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Artist
Maitreya
12+ albums
ambientMelodic Death Metalprogressive death metalswedishNew Zealand
about
There is more than one artist called Maitreya. They are listed below in order of popularity (judged by long term listened tracks and Top Listeners on Last.fm). 1) UK ambient and space music artist Maitreya (aka Simon Lomax) is a producer of electronic ambient space music who, through his unique and involving music expresses a personal global intuition. His work possesses an unparalleled sense of sonic depth and universal scale whilst exhibiting a remarkably lucid grasp of texture. The eight tracks on the second album Telluric Waves are vaporous shivering fragments of the artist's earthen vision. Wind-swept tundral planes, reverberant crystal caverns, drifting cloud-motion and the rising gloom of night are themes which dwell, return and shift throughout the listening space. This work of smooth synthesizer swells, vague modulations, eerie detuned drones and tender tonal harmonic blends works as well at the fringes of sleep as it does under involved listening. All three albums (From the Mothership, Telluric Waves and .74) are capable of taking the listener on a unique and immersive journey. 2) A progressive death metal band from Sweden In 2005 MAITREYA recorded the debut album New World Prophecy in the bands own studio/rehearsalplace RECLAB. A record combining elements of thought, aggression and strength presenting a future vision of the world. The search for additional musicians began and in early 2006 Lars Soderberg (former member of Diabolical and Seethings) joined on
