Downtempo track to mark the end of the Ambient Music Conference in Helsinki.

In keeping with the event, most parts are played one-take live and mixed live on-the-fly with no mastering.

* Artwork photo courtesy of S1gns of L1fe :-)

Departure From The Nordic Wastelands

Return (1. version)

🎹 Gentle Echoes – Soothing Piano & Dreamy Instrumentals (Jaded Sounds Records)

Gentle Echoes is a tranquil journey through the art of piano music, blending the intimacy of solo piano, the warmth of lo-fi piano textures, and the ethereal beauty of dreamy, whimsical string arrangements. 🌙🎶 Released under Jaded Sounds Records, this collection captures emotion in its purest form — soft, reflective, and timeless.

Each composition drifts effortlessly between tenderness and imagination — the sound of quiet mornings, starry evenings, and moments of calm between thoughts. With gentle melodies and cinematic grace, Gentle Echoes invites listeners into a world where every note feels like a breath of peace. ☁️🕯️

Stasis Nomad

Inverse

It's not hard to hear the influence that Tangerine Dream has had on Ascendant with our tracks like Remains, The Milky Seas, and many others.

With that in mind, we did a little something special for the anniversary of Edgar Froese's cosmic shuffling and it debuted on SOMA.FM today, 01.20.16.

Thank you Edgar. Goodbye.

//Ascendant


Love On A Real Train (Ascendant)

Satori

Into The Abyss

New modular improv/performance. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2otUdbD8Ea8&feature=youtu.be

State Azure - Fireflies (YouTube Modular Performance)

5 Zimpzon - Island

DAW: FL Studio
Used plug-ins: 
LuSH-101, Drumazon and Nepheton and FX plug-ins by D16 Group
Legend by Synapse Audio
Room by ValhallaDSP for the outro
Fruity Parametric EQ2 by Image-Line for mixing individual tracks
Fabfilter Q3, MB and L for mastering

Image: NGC 3274 from the Nasa Hubble archive

Void's Embrace

Andrew Odd - Star Breeze

Producer of electronic, ambient and experimental music from the south coast of England.

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Bio:

Immersed in the synth-pop and electronica of the Eighties growing up in southern England, State Azure (b. 1972) found early inspiration in Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, and Vangelis. Deconstructing their tracks ignited his passion, leading him to develop a foundational understanding of electronic music theory, composition and production entirely by ear and experimentation.

He honed his skills as a keyboardist and producer within live bands before venturing into solo ambient/experimental territory. This self-taught journey fostered a deeply improvisational and emotional approach, free from the confines of formal training.

State Azure's sonic world is further shaped by influences beyond music, drawing heavily from science fiction, cosmology, physics, and technology.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the burgeoning online music scene, he launched the State Azure project to connect directly with listeners, debuting with the album 'Outlines' in December 2011.


Thanks for listening and leaving your comments/feedback, it's very much appreciated and really helps to keep me motivated and pushing forward.
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Releases:

"Disconnect" - Album released: 30/3/2014
https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/disconnect

"Snowblind" https://offworldrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ofw034-transmissions-volume-4

"So Long, Eternity" - album released 21/3/2013
http://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/so-long-eternity

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-long-eternity/id628160193

"Candle" 2-track Single http://www.loodmarecordings.com/loodma0020.cfm

"Reminisce EP"  on Loodma Recordings http://www.loodmarecordings.com/loodma0016

"Outlines"  Album released 24/12/11 - Free or pay what you want. Download: http://stateazure.bandcamp.com/

"Passing City Lights" track - part of a compilation album "Beautiful Sounds Pt.1". A Loodma Recordings release can be found here. http://www.beatport.com/release/beautiful-sounds-pt-1/395218

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Other projects:
http://soundcloud.com/synapsia ambient/dark ambient.

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Contact: stateazure@gmail.com