our latest mix session, nic's tweaking...
...francesco in full sound immersion 
...patrick - a happy feeling...
satisfaction guaranteed...
our latest mix session, nic's tweaking......francesco in full sound immersion ...patrick - a happy feeling...satisfaction guaranteed...A solo by Sam Albert
We are very happy to have guitarist Sam Albert play on one of our new tracks, "Colour Filter". He added a great, spacey solo, really enhancing this dream-like track - thanks a lot, Sam!
Sam, one of our friends since high school, is a pillar of the Geneva music scene: he played with Ilkhah and Isa Rose, recorded with Nostromo, and is now a member of Helmut (http://www.helmutband.com/), whose first album, "12", was out last year on Putos records. Helmut are currently working on their second album, so check them out!
Soundtrack
Ptolem were been commissioned to write a track titled PROTECTION for Swiss director Xavier Ruiz's latest movie entitled VERSO. A dark drama/thriller featuring Laurent Lucas (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) and Carlos Leal (Casino Royale).
PROTECTION
produced by PTOLEM / all music by PTOLEM
vocal guest Helene Borrelli
recorded, mixed and mastered during dec.2008 by Patrick at Serenity Recording Studio, Geneva, Switzerland
find it in the soundtrack playlist
PROTECTION
produced by PTOLEM / all music by PTOLEM
vocal guest Helene Borrelli
recorded, mixed and mastered during dec.2008 by Patrick at Serenity Recording Studio, Geneva, Switzerland
find it in the soundtrack playlist
Review of the Almagest album by Rockerilla
RockerillaVincenzo Santarcangelo 6/10
Intelligent dance music with frequent instrumental incursions. Fractals of digital sound and syncopated breakbeats ("1950 DA") that leave room to inserts of dark soundtrack music. As if Boards of Canada decided to weighten their geometries with loud guitars stolen from hard rock - Patrick Brocca, one of the two Swiss musicians behind Ptolem, works with Meshuggah's Fredrik Thordendahl when he is not writing soundtracks. As if, in a composition stance that is rarely really dialogic, epic and elegant post-rock ("Equant Point", "P-band Wavelength") was contrasted with the steps of a limping or vintage robotic machinic matrix ("Ring Structure").
Review of the Almagest album by Murmures
Thomas Bourquin
www.murmures.info
This swiss combo is named after the famous Ptolemy and bases its music upon the mathematical model set out by the astronomer in his treaty "The Almagest". The group develops ethereal synth soundscapes, mixing cold electronic instruments with warm acoustic sounds. Influenced by various artists (such as Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Trentemoller, Populous, New Order, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Mötley Crüe, James Newton Howard, Basil Poledouris, Angelo Badalamenti and Howard Shore), Ptolem, although promising, follows too many threads to deliver an album which is homogenous throughout. Nevertheless, this effort is well worth listening to.
www.murmures.info
This swiss combo is named after the famous Ptolemy and bases its music upon the mathematical model set out by the astronomer in his treaty "The Almagest". The group develops ethereal synth soundscapes, mixing cold electronic instruments with warm acoustic sounds. Influenced by various artists (such as Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Trentemoller, Populous, New Order, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Mötley Crüe, James Newton Howard, Basil Poledouris, Angelo Badalamenti and Howard Shore), Ptolem, although promising, follows too many threads to deliver an album which is homogenous throughout. Nevertheless, this effort is well worth listening to.
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