It was back in the early 90..s that Daniel Roeth began spinning vinyls and playing acid trance &, hard techno, at underground parties in Moscow night clubs as a DJ. In 1993 he temporarily stopped DJ-career and began building "IntroSpect. Porta Tracks" studio where Daniel and William Grey have continued working together till present days. As Koan alias Daniel performed at huge european festivals like as Ethno-Life (Russia), Transylvania Calling (Romania), Underwater Overground (Croatia), Fullmoon (Germany). Each mix playing by Daniel including soft and warm vibrations, hypnotic mood from nature and positive concentration. As studio composer Daniel recording original music for many videogames and motion pictures released by VGIK (Russian National Institute of Cinematography).
William Grey for a long time (since 1989) was programming samplers, computers and was producing several demo-scene works as the 8-bit sound designer (Commodore-64, Atari XE, PC). Studio-producer / sound-designer / musical critic. His creation unreservedly by the scopes of one style, he is known as a multiformat specialist. In autumn of 2005 year he launched project Paranorma , this project is closely related to his scientific medical activity in Moscow. At this moment William Grey is manager and executive producer of “IntroSpect. Porta Tracks".
It was in 1993 that Daniel and William met and began working together. They launched three independent projects: Vacuum Stalkers for progressive, tech sound compositions. Fatum Sci-Fi for electronic experimental collages / landscapes. And Koan was responsible for ethnic lounge, ambient, cinematographic and documentary scores.
Koan - is a Zen teaching riddle. Classically, koans are attractive paradoxes to be meditated on; their purpose is to help one to enlightenment by temporarily jamming normal cognitive processing so that something more interesting can happen (this practice is associated with Rinzai Zen Buddhism). The effort to “solve†a koan is intended to exhaust the analytic intellect and the egoistic will, readying the mind to entertain an appropriate response on the intuitive level. Each such exercise constitutes such a communication.
The Koan art music phenomenon designed by Daniel Roeth functions to provoke our reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning and aims to lead towards an enlightenment. Of course the possibilities and methods of spiritual transformation come in a variety of forms but the true disciple must also renounce and leave behind the impurities of the profane realm, so that he may be pure enough to enter into the sacred realm...Releases:
* Talking Stones (album) [2005] Otium FREE
* When Invisible Becomes Visible EP [2006] Otium FREE
* Treasures of the Deep (Game OST) [2006] Oberon Games
* The Signs (mixed album) [2006] Otium FREE
* Bamboo Grove EP [2006] Otium FREE
* Two Moon Butterflies (album) [2006] Trancexplorer
* Fulfilled Wish EP [2007] Sun Station FREE
* Coastline EP [2007] Sofa Beats
* Watermarks Remixes EP [2008] Iboga Records
* V/A The Dissidents [2004] Horns And Hoofs
* V/A Floating Point 3 [2006] Sofa Beats
* V/A Floating Point 4 [2007] Sofa Beats
* V/A Progressive Goa Trance Vol 7 [2008] Y.S.E.
* V/A Relax Mode [2008] Blue Tunes Recordings
* V/A Goa Beach Vol 9 [2008] Y.S.E.
Coming soon:
* Memoirs of a Geisha (album) [2008] Diamond Records (november-december)
* Acupuncture (album) [2008] Blue Tunes Recordings (november-december)
* Hyperborea (album) [2009] Iboga Records (march-april)
* Elizabeth EP [2009] TBA
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