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NEW ALBUM

“Live at Electronic Circus Festival”

Released September 2nd 2011 (digital and CD):

http://itunes.apple.com/album/live-at-electronic-circus/id453509466

The latest reviews here:
www.gutsofdarkness.com/god/objet.php?objet=14655 (french)
http://synthsequences.blogspot.com/2011/10/deep-imagination-live-at-electronic.html (english)
Rezension Deep Imagination-CD- "Live At Electronic Circus Festival" (Musikzirkus Magazin, german)
Eclipsed Rock Magazin, Germany (click for PDF, german)

DEEP IMAGINATION - "Live at Electronic Circus Festival"

1. Awareness - Clouds (Live Version) (6:10)
2. The Dragons Flight (Live Version) (3:15)
3.
Awareness - Sense (Live Version) (5:43) (listen)
4. Awareness - Breath Space (Live Version) (7:39)

Total playtime: 22:47


DEEP IMAGINATION is
Thorsten Sudler-Mainz: Keyboards, Electro-Drums
with guests
Stefan Höllering: Tenor- and Electro-Saxophone
Thorsten Rentsch: Keyboard, Guitar, Percussion

All tracks composed by Thorsten Sudler-Mainz
except "The Dragons Flight" composed by Stefan Höllering/Thorsten Sudler-Mainz

Track 1, 3, 4 originally appeared on the album “Awareness” by Deep Imagination
Track 2 originally appeared on the album “New Horizon” by Art Of Infinity

CD release and distribution by Atomic Pool Records
Digital release by Prudence Records
Digital distribution by Zebralution
Produced by Thorsten Sudler-Mainz
Published by BSC Music

Recorded live at "Electronic Circus Festival 2010" at the Movie in Bielefeld/Germany on September 25th 2010
Photos by Stephan Schelle
Thanks to Frank Gerber and Hans-Hermann Hess and the whole Electronic Circus Festival team

DEEP IMAGINATION - "Live at Electronic Circus Festival"

With the 4-track "Live at Electronic Circus Festival" Deep Imagination Mastermind Thorsten Sudler-Mainz releases the core parts of their celebrated performance at the Electronic Circus Festival in Bielefeld in September 2010. On this recording the magic atmosphere of this highly acclaimed gig in the packed club "Movie" is vividly captured. There is a thrilling feel throughout the set, from the gentle electronics at the beginning to classic art rock in the mould of Pink Floyd. With "The Dragons Flight" German Keyboardist Sudler-Mainz together with his guests Thorsten Rentsch (keyboard, guitar, percussion) and Stefan Höllering (tenor- and electro saxophone) also presents a tune from the repertoire of his other band Art Of Infinity. Additionally "Live at Electronic Circus Festival" offers unique live-versions of tracks like "Clouds", "Sense" and (in the encore) "Breath-Space" from 2010s successful Deep Imagination album "Awareness". (BSC Music/Prudence)

 

DEEP IMAGINATION - "Live at Electronic Circus Festival"

Mit dem 4-Track Album "Live at Electronic Circus Festival" veröffentlicht Deep Imagination Mastermind Thorsten Sudler-Mainz die Essenz des gefeierten Auftritts beim Electronic Circus Festival im September 2010. Die magische Atmosphäre beim Konzert im bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllten Kultclub im Bielefelder Movie wird mit dieser Aufnahme eindringlich dokumentiert. Sanfte elektronische Klänge bilden einen Spannungsbogen bis hin zu progressivem und von Art-Rock in Pink Floyd-Manier geprägten Sound. Mit "The Dragons Flight" präsentiert der deutsche Keyboarder gemeinsam mit seinen Gästen Thorsten Rentsch (Keyboard, Guitar, Percussion) und Stefan Höllering (Tenor-, Electro-Saxophone) auf dieser Veröffentlichung auch ein Stück seines Band-Projekts Art Of Infinity. "Live at Electronic Circus Festival" bietet zudem einzigartige Live-Versionen von "Clouds", "Sense" und der Zugabe "Breath-Space" aus dem 2010er Deep Imagination Erfolgsalbum "Awareness". (BSC Music/Prudence)


“Awareness” (current studio album)

Awareness is the third album by DEEP IMAGINATION

Digital release date: August 27th 2010
CD release date: September 24th 2010

Awareness is available on CD:

