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Lethosomn

Debut album out now

About Me


An abridged biography: Joel Bidwell began a formal study of music in 2004 at the State University of New York, Onondaga Community College. In 2005 Joel transferred to The State University of New York At Albany, where he majored in Music Composition, minored in Music Technology and studied classical piano
Lethosomn (pronounced Leth-O-soM) is a combination of concepts and references from Greek and Latin mythology to literature and philosophy. Inspiration originates (but is not confined to) the meditation and reflection on self and personal life experiences.________________________________________________ __________________
"Taking inspiration from the desperate and hopeless frustration manifested through not being able to sleep, “Mind’s Isle” details Bidwell’s obsession with a particular journey into the unknown subconscious...
...One man’s toil, though, is most definitely our gain as this record is an immersive piece of work, containing five passages of hulking piano and synth led ambiance, lined with veiled, reverbed melodies and powerful field recordings of lurking storms and unforgiving seas."
-Michael Henaghan @angryape.com
Mind's Isle
01 Fight the current, adrift in the tide
02 Engulfed in red clouds
03 Left behind
04 The path least traveled
05 Your answer lies in the Mirrored Wood

U.S. orders $8.00 (shipping included)
International/ROW $10.00 (ship. incl.)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/10/2007
Band Website: Soon...
Band Members: All music and sound is performed, recorded and written by Joel Bidwell.

Lethosomn(at)gmail(dot)com
Influences:
Taka Goto (Left and DSCO)
Brian Eno (Ambient Music)
Claude Debussy
Michael Gallagher (MGR)
Efrim Menuck (GY!BE)
Matthew Cooper (Eluvium)
Al Burian
Sharawadgi effect
Psychoacoustics
J. Krishnamurti

Sounds Like: Inducing oblivion from an eternity of lethargic solitude and insomnia.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

11 - Mind’s Isle review

The first review of Mind's Isle has been released on Angryape.com. Heres a brief exerpt:"One man's toil, though, is most definitely our gain as this record is an immersive piece of work, containing fi...
Posted by Lethosomn on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:00 PST

10 - PRE-ORDER

FINALLY. I am now accepting pre-orders for "Mind's Isle", which is scheduled to be mailed out  6-29-08. $8.00 for the lower 48 states and $10.00 ROW (shipping is included) paypal, cash a...
Posted by Lethosomn on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:23:00 PST

09 - Behind the Appliance

The prospective new title for the second installment in this project, a concept that has been in the back of my mind for about 3 years, 'Behind the Appliance' will be aimed at creating a more meditati...
Posted by Lethosomn on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:12:00 PST

08 - Phantom Channel 001 part 01

Phantom Channel’s first part of its debut compilation is available free for your enjoyment. "Part One will feature predominantly ambient, drone and soundscape orientated artists while P...
Posted by Lethosomn on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

07 - Minds Isle completed updates

The Album is finally finished after much delay. Distribution has yet to be determined, a combination of short run CDRs and High Quality downloads is the plan. CDRs will be available in hand assembled ...
Posted by Lethosomn on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:57:00 PST

02- Engulfed in Red Clouds

Last night the second track (unmastered) was uploaded, I have been writing basically non-stop for the last 3 days and on into the night (its definitely affected my sleep schedule). I've never been so ...
Posted by Lethosomn on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:52:00 PST

01- Black friday: Origins

The origin of sone: I first started using the alias 'sone' in high school about 8 years ago, i didnt know that it was an actual word back then, I just thought the letters were pleasing to my eye. when...
Posted by Lethosomn on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:12:00 PST