     _______   ___  ____   ___                _______  ________    ________  
    _\      | _\  |/|  /_ ((_))    _    _    _\  ... |/\      /_  /\      /
   /\/   ___!/\   !_!   /_______  / \  / \  /\     __!\ \__     \ \_\_.  /\ 
 _/\/  _|__/ \ \       //\  ~  / /   \/   \ \ \     |  \/_/  ___/ /      \/\_
/\\/   \_____ \/\  _   \\_\ . /_/\   ..   /\ \/   __!_  /  ... \_/   __!  \_/
\ \\..       |/\/ |||   \\ ... /\/  \  /  \/\/  ....  |/   \     !     _ _ /
 \ \_________!_/__!||____|\___/\/___/\/\___\/\________!\___ \____!\___/_/_/
  \/________/____/ |/___/\/__/\/___/\/\/___/\/_______/\/___//___/\/______/
                                                                 (okeanos)

 Chimera 007: Chimera Music "Stratosphere"

 
 Availability:
  + Chimera007__ _mod.zip -- 6 modules, 8.46 Mb
  + Chimera007__ _mp3.zip -- 6 MP3s, 33.1 Mb
 
 ==============================================================[description]=--

 Chimera's first year anniversary is approaching.  Almost one year ago we
 released our inaugural pack, "Unleashing the Chimera", a diverse compilation
 of tunes by our musicians.  So it's high time for another group-wide
 collaboration, again featuring diverse high-quality material.  We are happy to
 present you "Stratosphere"!

 We gently introduce you to this compilation with Okeanos again kicking it
 oldskool.  A 4-channel .mod with a calm, relaxed atmosphere, strongly evoking
 a "sea-like" feeling. (MOD)

 Moving on with MrGamer's unique sound.  "Aevos" is a melodic synth/dance tune
 with an almost "orchestral" feeling but with a furious pace.  Epic not only
 in terms of overall sound, but also because of the huge amounts of time that
 went into the composition. (XRNS)

 Alpha Centauri a.k.a. Marcel van Wijk writes about his slightly bizarre
 techno track: "Made during a particularly stressful period.  Working on this
 tune during my spare time provided a good outlet.  Instead of consciously
 steering the music in any defined direction, I decided to switch off my brain,
 and just let the creative process do its work". (IT)

 Sadly JvK will leave the scene for a while due to him joining the Australian
 armed forces, but he leaves us with a very special treat.  "Rompin' Around!"
 is an extremely funky minimalistic chiptune that is meant to be looped to
 death :).  If you liked his previous Chimera releases "Music shop hero",
 "Simplicity" and "Dreamer", you'll definitely enjoy this one too! (XM)

 John Marwin originally contributed to this pack as a guest artist.  The
 compilation was severely delayed though, and in the mean time John joined
 Chimera as a full member.  He offers up an extremely cool piece of
 experimental and minimalistic techno, "The Tale of the Grazing Panzerwagen".
 (RNS)

 Our Argentinian prodigy Rayko is known for his atmospheric synth music, and
 coming from that background it shouldn't be too surprising that he is also
 capable of some seriously good trance music.  Eight minutes of exquisite
 synth pads, tight percussion, and an all-around excellent trancy atmosphere.
 No other song than this one could've been a more fitting encore for this pack!
 (RNS)


 ================================================================[tracklist]=-- 

 [001] Okeanos .......... Shipwrecked .................... 2:36 .. .mod .......
	Chimera007a__Okeanos-Shipwrecked.mod (344 kb)
	Chimera007a__Okeanos-Shipwrecked.mp3 (3.58 Mb)

 [002] MrGamer .......... Aevos .......................... 5:05 .. .xrns ......
	Chimera007b__MrGamer-Aevos.xrns (661 kb)
	Chimera007b__MrGamer-Aevos.mp3 (6.99 Mb)

 [003] Alpha Centauri ... Karoshi (Stratosphere mix) ..... 2:49 .. .it ........
	Chimera007c__AlphaCentauri-Karoshi.it (429 kb)
	Chimera007c__AlphaCentauri-Karoshi.mp3 (3.87 Mb)

 [004] JvK .............. Rompin' Around! ................ 1:12 .. .xm ........
	Chimera007d__JvK-Rompin.it (11 kb)
	Chimera007d__JvK-Rompin.mp3 (1.65 Mb)

