Surface of Eceon
Encyclopedia
Surface of Eceon is a supergroup
of sorts whose music has been described as ambient
space rock
. This unit, which has a penchant for the phantasmagoric, includes members of from Landing
and Yume Bitsu
, two notable psychedelic rock
groups.
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
of sorts whose music has been described as ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
space rock
Space rock
Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental...
. This unit, which has a penchant for the phantasmagoric, includes members of from Landing
Landing (band)
Landing is an indie rock outfit from Connecticut, USA. Terms used to describe the music created by Aaron Snow and Adrienne Snow include ambient, shoegaze, slo-core, and space rock...
and Yume Bitsu
Yume Bitsu
Yume Bitsu , was a psychedelic rock/space rock band from Portland, Oregon active between 1995 and 2002.Their debut Giant Surface Music Falling to Earth Like Jewels From the Sky was self-released in 1998 and was re-released by BaBaBing! Records in 1999...
, two notable psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
groups.
Current line-up
- Dick Baldwin: guitar;
- Adam ForknerAdam ForknerAdam Forkner is a musician from Portland, Oregon who, since 2003, has performed as White Rainbow.-as White Rainbow:*"Humidifier Plaza" digital, self-released via whiterainbowpizza.bandcamp.com 2011...
: guitar, vocals; - Daron Gardner: bass guitar;
- Phil Jenkins: percussion
- Aaron Snow: guitar, synthesizer and vocals.
Discography
- The King Beneath the Mountain CD (released via Strange Attractors on November 13, 2001)
- Dragyyn CD (released via Strange Attractors on June 3, 2003)
- Crickets and Fireflies CD (split album with KinskiKinski (band)Kinski is a rock band from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. They formed in 1998 in a pub, when bartender and drummer Dave Weeks overheard a conversation between two customers, Chris Martin and Lucy Atkinson about analog recording. Weeks joined the discussion, and they found they also...
and PaikPaikPaik is a post-rock/space rock outfit originally from Toledo, United States, currently living in Detroit, Michigan, United States, that includes Rob Smith and Ryan Pritts. Bassist Ali Clegg left the band in 2005, and has since been replaced by San Francisco native Anthony Petrovic...
released by Music Fellowship in 2004) - Revenge of Dragon LP (released via Music Fellowship in 2007)
External links
- Surface of Eceon Official site
- Epitonic page