Retrosonique is the 3rd full length Umbriel Rising album, clocking in at a shade under 48 minutes, it is a mature, eclectic mix of electronica, electro and is not ashamed to show it’s early 80’s synthpop influences, although it continues to draw from several genres and is not specifically designed as an early synth pioneer tribute album in the way that the Kaleidoscope Skies EP was.
This album lies somewhere between the mayhem of #1 "Extraterrestres" (some gems, but too much of a desire to put all eggs in one basket) and #2 "Wunda" (complex but better flowing album). Umbriel Rising regard it as their best balanced musical accomplishment to date and are very proud of this record.
The tracks of this album are published under a Creative Commons licence, check the licence associated to each track.
Reviews for "retrosonique"
9 reviews
Good work by Umbriel Rising.
A must for fans of retro friendly synthesizer music.
Arrangements, the choice of synths sounds is very well done and top played!
I personally would have been more heat into the rhythms laid.
But this is always a question of taste.
What I like especially on this album is the own style.
I have no specific favorites all the tracks please me very well,
maybe (visions in magenta) this stings a little more apparent for me.
Cheers
C.J.ROGERS
With original music and personal style. Very well done umbriel.
Greetings J. Blasco.
Thanks for the recommendation Rogers
Not too sure about this. There are some nice moments but I'm not too keen on the 70's synth sounds.
A fine, light style to start. I think I must have been busy losing my mind during the eighties, or at least listening to other stuff. However to be fair there are elements where I think things sound familiar. Like in Prophet Jupiter VIII. Couldn't say what exactly. Maybe I was going retro then. Which would be retro-retro, and so on. The third track sounds more like what I was partly listening to through the purple haze. Wasteland Chase would sum things up fairly well for me, nice dynamism. Overall, all the eggs have gone into this particular basket and one egg is pretty much the same as another. Nice enough to go 'retrosonique', and it captures the 80s well, from what I can remember. Some good combinations and fusion. Worth a listen.
Pas familier du genre une bonne surprise cosmique des sons évolutif une bonne composition plient d influence et de style jazzy trans un synthétiseur bien maitrisés chante des airs en cascade dont certains ressemble un peu a du pink floyd et truc des année 80 avec une rythmique electro planant mais pas ennuyeuse a découvrir voyage garantit
Electronic music makes me always like it , because it can make you feel the harmony of time and let you feel a good vibrations , Really a good performance for me ,
thanks CJ Rogers
I really enjoyed the synth sounds because they sound to me like Kraftwerk (from Germany)and I guess the Umbriel Rising`s school is almost the same from them (I think the fountain`s water has the same taste). Thanks!
When listening I feel as if I am in the comfortably tied shoes of the child I once was; daydreaming and enjoying adolescence. This music is a mixture of the more colorful and exciting times of life. I feel a great sense of freedom to simply experience, dream and create freely. I am happy to exist at this moment.
In other words, I love this music. This is really good stuff!
Steven
Generelnie dużo dźwięków rozmieszczonych na różnych płaszczyznach. Czasami te płaszczyzny wchodzą w interakcję, ale równie często działają jakby zupełnie niezależnie, zmierzając do zupełnie różnych zakończeń. Kompozycje przewodzą mi na myśl jam session, gdy co pewien czas muzyk na swoim instrumencie przejmuje prowadzenie. Może dlatego utwory są wyciszane, gdyż inaczej trwałyby w nieskończoność. Nie są przy tym monotonne. Dzieje się naprwdę dużo.
Bardzo przypadło mi do gustu pełne wykorzystanie przestrzeni stereofonicznej - obecnie raczej rzadkość.
Polecam fanom elektroniki.
