended projects, such as collaborations with original FF members and related material. Dean has decided to merge both his Stratos Ensemble content and his general Fateless Flows content on this particular SC page. 

The company name was originally the name of an electronic music collective Dean ran from 2003-05. From 2007-11 there was a plan to relaunch Fateless Flows as a record label, but it fell through. What remains are video channels on Youtube and Vimeo, and this Soundcloud page. Dean keeps his art and content coming, so he still uses the FF brand to release anything he works on that he also maintains rights control of, be it solo efforts or collaborative. Dean also has a separate SC page for his solo material.

Fateless Flows main image by Michael Jantzen and Dean De Benedictis. 

Dean De Benedictis' website can be found here:
http://deandebenedictis.com/

(Michael Jantzen's website:
http://www.michaeljantzen.com/Welcome.html)

The Stratos Ensemble - Yet To Be Released And Free Downloads

The Stratos Ensemble & Fateless Flows Music