Elysium (musician)
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Elysium is Kristian Thinning Andersen, a producer of Ethnic Tribal Goa trance
/ Progressive Tribal House
and Trance
music from Denmark
. Elysium has been around since 1994, releasing a variated amount of music on labels such as Nova Zembla
, TIP
, Dragonfly
, BNE, Iboga
, Chill Tribe and Avatar Records
.
. He has furthermore released music as Sheyba (with Jean Borelli aka Orion), Kailash (with Tsuyoshi
) and more.
Remixes:
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
/ Progressive Tribal House
Tribal house
Tribal house is a subgenre of house music similar in structure to deep house, but providing elements of ethnic or indigenous musical percussions...
and Trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
music from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Elysium has been around since 1994, releasing a variated amount of music on labels such as Nova Zembla
Nova Zembla
Nova Zembla may refer to:* Nova Zembla Island, Nunavut, Canada* Nova Zembla , a 2011 Dutch film* Nova Zembla , a Belgian electronic music label-See also:...
, TIP
Tip
A tip is an extra payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction. Such payments and their size are a matter of social custom. Tipping varies among cultures and by service industry...
, Dragonfly
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
, BNE, Iboga
Iboga
Tabernanthe iboga or Iboga is a perennial rainforest shrub and hallucinogen, native to western Central Africa. Iboga stimulates the central nervous system when taken in small doses and induces visions in larger doses. In parts of Africa where the plant grows the bark of the root is chewed for...
, Chill Tribe and Avatar Records
Avatar Records
Avatar Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent record label. Avatar is also a leading digital distributor, providing music to online retailers like Apple's iTunes Music Store...
.
Albums
The debut single “Project One” became a worldwide dancefloor hit, with its ethnic tribal sound. The following debut album “Dance for the Celestial Beings” is considered one of the all-time Goa classic albums containing tracks such as “Keep It Cool”, “Aliens” and “Illusive World”.Trivia
Before Danish Kristian Thinning Andersen formed Elysium, he had released a number of projects on labels such as Belgian R&S RecordsR&S Records
R&S Records is an independent record label. Founded in 1984 in Ghent, Belgium, it is now based in London and managed by Andy Whittaker and Dan Foat.R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label...
. He has furthermore released music as Sheyba (with Jean Borelli aka Orion), Kailash (with Tsuyoshi
Tsuyoshi
-Possible writings:Tsuyoshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*剛, "sturdy"*豪, "overpowering"*毅, "strong"*力, "power"*剛史, "sturdy, history"*剛志, "sturdy, will"*剛士, "sturdy, gentleman/samurai"...
) and more.
Discography
- Project One (12") Nova Zembla
- Dance For The Celestial Beings (CD) Nova Zembla
- Dance For The Celestial Beings (2xLP) Nova Zembla
- Master Of The Rainforest (CD5") Nova Zembla
- Master Of The Rainforest (12") Nova Zembla
- Monzoon (CD) BNE - Brand New Entertainment
- Yemaya / Xanuba (12") Nova Zembla
- Celestial Sounds & Tribal Beats (CD) BNE
- Wind Of Dust (Remix) / The Scream (12") M.A.S.H
- Regenerated (CD) Avatar
- Dance For The Celestial Beings (Special Edition) (2xCD) Avatar
Remixes:
- ZodiazYouth - Devil's Circus (Elysium Rmx) Dragonfly
- ZodiacYouth - Mr. Redeemer (Elysium Rmx) Dragonfly
- ZodiacYouth - Don't Smoke Acid (Elysium Rmx) Dragonfly
- Orion - The Source (Elysium Rmx) Symbiosis Records
- Messiah - Hypnosis (Elysium Rmx) BNE/Organic Records
- Frogacult - All Seasons (Elysium Project Rmx) Iboga
- POTS - Tussy De Luxe (Elysium Rmx) Tribal Vision