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About Me


encomiast came into being around 1999 and has released nine full-length collections on various labels beginning w/ the self-titled self-released excursion in 1999, followed by:
"winter's end" on Lens Records in 2001
"espera" on H/s Recordings in 2003
"mers de sommeil" on Mystery Sea 2005
"[laurentide]" on Absolute Zero Media in 2005
"havens" on CrucialBliss 2006.
"transit bed" on Gears of Sand 2007
"bathed in sunlight" on Crucialbliss 2008
The latest releases are a reissue/remaster of the '99 self-titled encomiast album Lens Records, and 139 Nevada a 2 CD split release between encomiast and the newly formed The Copper Thieves. This collection is based on recordings done in the allegedly quite haunted Belvidere Theatre in Central City, Colorado. In addition, the project has been featured on about a dozen compilations, been involved in film music, and performed live in a semi-consistent manner. As indicated by the "members" section, the lineup is fairly malleable, as are the sound sources, encompassing everything from analog synths, to field recordings, to old rock demos.
Upcoming release: Malpais 3"CDr as a part of the Taalem series. No specific timeframe although the plan is for it to be a 2010 release.
Note - I love having myspace friends and all, but please don't use my page as a free advertising bulletin board. I will delete your comments if they're just banner ads for your latest release.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/01/2005
Band Website: www.encomiast.com
Band Members: Ross Hagen: composition and production...the auteur, as it were...w/ irreplaceable and priceless contributions and assistance from these incredible folks:Neville Harson, Megan Garland, Travis Bellet, Nick Paul, Samantha Balsam, Joe Skinner, Toby Sinkinson,and others unknown and possibly unwilling...
Influences: the Cold Meat Industry label, American minimalists, John Cage, various non-Western musics, rock songs, the incidental noises of life, etc....
Sounds Like: transience, permeability, and other nameless obscurities
Record Label: Lens, H/s, AZM, Mystery Sea, Crucialbliss...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Encomiast w/ Jim Permanent at ATLAS - 4/10

Hosted By:encomiastWhen:Saturday, April 10, 2010Where:ATLAS Building - Black Box TheaterBoulder, CO80309Description:The first 2010 show for encomiast will take place in the state-of-the-art Black Box ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:13:00 GMT

Schrei aus Stein - new project release

Introducing Schrei aus Stein, a new manifestation of the encomiast ethos...whatever that is. This project is an exploration bridging dark ambient styles, meditative black metal, psychedelia, and noisy...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:40:00 GMT

encomiast.com MAJOR update + 139 Nevada release

I just subjected the encomiast.com to a MAJOR update and revision. I didn't even have the last 3 albums up there...:/In addition to those updates and clean-up, the site now features a small store that...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:36:00 GMT

new interview up at AZM & aQ review of Bathed in Sunlight

Enjoy! http://magazine.absolutezeromedia.us/encomiast.htm Also the review of bathed in sunlight from Aquarius Records in SF: ------------------------------------- What to say about this guy that ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:41:00 GMT

bathed in sunlight out now on Crucialbliss

http://www.crucialblast.net/encomiast_bathedinsunlight.html This album is finally out! Personally, I think I'm a little thankful that there has been this distance in time between the album's creation...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:13:00 GMT

self-titled reissue - August 28th

Hello folks, The title says it all, we're reissuing the self-titled encomiast album from 1999 at the end of the month! Personally I often find myself a little leery of "self-titled" albums. There's t...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:11:00 GMT

TRANSIT BED

  New album out now through the Gears of Sand label. "Transit Bed begins in a haunted theatre in an old mining town, moves briefly to a small apartment in Boulder, lounges with a group of familia...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:52:00 GMT

reviews at Aquarius Records & Heathen Harvest

Wow, so it looks like Aquarius Records likes havens: "Crucial Blast has supplied us with plenty of head melting, ear shredding pummel over the last few years, Skullflower, Genghis Tron, The Mass, the...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:44:00 GMT

Havens

Looks like havens is out now on Crucialblast's "Crucial Bliss" series.  Info here 1.lunaire - clip2. sanctuary - clip3. jasli - clip Here's what Adam has to say about it:"This disc contains thr...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:49:00 GMT

HAVENS release 10/21

Just a quick note that CrucialBlast is releasing havens in a few weeks as the newest installment of the Crucial Bliss series.  It will be a numbered edition of 250 with some stellar packagin...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:20:00 GMT