Amazon.de
ART OF INFINITY CD-Shop
BSC Music CD-Shop
Cue Records CD-Shop

...
and many others

Awareness is available as download in more than 250 shops worldwide:

 

Latest press comments about “Awareness”

“Awareness is a beautifully executed album on all levels” (Electroambient Space, USA)

“Deeper than trance, deeper than space! ...needless to say it is yet another fantastic album with wonderfully designed cover art.” (djinnsphere.com, USA)

“Flashes of other classic Teutonic electronic pioneers will come to mind, but Thorsten takes those elements in very different ways to create his own more modern form of instrumental electronic music.” (Eurock, USA)

“This release from 2010 offers 55 minutes of noble electronic music.” (Sonic Curiosity, USA)

“Awareness Part 07 – Elements” is according to me the absolute masterpiece in the genre. (sideline magazine, europe)

Die neuesten Pressekommentare zu “Awareness”

“Awareness” ist ein Klangkunstwerk der Extraklasse” (Mushroom online, Germany, Liese)

“Auf “Awareness” treffen guter Geschmack, Atmosphäre und einnehmende aber dennoch unbanale, durch Frische bestechende elektronische Klänge aufeinander... er schafft es sogar, seine Stücke ohne die allgegenwärtigen und dominanten Sequencermotive interessant zu halten.” (Babyblaue-Seiten, Germany)

Mit „Awareness“ legt Thorsten Sudler-Mainz sein bisher bestes Soloalbum vor. (Musikzirkus Magazin, Germany)

Deep Imagination bietet dem anspruchsvollen Electronic-Fan mit dem dritten Album Awareness wieder (mit glasklarem Sound und perfekter Produktion) Musik, mit der man sich lange beschäftigen kann, ohne dass sie langatmig oder gar langweilig wird. (Musik an sich)

Part 3, untertitelt mit „surroundings“, hat für mich das Zeug zum echten Klassiker” (Jürgen Meurer, Empire Magazin)

Latest album reviews “Awareness”
Die neuesten “Awareness” Album-Besprechungen

Links:

Mushroom Magazine (Review by dlh) (german)

Babyblaue-Seiten (Review by Siggy Zielinkski) (german)

Musikzirkus Magazin (Review by Stephan Schelle) (german)

Musikzirkus Magazin (Review by Stephan Schelle) (german) - Single review “Surroundings”

Sonic Curiosity, webzine USA (english)

Musicwaves, webzine France (french)

www.eurock.com/reviews/default.aspx (english)

www.amarokprog.net/critiques_34858_201156.html (french)

www.djinnsphere.com/musicianspage1.html#DEEP_IMAGINATION USA (english)

www.gutsofdarkness.com/god/objet.php?objet=13986 Canada (french)

http://synthsequences.blogspot.com/2010/12/deep-imagination-awareness.html Canada (english)

www.musikansich.de/review.php?id=9257 (german)

www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=45548_0_17_0_C (Side Line Music Magazine, english)

Empire Magazin 94, pdf (german)

www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2010/quick_play1110.htm (english)

http://donatozoppo.blogspot.com/search/label/deep%20imagination (italien)

Interview with Thorsten Sudler-Mainz/Deep Imagination by Radio Goethe USA in October 2010:

Deep Imagination Interview MP3 (2:20 min.)

Awareness tracklist (please click for one minute examples):

01 Awareness Part 1 - Space (4:12)
02
Awareness Part 2 - Clouds (4:16
03
Awareness Part 3 - Surroundings (4:52
04
Awareness Part 4 - Tradition (10:17)
05
Awareness Part 5 - Creatures (4:04)
06
Awareness Part 6 - Breath (5:01)
07
Awareness Part 7 - Elements (7:09
08
Awareness Part 8 - Sense (7:51)
09
Awareness Part 9 - Sleep (3:41)
10
Awareness Part 10 - Eternity (3:56)

Download Bonus:
01
Awareness Part 3 - Surroundings (Single Edit) (3:36)
02
Awareness - Medley (9:57)

 

 

DEEP IMAGINATION – Awareness (Press text english)

Thorsten Sudler-Mainz, founder of successful Ambient music group Art Of Infinity, offers top-notch Electronica on „Awareness“, the new album by his solo project Deep Imagination. While the first two albums by Deep Imagination, “Scapes” and “Gemstones”, were dominated by ambient sounds with wide sonic landscapes, Sudler-Mainz has created a completely new stylistic approach for the new record: here the listener is caught by exquisitely programmed trancy grooves. Together with the gently flowing soundscapes this creates a completely unique variation of modern Electronica.

