Surface Tensions (DiN 24)

by Surface 10

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rikm An inspired blend of natural, electronic, and glitch-y sounds, a mixture that suggests the near perfect synthesis of ideals and forms.

A fascinating listening experience that draws the listener into a slightly skewed world of sound, with only minute changes and differences from our own, but more than enough to maintain one's curiosity.

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	1.	B2 Gigacosm 06:36
	2.	Dawn/Bleep/Dusk 05:37
	3.	Phantom Jack To Station MT 04:51
	4.	847 Chain Reactors 05:15
	5.	Particle Heartbreak 06:24
	6.	No One Was Invited But Everyone Came 04:45
	7.	X- Tensions 03:54
	8.	See You On Another Side 03:46
	9.	The Dream Shelter 09:52
	10.	Days Of Lovely Statistics 06:14
	11.	Only A World 08:39

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DiN24 | 2006 | Limited to 1000 copies

Dean De Benedictis, aka Surface 10, is a Southern California based composer / producer / conceptual artist and electronic music renegade. He melds his interests in a variety of musical styles and concepts ranging from experimental electronica to ambient, IDM (intelligent dance music) to progressive jazz, and beyond, in order to produce a very distinctive sound.

This exciting and innovative artist will be no stranger to the DiN audience, having previously released "In Vitro Tide" (DiN 8) on the label in 2000. Dean first made his debut with the self titled, vintage-styled ambient disc "Surface 10" on the Hypnotic / Cleopatra label in 1996. A further release on this label, "Exempli Gratia", followed in 1997, as a collaborative techno-trance project with George Sara of THC, going under the name Cathexis. Between these two initial discs and his inaugural DiN release, Dean appeared on various compilations for labels such as Hypnos, Lektronic Soundscapes, Cleopatra, Moonshine and Bottom Heavy. Following the release of "In Vitro Tide" on DiN in 2000, Dean De Benedictis then released the tribal ambient disc "A Lone Reply" under his own name in 2001. He then formed the Fateless Flows Collective and appeared on their compilations for 2004 and 2005. In 2004 the Surface 10 disc "Borrowed Time 2000" was released on Space for Music Records, and most recently in 2005 the label Spotted Peccary Records put out "Salvaging the Past", a mesh of deep-space ambient, techno and tribal pieces spanning the years 1992 - 2005.

DiN label boss Ian Boddy has always been an advocate of this adventurous musician's oeuvre. "B2 Gigacosm" kicks off the new Surface 10 album with one of the most awesome and breath-taking amalgams of electronic music styles, containing a huge ambient background overlaid with intricate rhythmic beats and a beautiful, soaring, treated violin solo. Indeed Dean brings a great range of influences to the melting pot in the 11 tracks that make up "Surface Tensions." Perhaps more laid back than his previous DiN release, Dean still manages to throw in so many finely crafted sonic moments that the listener is always engaged in the unfolding musical panoply. However, this music isn't all just techno-trickery, as Dean manages to infuse the music with an emotional content that defies it's cutting edge methodology by projecting a series of personal moments and experiences onto the sonic canvas.

The release of "Surface Tensions" proves yet again that DiN refuses to be pigeon-holed into one corner of the electronic music world, but rather will strive to bring to the listener a series of limited edition,collectible, and above all, adventurous musical releases.

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released July 1, 2006

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The DiN ambient label was set up by Ian Boddy in 1999 to release ambient electronica that bridged the gap between the analogue sound of the early 70's synth pioneers and the digital soundscapes of the more experimental modern exponents of electronic music. ... more