Empaθi, EMPATHI, empathi, Empa0i, Empaþi — progressive rock band, mostly instrumental, bit avant-garde, et cetera; classified by the Prog Archives team as eclectic prog. Characterized by unique melodic structures, dramatic tension, and driving rhythms. Often complex, these progressive-rock-style pieces are assembled into just four minutes duration. So less symphonic than, say, Yes in Tales From Topographic Oceans. There are still the essential rock sounds of electric guitar, hammond organ and drums, but the pieces are sweeter than, say, Emerson Lake & Palmer or King Crimson, with subtle timbres reminiscent of chamber music. And more lyrical than The Black Page of Frank Zappa, but if you can hum the tunes after a single sitting we shall have failed, in one respect.
The work of Empaθi seeks emotional, energetic and inventive expression free of musical cliché. We use various techniques to achieve unique results: semi-stochastic composition algorithms, digital sound synthesis (including artificial voice*), “musical” drumming, and naïve (non-virtuoso) approaches to playing typical prog rock instruments. The influence of classical music is significant; folk, “world”, jazz and psychedelic music elements also appear. Rewarding many repeat listenings!
We also have a discussion page where we air views about music – our own, and in general. Comments may be mailed to the address at the bottom of this page.
BREAKING NEWS - we have issued an open invitation to possible collaborators. Empaθi has decreasing amounts of creative time, and now seeks like-minded co-composers to share the burden, and the glory.
Tabula Operum
I.
Album entitled Empaθi released 2016 now available via bandcamp. The title refers to the potential within humans for mutual appreciation and peaceful existence. That’s all. Works out at 25 cents or less per minute and 100 cents per semitone. Clickable coins here. Thank you.
Sapphire group: |
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| 1 | Jazimuth | 4'00" | |
| 2 | Live From Mars | 4'00" | |
| 7 | Planck Length For Pirates | 4'00" | |
| 10 | Music For Elevators | 4'00" | |
Siamese group: |
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| 3 | Rattamontree | 4'00" | รัฐมนตรี |
| 4 | Saranay | 4'00" | สะระแหน่ |
| 5 | Gasoon | 4'00" | กระสุน |
| 6 | Naramkhan | 4'00" | น่ารำคาญ |
| 8 | Chapnastan | 4'00" | ฌาปนสถาน |
| 9 | Leela 1 | 4'00" | ลีลา ๑ |
II.
Free track, released 2016: [Opus 11] Mux 4'00"
III.
Free track, released 2016: [12] Nup 4'00" นับ
IV.
Free track, released 2016: [13] Pun 4'00" พันธุ์
V.
Free track, released 2018: [14] RIP 4'00" Rain In Picton †
VI.
Single entitled Auto Pluto released 2019
now available via bandcamp.
It features three different artificial voice systems –
Mellotron’s choir, IRCAM’s fof and our own Vox*.
[15] Auto Pluto 4'00"
VII.
Short album (EP) entitled The Ancestral Homes Of Fabian Myrrh to be released hopefully this year via bandcamp. [Op.16–19]
| Nº1 | Deneb | 4'00" | |
| Nº2 | Spica | 4'00" | |
| Nº3 | Canopus | 4'00" | |
| Nº4 | Fomalhaut | 4'00" | |
Also enjoy these tracks (at a slightly reduced sound quality) via SoundCloud/empathi. Thanks again. All by Empaθi.
Personæ
| Simon Reimann | singe, backgroan, wail, idea phones, yell patterns; alias Vauxhall Ambroxol* | |
| Claude Lord | serious fret, string wound, vocal harm | |
| Evan Previn | envelopes, stationery waves, onboards, midi or larger | |
| Dean Green | wax, polyribbons, offbeast, idiophones, dumb sticks, silverbeat, bonkers | |
| Martin Barton | drop bass, undertones, palindrones, shrutibox, beatroot | |
| Fleur Burr | feedbacking, trx, sound capture & release, amples, backache vocals; alias Viva Votshay* | |
| Cecil Bessel | windhorn | |
| Brent Wendt | harmonicle | |
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| Nong Jor | composition secretary (all pieces trough-composed) | |
| Luke Tewadar | unhelpful assistant | |
| Engmot Louie | direction & production | |
| Jop Boriboon | mastering | |
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* read more about Vox on Empaθi’s artificial voice page.
† Track 14 RIP features portions of Ben Levin’s public domain guitarwork from November 2017.
empathi@skyknowledge.com
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