ETHERFYSH - BOX OF FYSH (SUPERB 2004 SYNTH PROJECT)

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Solid debut release for synth fans that like it melodic and atmospheric in the deep riches of the synth department but with a fresh sounding rhythmic flow!

After a well-received demo and an initial EP, comes the debut album from this new UK synth music project – and it’s really excellent!
The twenty-minute opening track: ‘Sanctuary’, starts off with a mix of soaring melodies set over rich string-synth backdrops and lilting bass-led rhythms, all so serene and gorgeous, quite tranquil but strong.
Around the five-minute point, a drum rhythm kicks in, nothing particularly powerful, as more sprightly melodies fly around the background and the whole piece cruises into the skies, all very glowing and summery, substantial and wide-eyed. From there on it takes on an almost ambient mix of string-synths, solid rhythms and multi-textured space synth sounds and effects, as a strong river of bass and percussion carve an almost ambient dub path on top of the expansive layers of strong melodies and heady atmospheres. This whole feel of strength and beauty continues through slowly moving twists and turns throughout the track, and all to magical effect.

The five-minute: ‘Garuda’ is a more sprightly track with a samba-like backing rhythm, featuring soaring electronic sax and jazzy melodies from the synths and keyboards.

The eight-minute: ‘Orange’ is, once again, filled with string-synth backdrops, but here the layers of keyboard choirs, rivers of running bass and soaring background rhythms and percussion all combine to create a melodic and yet atmospheric ambient expanse that is so chilled out yet quite strong at the same time.

‘Rama’, another twenty-minute piece, starts with eerie waves of bass synths and electronic backdrops, as a slowly deliberate rhythm from the bass and drums kicks in. All around this assemblage of layers and melodies build and develop, with a full-sounding depth of musical textures welling up from below.
This decelerates only to turn into a much faster rhythm, again electro-percussive and bass led, whereupon this distant melody from flute-like synths is heard, while a piano-like lead plays away on top, the whole canopy moving and changing with a remarkably cohesive nature. At times verging a bit towards “new age techno”, it nevertheless manages to retain its magical melodic bliss for those that want something laid-back and easy to enjoy, again developing and changing as it moves, but never straying too far from its core splendours.

The final two mid-length tracks: ‘River Of Mills’ and ‘Sidewalk’ continue this mix of richness, depth, rhythm and atmosphere, with melody and feel at the heart of things, neither ambient nor synth, more a chilled-out hybrid of the two, mostly more Jarre & Vangelis than anything else. Andy G.

Also available by ETHERFYSH …
ON YOUR WAY HOME (2007 Album) CDR – Stock # 1002921
STASIS (2006 Album) CD – Stock # 568370
THE SUNDRED SKY (2019 Album / 4-Panel Digi-Pak) CD – Stock # 2125910

ETHERFYSH: A BOX OF FYSH Track List:

01. Sanctuary (20.29)
02. Garuda (5.26)
03. Orange (8.41)
04. Rama (21.35)
05. River Of Mills (11.50)
06. Sidewalk (10.04)

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