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Encyclopedia > Entheogenic (band)
Entheogenic

Spontaneous Illumination (above) is Entheogenic's most successful album so far
Years active 1999-present
Genres Psytrance, Downtempo, Psybient
Labels Chillcode Records
Members Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar
Website(s) http://www.entheogenic.net

Entheogenic is a psybient duo similar in style to Shpongle. Their sound is strongly influenced by world music, as it contains a large amount of vocal samples taken from eastern cultures as well as a number of "tribal sounding" instruments. Entheogenic also records a large amount of "natural" samples of water, talking, birdsong, etc. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Raja Ram has been experementing with psychedelic trance as early as the 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Psybient is an electronic music genre that combines elements of psychedelic trance and ambient. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Psybient is an electronic music genre that combines elements of psychedelic trance and ambient. ... Tales of the Inexpressible Shpongle Remixed Nothing Lasts. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world (Bohlman 2002, Nidel 2004, p. ... Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages and peoples by Western scholars. ...

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History

Background

Entheogenic was formed in 1999 by Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar. The duo met while working for EMAGIC (a computer based music production software company). The name Entheogenic is derived from the term Entheogen coined in 1979 by a a group of ethnobotanists and mythology scholars to describe psychoactive substances used in a religious or shamanic context. The word entheogen is a modern term derived from two Ancient Greek words, ἔνθεος (entheos) and γενέσθαι (genesthai). ...


Entheogenic on the German "Chill-Out" Charts

In November of 2003 Entheogenic's second album, Spontaneous Illumination, released on the German label C.O.R.N. Recordings (SONY Music Entertainment Gmbh), went to Number 1 in the German Chill-Out Charts, where it remained Number 1 for 8 weeks. Spontaneous Illumination stayed in the Top 10 for an additional 12 weeks. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Discography

  • Entheogenic (3dVISION 2002)
  • Spontaneous Illumination ( C.O.R.N. Recordings 2003)
  • Dialogue of the Speakers (Chillcode 2005)
  • Golden Cap (Chillcode 2006)

External Links

  • Entheogenic.net - The official Entheogenic website
  • Chillcode.net - The Chillcode record label website
  • Entheogenic interview on Trance.net


 
 

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