Note: When downloading the full album, the download includes a 26 page PDF Booklet where you can read the story behind each track! I have also included as a bonus item the full scale hi res image of the album cover. Zoom in and discover... 

"Meta Landscapes" is an ambient album with experimental electronic compositions based on sounds and effects created with MetaSynth and mixed in ProTools or Ableton Live. I have been a user of Eric Wenger's MetaSynth since April 1998. Since then, MetaSynth has been one of my main tools when experimenting with sound and music, and I am happy to finally release a collection of my core MetaSynth work!   

The fourteen tracks on "Meta Landscapes" are either brand new compositions made this spring (2021), re-creations or finished works based on sounds and ideas I have developed since 1998. The digital album has a total playing time of 1 hour and 44 minutes, and most of the compositions have not been released before. It is available on all streaming platforms on the web, and you may download the album in 24 bit resolution here at Bandcamp. You will then get a pdf booklet where I tell the story behind each composition. I am also sharing one or two creative ideas I used for each of the tracks when I explored MetaSynth's many tools. This is not a tutorial for MetaSynth, and for that you should visit www.uisoftware.com. They offer a free demo version of MetaSynth if you want to try this Macintosh software. 

The audio content of some of the tracks on this album may also be studied in detail by watching my animations on www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon

Tachyonic Antitelephone

Shadow Work

Revisiting Japan Electronic Suite

Random Tones

Poetry Landscape

More Drops

"Meta Landscapes" is an ambient album with experimental electronic compositions based on sounds and effects created with MetaSynth and mixed in ProTools or Ableton Live. I have been a user of Eric Wenger's MetaSynth since April 1998. Since then, MetaSynth has been one of my main tools when experimenting with sound and music, and I am happy to finally release a collection of my core MetaSynth work!  

Note: When downloading the full album from Bandcamp, the download includes a 26 page PDF Booklet where you can read the story behind each track! I have also included as a bonus item the full scale hi res image of the album cover. Zoom in and discover... 

The fourteen tracks on "Meta Landscapes" are either brand new compositions made this spring (2021), re-creations or finished works based on sounds and ideas I have developed since 1998. The digital album has a total playing time of 1 hour and 44 minutes, and most of the compositions have not been released before. It is available on all streaming platforms on the web, and you may download the album in 24 bit resolution here at Bandcamp. You will then get a pdf booklet where I tell the story behind each composition. I am also sharing one or two creative ideas I used for each of the tracks when I explored MetaSynth's many tools. This is not a tutorial for MetaSynth, and for that you should visit www.uisoftware.com. They offer a free demo version of MetaSynth if you want to try this Macintosh software. 

The audio content of some of the tracks on this album may also be studied in detail by watching my animations on www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon

Magic Room No 2

Frozen Waterfall

"Meta Landscapes" is an ambient album with experimental electronic compositions based on sounds and effects created with MetaSynth and mixed in ProTools or Ableton Live. I have been a user of Eric Wenger's MetaSynth since April 1998. Since then, MetaSynth has been one of my main tools when experimenting with sound and music, and I am happy to finally release a collection of my core MetaSynth work!   

The fourteen tracks on "Meta Landscapes" are either brand new compositions made this spring (2021), re-creations or finished works based on sounds and ideas I have developed since 1998. The digital album has a total playing time of 1 hour and 44 minutes, and most of the compositions have not been released before. It is available on all streaming platforms on the web, and you may download the album in 24 bit resolution here at Bandcamp. You will then get a pdf booklet where I tell the story behind each composition. I am also sharing one or two creative ideas I used for each of the tracks when I explored MetaSynth's many tools. This is not a tutorial for MetaSynth, and for that you should visit www.uisoftware.com. They offer a free demo version of MetaSynth if you want to try this Macintosh software.

Note: When downloading the full album, the download includes a 26 page PDF Booklet where you can read the story behind each track! I have also included as a bonus item the full scale hi res image of the album cover. Zoom in and discover... 

