Worlds Inside the Worlds

about this album

The Russian-based atmospheric, ambient, and space music group, Ashterra, is spearheaded by Vladimir Volodin and Roman Pavlov. The new album, Worlds Inside The Worlds, is an intergalactic romp through outer space if musical instruments resided in different galaxies. The result is a twelve-track album that is wholly instrumental and steeped in the electronic world of keyboards and avant-garde sounds. “The Secret” begins with a few synth pads and trickles of electronic brilliance amidst an ocean of aural sound. The electronic accompaniments are swishy, drippy, and industrial with soft electronica sounds pervasive throughout. There are creaks and knocks that are very appealing early on—especially when mixed with the eerie blurbs and keyboard embellishments. The spacey, new age, drum percussion is great throughout. The atmospheric and spacey sounds are steeped in Enigma-like arrangements with a hint of Tangerine Dream. “The Consciousness Of The Atom” opens with a few industrial blurbs, pings, and eerie percussion with environmental noises and theatrical sounds that are avant-garde and experimental. There are angelic backdrops that echo a sense of atmospheric beauty and a heavenly realm untouched by human hands, but Ashterra mixes in some electric guitar-like sounds that only add to the already complex mix of aural pleasure. The swirling, industrial sounds rest mid-song, but pick up in intensity during the latter half of the song. There is a space rock feel with electric guitar s

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