Alpha Wave Movement

Alpha Wave Movement
Alpha Wave Movement
Genres	Ambient; New-age; Electronica; Space rock; Dub;
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Biome Music; Groove Unlimited; CUE; Silent Records; Waveform Records; Spiralight; Harmonic Resonance Recordings; Periphery; Anodize; Carpe Sonum;
Members	Gregory T. Kyryluk
Website	MySpace page

Alpha Wave Movement (established in 1992 in Miami, Florida) is the electronic music project of Gregory T. Kyryluk. Alpha Wave Movement's musical style can be classified as ambient, new-age, some space rock, the classic 1970s German electronic music style known as Berlin school, as well as the ambient aesthetics of Brian Eno and Steve Roach. Releases such as A Distant Signal and Terra contain more ambient space elements compared to other Alpha Wave Movement works. Beyond Silence incorporates more space rock elements and features a more rhythmic feel in its overall musical compositions. In 2007, Alpha Wave Movement released The Mystic & The Machine, a musical exploration of 1970s romantic progressive rock performed on synthesizers, with the addition of UK musician Steve Hillman on electric guitar. The influences of Genesis, Ozric Tentacles (1980s era), and Camel are quite evident and intentional, showcasing yet another facet of Alpha Wave Movement's compositions. Alpha Wave Movement's music is semi-electronic, utilizing digital synthesizers and MIDI to create its sonic explorations.

In addition to musical influences, nature and natural landscapes serve as continuous sources of inspiration for compositions. Alpha Wave Movement has performed at Ambient Ping in Canada and at the Gathering Room in the USA. The project has released music on several labels, including Groove Unlimited (Netherlands), Silent Records (USA), Waveform Records (USA), Spiralight (USA), Anodize (USA), and the private label Harmonic Resonance Recordings. Alpha Wave Movement's other projects include Thought Guild (a vintage synthesizer improvisation project with synthesist Christopher Cameron), Open Canvas, Subtle Shift, Biome, and a solo release as Gregory Kyryluk.

The latest release from Alpha Wave Movement is titled "Soniq Variants" (2011). This release is conceptually based on the exclusive use of Ensoniq synthesizers for the compositions. Ensoniq was an American manufacturer that pioneered early affordable synthesizer workstations, the first of which was the ESQ-1 in 1986. Music on this release was primarily composed on the ESQ-1, VFX-SD, SQ-R, and DP4, all of which were made by Ensoniq. Additional use of a Novation synthesizer was also incorporated to enhance the timbral texture.

In 2012, Gregory Kyryluk launched a new electronic music project under the alias Subtle Shift (with early releases under the alias Within Reason). This new project delves deeply into ambient dub. It features a more sublime percussive foundation and environmental soundscapes, drawing on the influences of pioneering spirits from Detroit and Europe, such as Rod Modell, Yagya, and GAS, while also incorporating 1970s electro aesthetics. To date, there are four full-length releases by Subtle Shift on the Anodize and Harmonic Resonance Recording labels.

In 2014, the electronica world fusion project Open Canvas (essentially Gregory Kyryluk) featured a track from the Waveform Records release Indumani in the internationally popular gothic horror show True Blood. The Open Canvas track "Ojopati" was highlighted in the final season, episode 3.

Discography

Full-length as Alpha Wave Movement

2023: Phase Intervals
2021: Infinite Realms
2019: Polyphasic Music
2018: Somnus
2018: Tranquility Space Volume 1
2017: Echoes in the Vacuum
2017: Cerulean Skies
2016: Kinetic
2015/16: Harmonic Currents
2015: Earthen
2015: System A
2014: Horizons
2014: Archaic Frontiers
2014: Celestial Chronicles
2013: Architexture of Silence
2013: Yasumu
2012: Exiled Particles - Archives Volume I
2012: Eolian Reflections
2011: Myriad Stars
2011: Soniq Variants
2009: Cosmic Mandala
2008: Terra
2007: The Mystic & The Machine
2007: The Regions Between
2005: Ephemeral Highways
2005: Beyond Silence
2003: Cosmology
2002: A Distant Signal
2000: Bislama
2000: Drifted into Deeper Lands
1998: Concept of Motion
1997: The Edge of Infinity
1995: Transcendence

Full-length as Biome

2021: Essence
2018: The Shores of Temenos

Full-length as Subtle Shift (formerly known as Within Reason)

2022: Somber Frequencies
2014: Farshadow
2013: Transient Broadcasts
2013: Substrate: Collected Elements
2012: Subtle Shift

Full-length as Thought Guild

2018: Archiphonic
2013: Electrik Curios
2012: Third Voyage
2005: Continuum
2002: Context

Full-length as Open Canvas

2014: Relics of the Sun (Dune Tunes 1997-1999)
2009: Travel by Sound
2000: Indumani
1998: Nomadic Impressions

Full-length as Gregory Kyryluk

2005: Ephemeral Highways

Compilations

Die Welt ist Klang: A Tribute to Pete Namlook
Ambienism
From Here to Tranquility #4
The Other World
The Truth is Twisted
Lektronic Soundscapes II
Sequences Magazine Issue #26
Sequences Magazine Anniversary Issue
EMPortal: Joint Efforts the Album

Video Games

Grand Theft Auto IV

Video

Headcandy: Sidney's Psychedelic Adventure

Television

True Blood, final season, episode 3: "Music from Open Canvas: 'Indumani'"

External Links

Biome on Bandcamp
Open Canvas on Discogs
Thought Guild on Discogs
Alpha Wave Movement + Harmonic Resonance Bandcamp