Rigel Orionis

about

Jim Brenholts aka Rigel Orionis is a relative newcomer to the ambient genre, but already has collaborated with Stephen Philips (Dark Duck Records), Ben Fleury-Steiner (Gears of Sound), and Darren Rogers. Night Heat, described by its creator as "desert ambience," has a shimmering, nocturnal feel, with a pronounced tribal/ethnic sound element. Percussion is just as much a part of it as atmosphere. In 2001 he published the book "Tracks Across The Universe: A Chronology of Ambient and Electronic Music", a chronological collection of his music reviews. He also performed ambient/space music under the Rigel Orionis moniker. After a period of illness he passed away from a heart attack in his home on October 17th, 2009. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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From A Darkened Pool (Disc1)

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Drone Zone: Atmospheric ambient space music. Serve Best Chilled. Safe with most medications. [SomaFM]

The Anatomy of Zen (Part 2)

Anatomy of Zen [Part 1]

Night Heat

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Drone Download Project

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Variations on Sonic Integrity Disc 1

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Drone Download Project Year 4 CD

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Drone Download Project Year 5

Variations on Sonic Integrity

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Anatomy of Zen [Part 2]

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Variations on Sonic Integrity Disc 2

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