FLAC versions of my albums now available

FLAC versions of my albums now available

I’ve uploaded all my solo albums up on to my Bandcamp site.
My primary reason for doing this is to make them available in FLAC format. In case you weren’t aware of this, FLAC is a lossless audio format, ensuring that the original audio quality of the releases is preserved. Almost all of my albums are now sold out as CD-Rs, so the original wav files aren’t available anymore. So, for those who would like the best audio quality downloads (and exclusive high resolution artwork included), here’s the place to go:

http://igneousflame.bandcamp.com/

Of course, Bandcamp makes the releases available as the highest quality mp3s too. I’m becoming quite a fan of the site and what they do !

10 years of Igneous Flame (and free album)

10 years of Igneous Flame (and free album)

This January, I’ve been releasing my ambient music under my Igneous Flame moniker for 10 years. This is quite a milestone for me, even though I’m aware it is dwarfed by the longevity of much more established artists, it still means a lot to me. I initially released my material on ‘Chillfactor 10 records’ (not my choice of name !) in 2003 and when that label folded, I set up my own LuminaSounds imprint in 2008. During this 10 year period, I released 11 solo albums and 24 albums in total.

Around 2003, I read some overly optimistic ‘career’ articles for musicians about having 5 year and 10 year plans, I decided that they were far too idealistic and my plan was to simply carry on creating and releasing ! I’ve still got a lot I want to do and over time, more refinement will (hopefully !) come into the work. I hope to be able to carry on creating my work as I am currently doing so in the future.

My current discography (solo and collaborative) is as follows:

Release dates:

OSMOTIC CF10-01 13/1/3 – (CF = Chillfactor 10 records) Sampler release
TOLMON CF10-02 13/1/3 – My first ambient release !
INTOX CF10-03 5/8/3
FORMBANK CF10-04 5/8/3 My (currently dormant) ‘electronica’ side-project first release
OCULLA CF10-05 19/12/3 – Surround sound DTS compilation, very unusual , if not unique !
OXANA CF10-06 25/2/4
8 SHADES OF SOUND CF10-07 13/8/4 – Collaboration with Female vocalist, Mary Whitaker
FORMBANK2 CF10-08 8/2/5
BINAURAL SOUNDTRACKS 2005 (download only release)
SATU CF10-09 August/September ‘05
ASTRA CF10-10 October ‘06
HYDRA CF10-11 May ‘07
ORCA (download only release) (CF10-12) November ‘07 – Formbank release
FLICKER (Igneous Flame/Achromus) (LS-01) August ‘08 – Collaboration with Michael Stringer AKA ‘Achromus’
HALO (Igneous Flame/Achromus) (AW2026) August ‘08 – Collaboration with Michael Stringer AKA ‘Achromus’
ELECTRA (LS-02) 7/7/09
HARMONIUM (Igneous Flame/Disturbed Earth) (LS-03) 7/7/09 – Collaboration with Dean Richards AKA ‘Disturbed Earth’
ION (DVD-ROM and download release) (LS-04) 1/10/10
ORCUS (DVD-ROM and download release) (LS-05) 1/10/10
JAZZ-ELECTRIC (download only release) (JE-01) 1/3/11 – Collaboration with Michael Stringer AKA ‘Achromus’ (electronica)
LYRA (Double album) (LS-06) 11/11/11
PANDORA (download only release) (LS-07) 1/8/12 – Collaboration with Rudy Ensueno AKA ‘Ensueno’
HARMONY THROUGH CONFLICT (download only release) (LS-08) 31/12/12

(See my Discogs page for more information: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Igneous+Flame )

To mark my first 10 years, I’m giving away my 2005 ‘Binaural Soundtracks‘ release (as 320 kbps mp3s). This release was a compilation of tracks that I created for use as soundtracks in art installations, which were exhibited when I lived in Leeds. It was originally released as a download only on Shopsonic records. It’s something of a departure from my strictly ambient material, and was released under my real name. I hope people find it interesting nonetheless. It’s intended for headphone listening. (The track ‘Portal’ was a collaboration with installation artist Sarah Saunders)

(Image taken with a Canon G6, near Hunt Cliff, Saltburn, North-east UK)

Dropbox download link (67.9 MB zip file):
http://db.tt/Yih70M83