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The Hypnogogic Orchestra

About Me

THO’s music utilizes raw organic and digital audio material combined with synthesized sound, noise patterns and live improvisation. Harnessing hypnotically involved soundscapes, digitally dissected samples, blended melody and rhythm, The Hypnogogic Orchestra creates an ever-changing energy vehicle with the potential of bringing the listener into that waking sleep where dreams and reality collide.
Officially (?) conceived in Colorado in 1999, the Orchestra quickly found its place among the avant-garde and experimental art communities of Denver. The group’s development has held a close relationship with local underground art, music and performance movements, often becoming deeply involved with local production groups and collectives. During their first few years, the Orchestra worked heavily with local production groups and event promoters (Backwards Records and the Kallisti Kollectif mostly) to organize multi media art and music events around the Denver metro area, and became a familiar presence at Colorado media shows, outdoor music events, clubs, galleries and even junkyards, playing with many internationally recognized projects.
The summer of 2001 marked a turning point in the project’s development as the Orchestra was freed from its geographical confines in an attempt to pursue and develop it’s creative process in other parts of the country (mainly New York City and Seattle). Despite the spatial separation, the members musical bond persists via modern communion. Exchanging media and recordings, THO collaborate in the writing process via the internet and mail, and record together whenever circumstances permit.
Having completed a large body of work distributed through various compilations, the individual members of The Hypnogogic Orchestra perform their singular interpretations of the project’s collective goals in their respective locations and across the country. The solo performances bring a new perspective to the accomplished material, and make each performance a unique expression of the work. Arrangements are often made for members to make cameo appearances with each other from time to time.

REVIEWS

"Hypnotic and involved as their name would suggest, sampled bits of film and television soundtracks are processed and blended beyond recognition, slowly throbbing rhythms emerge from a soup of mood and method, while the listener slides deeper in."
Noah Mickens, 36 Invisibles

"Being in the first few hours of quitting caffeine, the Hypnogogic Orchestra is the last thing I need to be listening to, because I feel like I'm submerged in water, or on morphine. Their experimental, electronic noise is cool and quiet, and perfect if you want to slip into a Xanax trance. Often emitting the airiest of sounds, just above silence, the music is similar to a slow motion horror movie soundtrack with some eerie dream-like voice samples and the occasional heartbeat."
Katie Shimer, Portland Mercury

"Most amazing shows seen in the last two months."
Spirit of 1848 News

"slightly creepy."
pdxsalon

"A word to the wise, don't ever do a whippit, listening to the 'hypnogogic orchestra', while driving on the freeway (naked)...I don't know if they put sumbliminal messages in that shit or what, but, I nearly freaked. Wow. Huh, guys, seriously, are there any subliminal messages in Hypno orch musiqz, I have developed a strange fetish?"
Mark (fan review)

"f a n t a s m o g o g i c! I am extremely fortunate to have it, so rare. I've listened to it every day."
Christine (fan review)

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Member Since: 10/12/2005
Band Members: The Hypnogogic Orchestra (THO) is an ongoing audio project driven by the collaborative efforts of Stuart Mizrahi, J. Beck, and Daniel Watts.
Record Label: Three Headed Goat
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

song description: ABSOLUTION

Your heart may ache, and your body may hurt, but we must not forget what it is. ...................You are forgiven
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:45:00 GMT

song description: KISS ME ALL OVER THE PLACE

The worst kind of dreams are not nightmares, they are the ones in which you have achieved everything you could hope for, only to wake up into the mundane.The solution is, attempting to make your wakin...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:40:00 GMT

song description: STRIIKEN

When there are no others around who know what they are doing you find yourself in a situation some may consider helpless. This is an example of someone who summoned his last bit of will to direct ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:27:00 GMT

song description: SKIDDED

what is skidded?.......this is the last journey of an individual's reminder of him/herself. Before incorporating with the mass-consciousness.the last spattering of unique atoms, which comprise of your...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:21:00 GMT

The Exquisite Death Ezine reviews THO

The Exquisite Death Ezine's newest issue is out and The Hypnogogic Orchestra appear in the Music Reviews section of the website. Check it our for yourself at: www.exquisitedeath.com "The Hypnogogic Or...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:03:00 GMT

Sleepytime dream music for you

You slowly open your eyes. Red fills the room. What is it, light? Yes. The soft twilight of morning, or is it that of the evening. How long have you been asleep? Are you still sleeping, and is it real...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:19:00 GMT

Website Down

Very sorry to everyone who has tried to visit the Hypno website and has been denied, we are currently in the process of changing servers. Hopefully we will be back up soon.
Posted by on Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:40:00 GMT