Melusine
New Age, ambient, noise and classical blend to create an immersive musical space. Melusine's first release, The Aqua Path, creates a watery, deep-sea atmosphere
3
songs
656
plays
Gelid Gelid
Vocal track about thoughts at the end of a year. Female voice, stark guitars, melancholy cello and pads.
Barriers Barriers
Ambient noise and harp, surreal processed thunder, klezmer clarinet and violin. A slow-paced, rainy track.
The Aqua Path The Aqua Path
Folk guitar, Vangelis-like choir, and watery synths give this song a wandering, medieval feel.
Melusine is a space music band, dedicated to creating immersive musical environments. The founding member, Kate Durkes, is a musicologist and composer who uses both acoustic (violin, guitar, and voice) and electronic instruments to achieve the desired result: an hour of music that will put you in a different world.
"Space music doesn't always mean ambient," says Kate, whose songs have a rhythmic element, even in the ambient pieces. Melusine's next release, tentatively called "The Tower," will be heavily goth and medieval influenced. "It will probably have more drums," Kate says, "and maybe even an industrial song or two."
Jeremy Shaw played guitar and contributed synth parts on two of the songs. He assisted in the musical direction of The Aqua Path and also is the band's sound technician during live shows. Kate hopes to work with Jeremy more, as well as other guest musicians, on "The Tower" and other Melusine releases.Have you performed in front of an audience?I have played live a few times with Hello World, my improv ambient/noise/downtempo band, and it's really fun. I hope to play more improv shows based on The Aqua Path's material in the San Diego area.
Your musical influences
Tortoise, Vangelis, Ryuichi Sakamoto, world and classical music.What equipment do you use?
Reason/Cubase SX, with many self-recorded samples. FM7.Contact
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