Afterlife, by VAAST

Afterlife

by VAAST

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Paul Asbury Seaman VAAST brings a fresh musical voice—almost stunning in its uniqueness—to the crowded world of space-themed ambient music. More rock and roll than sleepy drones, his approach still fits firmly within the genre. While the tracks on Afterlife are short, they have the effect of more long-form compositions. The music here is a bit slower and more somber, yet also more aggressive, than his previous work. Not surprising, given the year that’s been. Favorite track: Coma Berenices.

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1.	Extinction Event 03:53	buy track
2.	Time's Arrow 05:02	buy track
3.	Half Life 03:17	buy track
4.	Triangulum 03:25	buy track
5.	GW170817 03:27	buy track
6.	Host Chromosome 03:52	buy track
7.	Penumbra 03:54	buy track
8.	Kaʻepaokaʻawela 03:53	buy track
9.	Home 03:36	buy track
10.	Coma Berenices 03:23	buy track

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Afterlife represents our human attempts to understand love and loss, and ultimately offers reflections on our unique perspective in the cosmos and what may exist beyond our own perceptions. Key to the album was the sense of distance and time passing, therefore transitions are stretched out and more minimal in parts than previous releases, however the songs are short and strive more to create an atmosphere than to arrive at a destination. This is the first VAAST album made using Ableton Live's session view and as such there are some interesting time relationships between some of the instrumentation. The album is dedicated to my father Martin who was dearly loved by all.

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released May 12, 2020

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VAAST London, UK

All music © VAAST 2020 protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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'Odyssey' artwork credited to David Lindemann
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'Eta Carinae' artwork credited to Lóránd Fényes
NASA APOD 131015
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'Chi Sagittarii' Artwork credited to Stéphane Guisard
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discography

Afterlife

May 2020
Odyssey

Jan 2020
Eta Carinae

Mar 2018
Chi Sagittarii

May 2013

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