Valley of the Birds (Remastered)

by Emerald Web

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The Inexpressible Sound Archive I usually detest anything new age, but some tracks on this one are really impressive for 40 year old electronica.

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	1.	Valley of the Birds (Remastered) 11:55
	2.	The Dragon's Gate (Remastered) 06:57
	3.	Openings (Remastered) 03:30
	4.	Interlude (Remastered) 01:32
	5.	Rainforest (Remastered) 06:14
	6.	Photonos (Remastered) 10:08
	7.	Through the Garden of Mirrors (Remastered) 02:22

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“Valley of the Birds (Remastered),” is the authorized version of the fourth album by vintage synthesizer duo Emerald Web. Originally released in 1981, this classic space music album is a rarefied blend of analog synthesizers, flutes and Lyricon by Bob Stohl and Kat Epple, who were pioneers in electronic music, New Age music, and audio technology. The original reel-to-reel master tapes were baked for “sticky shed syndrome,” transferred to digital, and remastered for this official remastered album release.

Recorded and composed in their 4-track reel-to-reel home studio, and released as a cassette on “Stargate,” Emerald Web’s own record label, “Valley of the Birds” became one of the band’s best-known albums. In order to create their signature thickly-layered timbres, the husband and wife duo served as their own recording engineers, while simultaneously playing an array of monophonic synthesizers, sequencers, and acoustic instruments.

The melodic brew of Fantasy, Space and New Age music features now-vintage analog synths including the Lyricon, a ground-breaking synthesizer/woodwind instrument developed in the early 70’s. The mouthpiece of this unique hybrid wind instrument reacts to lip and wind pressure to control additive synthesis which can be programmed to create a myriad of unique dynamic sounds.

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released June 20, 2020

Bob Stohl: Lyricon 1 and Lyricon 2 Electronic Wind Instruments, MiniMoog, Roland RS-202 String Ensemble, EML ElectroComp 500, Oberheim DS-2A Sequencer, flute, bass recorder, "Flute Electronique,” percussion, and shakuhachi flute.

Kat Epple: Arp 2600, EML Synkey 2001, Roland RS-202 String Ensemble, Lyricon 2 Electronic Wind Instrument, Oberheim DS-2A Sequencer, Vocoder, piano, flute, bass recorder, loops, percussion, voice, electronic flute, and world flutes.

Recording and mixing engineers - Kat Epple and Bob Stohl
Mastering engineer - Giuseppe Pini
Album cover art by Bruce Ricker

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Emerald Web Berkeley, California

Emerald Web created a melodic brew of Fantasy, Space, Electronic, and New Age music on vintage synthesizers and acoustic instruments. The husband and wife duo, Bob Stohl and Kat Epple were based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where their extraordinary hybrid sound was a significant influence during a transformative era in music. ... more

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