The audio content of some of the tracks on this album may also be studied in detail by watching my animations on www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon

Fossils From The Dark Past

Carrying The Cross

Meta Landscapes

Unreal Dream

Ancient City

Narnia

Electronova

Signal

Round and Around

Blues for Your Brother (Remix)

Ancient City, Pt. 1

Shadow and Light

Play at Your Own Risk

Drive Green

Driving at Night (Ambient Mix)

Ancient City, Pt. 2

Driving at Night

Taken from the CD "Travel in Silence" by artist Homeless Balloon. An ambient/worldfusion/electronic piece with some voice samples and heavy ethnic percussion sounds. There is a slightly different version of this, which includes several other musical themes, on the track named "Daughters of Allah" from the Homeless Balloon CD "Oriental Spaces". - I have received some strong reactions to this track, from muslim men. The title 'Daughters of Allah' was chosen (like the music) to support the rights and beauty of muslim women who deserve to be treated with love and respect. The expression "Daughters of Allah" refers to these women.

Travel In Silence

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Daughters of Allah Arab Techno

Track 4 from the Homeless Balloon CD "Mysterious China" where 60 minutes of chillout tracks inspired by Enigma, Vangelis and Deep Forest are floating into each other. This track is very ambient.

China Future

Ambient soundscape with Mountain Dulcimer, Moog synth and percussion describing a boat approaching the Svalbard island.  From the 56 track album "Music from Wild North". Available as 24 bit, 16 bit or mp3 download from http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-wild-north


Music From Wild North

Approaching Svalbard

The fifth track on the Homeless Balloon EP "African Dream" is an ambient mix of the title track. Not that much african percussion and added choir voices and a little more electric guitar in the middle part. 24 bit version is available for download at Bandcamp: http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com/album/african-dream

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African Dream (Ambient Mix)

Experimental Deep House with fast drumloops, chilled sounds, weird voice samples and deep bass all wrapped in an ambient atmosphere. This is the third and last track on the 2016 EP "Play At Your Own Risk" by Homeless Balloon, also available on CD (EP).

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Play At Your Own Risk

Ambient jazz and chillout with slow electronic groove patterns, floating soaring synthesizers and voice effects. - The is the first track from the pre-release of Homeless Balloon's digital EP "Drive Green" which was released December 22, 2017. 24 bit version may be downloaded and the EP ordered at Bandcamp: https://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com/album/drive-green-ep

Driving At Night

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Artist Homeless Balloon: Chillout track from the album "Hurry Slowly", improvised on two acoustic guitars and electric piano.

Hurry Slowly

Harmony

Ambient House with drum and percussion groove, deep bass, electronic drums, synth and keyboards (MiniMoog, Prophet-6, U-he DIVA etc.), voice samples and sound fx. I composed this to honor the brilliant scientist and author Carl Sagan, and I made the special mix for my daughter Anjas wedding (the same day as this EP is released) because when I first shared the beautiful reading "Pale Blue Dot" by Sagan with Anja, she told me that she wanted to use this in her wedding, but some other voices in the family didn't like the idea enough. By composing this track, I want to give Anja some support - and show that we think alike! We have open and free minds, and we trust in facts rather than myths.

Red Dot

This composition was created by using only a single drop of water. All the sounds you hear were created by manipulating the audio in MetaSynth (software by uisoftware.com). For more info about how I created this piece, download my album "Meta Landscapes" from Bandcamp: https://homelessballoon.com/album/meta-landscapes

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One Drop Is Enough

Homeless Balloon's first release in a series of several digital EP's, is named "Dream Away". While the series will contain music in very different musical genres, this first EP is downtempo chillout with friendly melodic themes and slow drum grooves performed with keyboards, synthesizers and guitars. The music is a reflection of Norwegian composer and musician Helge Krabye's love for both acoustic, electric and electronic instruments. The special graphics for the EP series are created by Øystein Sjølie, and with each release, a new drawing will be revealed. To watch the music video channel's of Homeless Balloon, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon and https://vimeo.com/homelessballoon.

Dream Away - EP

Dream Away

The Frog Prince

Homeless Balloon is the music project of Helge Krabye, a Norwegian composer and sound designer. The music is ambient jazz inspired by both acoustic, electronic, film and classical. Helge has composed original music for television documentaries, radio plays and multimedia projects since the late 80's. He also enjoy making video animations and tell stories by combining Photos, animation and sound.

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