The ten tunes on “Awareness” each deal with different aspects of consciousness. A gigantic space of sound almost overwhelms the listener in the opening track “Awareness Part 1 – Space”. The gentle and dreamy side of Deep imagination is presented in “Awareness Part 2 – Clouds”. The whistler’s melody in “Awareness Part 3 – Surroundings” might remember some listeners of the soundtrack of the popular tv series “The X-Files”, while the epic “Awareness Part 4 – Tradition” with its running time of more than ten minutes is a true cornerstone of this extraordinary album.

With Matthias Krauss, Thorsten Rentsch and sax player Stefan Höllering three excellent guest musicians, who are well known to fans of Art Of Infinity, have contributed to “Awareness”. It is the first record of Deep Imagination to be released on PRUDENCE.

Extraordinary, ambitious Electronica between Art Rock and Trip Hop. (BSC Music/Prudence, 2010)

 

 

DEEP IMAGINATION – Awareness (Pressetext deutsch)

Auf dem ersten Prudence Album seines Projekts Deep Imagination bietet Thorsten Sudler-Mainz (Art Of Infinity) Electronica vom Feinsten. Nachdem auf den ersten beiden erfolgreichen Deep Imagination Alben „Scapes“ und „Gemstones“ Ambient-Musik mit weiten Klanglandschaften zu hören war, hat Sudler-Mainz mit dem neuen Werk „Awareness" sein Soloprojekt gewissermaßen noch einmal ganz „neu erfunden“. Der Hörer wird mitgenommen von tranceartigen und exzellent programmierten Loops, die zusammen mit den fließenden Klangformen von „Awareness“ eine komplett eigenständige und so bisher noch nicht gehörte Form moderner Electronica offenbaren.

Die zehn Stücke auf „Awareness“ befassen sich inhaltlich mit dem Thema Bewusstsein. Im Opener "Awareness Part 1 - Space" tut sich vor dem Hörer ein gigantisch großer (Klang-)Raum auf. "Awareness Part 2 - Clouds" zeigt die sanfte und verträumte Seite von Deep Imagination. "Awareness Part 3 - Surroundings" ist mit seiner an die Akte-X Musik erinnernden Pfeifermelodie ebenso ein Eckpfeiler des Albums wie das über 10- minütige "Awareness Part 4 - Tradition"...

Mit Matthias Krauss, Thorsten Rentsch sowie Saxophonist Stefan Höllering sind auf dem Album drei Gastmusiker zu hören, die auch den Fans von Art Of Infinity wohl vertraut sind.

Ungewöhnliche, anspruchsvolle Electronica zwischen Art Rock und Trip Hop. (BSC Music/Prudence, 2010)

 

Awareness - Liner notes

 

Consciousness – Self-Awareness

Our consciousness and how it defines itself. It is formed by everything that happens around us since the birth of mankind: by nature, with its elements: water, earth and air; by animals and plants. The quest for the deeper meaning of life and for the spirit of our cosmos. And by the emotions, which are evoked within us by our fellow men.

 

Bewusstsein - Bewusstheit

Unser Bewusstsein und worüber es sich definiert. Es wird bestimmt durch das, was um uns herum seit Menschengedenken passiert, erlebt und weitergegeben wurde, durch die Natur, die Elemente, Wasser, Erde, Luft, Pflanzen und Tiere. Die Frage nach Kosmos und Sinn. Und die Gefühle, die in uns durch unsere Mitmenschen entstehen.

 

Awareness

Surroundings

 

22. November 2010:
“Awareness” reaches the BSC Top 10 album charts

29. November 2010
“Awareness” No. 4 in the BSC Top 10 album charts

06. December 2010
“Awareness” No. 5 in the BSC Top 10 album charts

13. December 2010
“Awareness” No. 5 in the BSC Top 10 album charts
 

Deep Imagination Flyer 2010 pdf