Ascent Into Now

Bill Reddie - Ascent Into Now

This is one of those 1970s private issue/bedroom electronic music/new age records that you've probably read about or heard. Bill Reddie was a musician who formed Electronic Music Research, Inc. to study the effects of sound frequencies on the human body. There are sound frequencies that possibly could have a positive effect on people. These frequencies serve well for meditation or for altered states of consciousness. The first track "Ascent Into Now" is bound to send listeners into those altered states of consciousness. The first ten minutes is synthesizer bliss, but afterwards, unnecessary electronic clicky percussion sounds interupt the trance. The percussion disappears after a minute and a half and it's a return to the altered states. I thought I should point that out. The other track "The Grove Suite" is another gateway to those altered states and has a few whimsical moments.



Bill Reddie says: For best results, one should choose a time when either Side 1 or Side 2 may be played in its entirety without outside interruption. While listening, do not attempt to analyze the music as this type of mental activity tends to negate any centering action.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Ascent Into Now {20:38}

Side 2

1. Grove Suite {15:16}

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