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

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)

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

The Stratos Ensemble & Fateless Flows Music