Igneous Flame and Achromus

‘Flicker’ and ‘HALO‘ came out of a collaboration between UK based ambient artists, Igneous Flame (Pete Kelly) and Achromus (Michael Stringer). In February 2007, Michael gave Pete a pool of synth based material that he had been working on and Pete produced the albums ‘Flicker’ and ‘HALO’ from that pool. The material became split into two, the more sonorous material was reworked and guitar textures were incorporated, this material became the ‘Flicker’ album. The other darker and more ‘raw’ material was extensively processed and this resulted in the ‘HALO’ album. Some of the original material has been used in both albums - albeit in a ‘Re-cycled’ manner. Artwork by Kati Astraeir

‘Flicker’ The more accessible of the two releases, ‘Flicker’ is primarily tonal with an under-current of ethereal mystery and depth. Constructed from Achromus’s synth textures and Igneous Flame’s e-bow guitar lines and abstracted harmonic shapes, melodic phrases are woven around tonally shifting soundscapes. The album’s dark luminosity shines throughout. Composition, guitar, sound-design and production by Igneous Flame Composition and synths/pads (source sounds) by Achromus

‘HALO’ ‘HALO’ is a hypnotic, visceral and primarily textural long-form work, vivid in colour and dynamics, ranging from intensely industrial to pastoral with an underlying esoteric subtlety present throughout. A significant element of the album is the result of extensive sound-design and spatial processing, for which headphone listening is recommended. Production by Igneous Flame, Composition by Igneous Flame / Achromus

'LuminaSounds' (formerly Chillfactor10 records) has been set up by Achromus and Igneous Flame as a self-release venture for their forthcoming material, both solo and collaborative