Entheogenic (band)
Entheogenic is a musical project consisting of Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar that crosses musical style boundaries. Since the early 1980s, the Austrian musician and songwriter Helmut Glavar has founded a variety of bands, ranging from punk and funk to new wave and drums-and-bass. Piers Oak-Rhind was born in England and has been a sound designer, programmer and musician since the early 1990s. He studied guitar at the London School of Guitar. According to the two members, the music mixes "coloristic electrophonics" with "impressionistic orchestra-like sound".[1]
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| Genres | Psytrance, Downtempo, Psybient, ambient, chill-out |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | c.o.r.n. recordings, Chillcode Records |
| Website | www |
| Members | Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar |
The use of both eastern and western vocals, tribal-sounding instruments, and an array of synthesizers built the foundation of the Entheogenic sound.
According to some people, Entheogenic was one of the two major psybient projects (the other being Shpongle) whose experimentation influenced the psychedelic electronic scene. Entheogenic's first release Entheogenic is a concept album that recounts the tale of an Ayahuasca journey, with layered trance melodies and texturally rich arrangements. Three labels bid for the release: the former UK-based Flying Rhino, the German-based Cosmophilia and the Spanish 3D Vision. The album was released on 3D Vision Records.
In 2003, their second album Spontaneous Illumination, released on c.o.r.n. recordings, was the first psy-chill album ever to make it to number 1 in the German chill-out charts. Their first two albums were noted for their epic thematic lengthy tunes. Both albums feature the work of sound engineer Glenn Schick (Morcheeba, Ludacris etc.) In 2005, Dialogue of the Speakers (Chillcode Records) continued the success of its predecessor, and went straight to number 1 in the German charts, where it remained for 24 weeks. Golden Cap (Chillcode Records) was released in 2006 and was received by their then quite large following with a love-hate attitude.
History
Background
Entheogenic was formed in 1999 by producer, engineer, and songwriter Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar. The duo met while working for Emagic (a former producer of music-studio software and hardware such as Logic, acquired by Apple Inc. in 2002). The name Entheogenic is derived from the term Entheogen coined in 1979 by a group of ethnobotanists and mythology scholars to describe psychedelic substances used in a religious or shamanic context.
German "Chill-Out" charts
In November 2003, Entheogenic's second album, Spontaneous Illumination, released on the German label C.O.R.N. Recordings, was the first psy-chill album ever to make it to number 1 in the German charts, where it remained Number 1 for 8 weeks and stayed in the Top 10 for an additional 12 weeks.
Discography
Albums
- Entheogenic (3dVISION 2002)
- Spontaneous Illumination (C.O.R.N. Recordings 2003)
- Dialogue of the Speakers (Chillcode 2005)
- Golden Cap (Chillcode 2006)
- Flight of the Urubus (USR 2008)
- Gaia Sophia (USR 2011)
- Anthropomorphic (Universal Symbiosis Records, 2013)
- Enthymesis (2014)
- A Singularity Encoded (2015)
- Dreamtime Physics (2017)
- Kykeon (2018)
- Hypatia (2019)
- Animism (2020)
Singles and contributions for compilations
- Liquid Universe - Entheogenic
- Sideways (Jong rmx) - Chiller Vol. 1 - Chillcode Records
- Kashmir day trip (Kuba rmx)- Chiller Vol. 1 - Chillcode Records
- Sideways - Kumhara Lounge Ibiza Vol 5
Distant Eyes - Ibiza Chillout Special Classic Mix Edition 3
Golden Cap - Downbeat Liquid Vol.1 - Chillcode Records
Sacred Man - Goa Trance Vol.5 - Yellow Sunshine Explosion
Spaced (Shulman rmx) Random Thoughts - Aleph Zero Records
Spaced - Cosmophilia Vol.2 - Cosmophilia
Walking on Air - Quality Relaxation - Chill Tribe Records
We are One - Muladhara "AC" - 666 Records
Ground Luminosity - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Habitual Overtones - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Pagan Dream Machine - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Mindless - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Invisible Landscape - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Twilight Eyes - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Spaced - Global Psychedelic Trance Vol.9 - Spirit Zone Recordings
Invisible Landscape - Module 01 - 3dVISION / Relax
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