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A Step Beyond

by Electric Diamond

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Ductia 02:08
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Dance Royale 02:00
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Lamento Di Tristani 01:57
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Lamendo Di Tristani (Continued) 01:15
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Trotto 02:04
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Forest In The Trees 02:18
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Midwinter Frost 03:31
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The Furnace 05:24
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Twi Light 05:59
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Moon Light 04:34
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Sun Light 05:23
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The Silent Waves 02:57
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The Way In 03:22
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The Heart of Dreams 03:17
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The Return 01:13
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Painted Clouds 07:47
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In the mid 1980’s electronic wind player founder Stuart Diamond joined forces with the eclectic, electric keyboard innovator Don Slepian, whose credits and talents are legendary – from artist-engineer-in-residence at Bell Laboratories to the original ambient sound painter for “Music from the Hearts of Space”. Together they formed Electric Diamond and began presenting programs that integrated classical music with free-flowing improvisations – from Bach to Mussorgsky, from medieval dances to Native American soundscapes. Over 35 years, the ensemble has brought their electronic craft to the stages of Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Guggenheim, and across the globe.

“A wonderful trip into the asteroids…a fully symphonic piece of intense dignity and feeling.” — Variety

“Turning rock and roll into chamber music may be about as elusive a trick as the alchemists’ dream of turning lead into gold, but Stuart Diamond, at least to my ears has done it…ahead of his time.”– Miami Herald

“Imaginative, visual, linear music the music Tolkien might have written if he had used a piano instead of a pen”– Christian Science Monitor

“Stuart Diamond is a refreshingly original composer in that he subscribes to no fashionable school and apparently writes according to his own fancy. His music possesses a dreamy impressionistic quality with long, sinuous melodic lines…”– The New York Times

"[Don Slepian’s] music is already at the level of sonic and musical integration which few achieve — simultaneously stimulating and effervescent and soothing and profound.”– “Hearts of Space” Music Guide

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released September 19, 2022

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Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. He was a Synthesizer Soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Musical Director of the Honolulu Theater For Youth. He has been presented by WNYC’s “New Sounds” in New York’s Lincoln Center and performed at the Pompidou Center in Paris. ... more

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