 [005] John Marwin ...... The Tale of the Grazing Panzerwagen ... 4:25 .rns ...
	Chimera007d__JohnMarwin-Panzerwagen.xrns (212 kb)
	Chimera007d__JohnMarwin-Panzerwagen.mp3 (6.06 Mb)

 [006] Rayko ............ Dream Factor ................... 8:09 .. .rns .......
	Chimera007f__Rayko-DreamFactor.rns (14338 kb)
	Chimera007f__Rayko-DreamFactor.mp3 (11.1 Mb)

	Total playtime					  24:16

 =====================================================================[news]=--

 [Game music]

 Chimera has started to offer its musical abilities to developers of freeware
 games.  And we'll do it for free, too!  At the moment we're working with
 independent developer Louis Lavallée, who is cooking up a 2D shooter game
 for Windows, inspired on XBox/Nintendo title "Geometry Wars".  Wait for the
 launch of the project website <http://totalcarnage.chimeramusic.net/>,
 featuring the latest news, screenshots, and playable demos!
 More information about our services on:
 <http://www.chimeramusic.net/gamemusic.php>.


 [In the pipeline]

 What's coming up?  No promises or e.t.a.'s, but we're working to bring you
 lots of cool stuff within the foreseeable future.  Our MP3-only sublabel
 Aether is basically waiting for suitable material to arrive, and will hope-
 fully materialize during the coming few months.
 We're also in the process of realizing some cool new services to our audience.
 First, under development is e-mail notification, keeping subscribers up-to-
 date about important events such as releases, the moment they're happening.
 Also we will be implementing an audio streaming service.  A very buggy beta
 version has been online for a while, but we're almost ready to unleash a final
 version.  No need to download anymore, just listen to our music releases from
 your browser, and there will a good supply of bonus material as well!


 [Chimera is still recruiting]

 We'd also like to remind you that we're looking for new members to join our
 ranks!  Talented tracker musicians are invited to contact us, e-mail organizer
 Alpha Centauri through <marcelvwijk@gmail.com> if interested, or leave a
 message on our forums: <http://www.chimeramusic.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=440>.
 Also there's still the possibility of guest-releasing: one release, no strings
 attached.


 ================================================================[copyright]=--

 (C)&(P) 2008 Chimera Music & the respective musicians.
 Music released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share
 Alike 2.5 License.  See http://www.chimeramusic.net/releases.php for more
 information.


 =================================================================[releases]=--

 [007] Chimera Music .............. Stratosphere ................. 09.Feb.08 ..
	+ second group effort, six tracks representing a variety of genres and
	  musical approaches

 [006] MrGamer & Alpha Centauri ... Moonshine .................... 22.Nov.07 ..
	+ atmospheric co-op track

 [005] Okeanos .................... Whispers ..................... 12.Jun.07 ..
        + five awesome compo chip-tunes from our guy in france

 [004] MrGamer .................... Golden Pack .................. 16.May.07 ..
        + nine great tunes from Andreas' vault of unreleased music

 [003] Alpha Centauri ............. z2 (Chimera edition) ......... 30.Apr.07 ..
        + ambient trance/techno with minimalistic tendencies

 [002] JvK ........................ Dreamer/Simplicity ........... 15.Mar.07 ..
        + two chiptune-sized chillout tunes from our man down under

 [001] Chimera Music .............. Unleashing the Chimera ....... 14.Feb.07 ..
        + co-op compilation with music in various styles & formats.  featuring
          rayko, alpha centauri, jvk, okeanos, mrgamer.


 ================================================================[the group]=--

 Alpha Centauri ... Marcel van Wijk ........ .nl ... marcelvwijk@gmail.com ....
  + organizer, musician, internet

 MrGamer .......... Andreas Rohdin ......... .se ... gamermachine@gmail.com ...
  + co-organizer, musician

 John Marwin ............................... .se ... john.marwin@gmail.com ....
  + musician

 JvK .............. Jonathan von Kelaita ... .au ... playboystyle@gmail.com ...
  + musician

 Okeanos .......... Olivier Degand ......... .fr ... okeanos.music@gmail.com ..
  + musician, graphics

 Rayko ............ Matias Ezequiel ........ .ar ... rayko.drg@gmail.com ......
  + musician


 Do not hesitate if you got some feedback to share!  E-mail the individual
 musicians, or use our website to leave your comments!

 Check out our website for more Chimera Music stuff
   http://www.chimeramusic.net/


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