Artist description Max Corbacho is a new and exciting artist from Barcelona, Spain in the Ambient-Space music panorama. His music, hypnotic and stratospheric, with dark, slow-moving tempos, is a constant journey to remote places, to the limits of the universe, and even to the depths of our souls. His first CD on Space for Music, "The Resonant Memory of Earth", is a slow drifter, that invokes feelings of Earth like the smells of water, air and the great outdoors. A definite "space music" experience.

Music Style Ambient, Space, Atmospheric

Musical Influences Michael Stearns, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Jeff Pearce, Vidna Obmana, Pink Floyd.

Similar Artists Michael Stearns, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Jeff Pearce, Vidna Obmana

Instruments Digital and analog modeling synthesizers, samplers, natural field recordings and computer sound processing.

Albums Vestiges, Far Beyond The Immobile Point, The Resonant Memory of Earth

Press Reviews VESTIGES I discovered Max Corbacho's rich atmospheric music by chance just as I had found Robert Scott Thompson's masterpieces of computer generated ambience a year or so ago. Max is a Spaniard whose musical directions certainly are strongly influenced by RST, and also Steve Roach and Michael Stearns. But there is magic lurking in the textured landscapes of sound that Max Corbacho can deliver. There is a depth in his hypnotic layers of ambience that is rarely found anywhere in the world of new age music.And also a challenging variety of sounds as this exciting display of music moves though space and time. In the first three tracks Corbacho delivers a rhythm layed with soothing rich textures that simply fill one with calm and delight. The track 'Night Caravan' is one of the most magnificent pieces of ambient music I have ever heard. Then the aural topography changes to almost tribal rhythms on 'erosion' that one can imagine in a remote and desolate desert.From which one then returns to more familiar slopes of 'Quietness' or succumb in Corbacho's 'Death Valley'. The work ends in triumph or despair in the climax of 'Vestiges' where silence becomes buried forever in a catastrophic thundering finale. All up I rate the work with five stars but probably it should get a fraction less. The first few tracks get 6 out of 5, but some of the later tracks sound a bit ordinary in comparison. Buy it if you're into this kind of music. Then I don't think you will be disappointed! Magic lurking in the textured landscapes of sound, July 13, 2001 Rhys Philip Buckingham from Nelson, New Zealand --------------------------------- "Vestiges" In the realm of Roach's "Dreamtime Return," but vibrant and unique in its own right, this CD by Max Corbacho seems to touch all the right regions of space drift, tribal ambient, and those carving, penetrating textures that we are all so fond of. In Max's own words, "Welcome. If you like ambient, electronic, contemplative, instrumental music, then please listen. This music is born of feelings and emotions, reflecting certain aspects of Nature, often the desolate and isolated places. From within the mind this music brings vision -- the sounds of hallucination. Take this music with you. Leave the noise of the city. Find a distant high place. Now rest . . . contemplate the infinite." It's the discovery of a new star in space, & word is traveling fast through the galaxies. Lloyd "Backroads Music" Barde -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Vestiges Vestiges is a great ambient expanse of soundscapes much in the style of Roach, but with a Spanish flair, particularly in the percussion that is added. This is immediately evident on the first track, "Desolada." Despite a healthy dose of drums, the sweeping synthesizer textures that surround them convey a sense of calm. Like much of Roach's more organic works, the music lives and breathes. "Night Caravan" continues the feeling of spaciousness, as the ambient sounds envelope the very pleasant drumming. Slightly more active at first is "First Rain," but the relaxing ebb and flow continues thoughout. In fact, the drums disappear for the first time over the latter half of this track. The drumming returns, slightly more tribal, on "Erosion." Throughout, one is reminded of classic Steve Roach discs like Dreamtime Return, or Desert Solitaire. Titles like "Death Valley" draw such comparisons even closer. This is the sparsest piece, though each of the last three tracks is very free flowing, very ambient, with little or no percussion. The title track has some brighter tones mixed in, and reminds me somewhat of American space music artist Glenn Deardorff. It makes a perfect closer to an extremely relaxing and very enjoyable CD. Phil Derby Music Reviewer Synth Music Direct (UK) Sequences (UK) Groove Unlimited (Netherlands) Exposé Magazine (U.S.)------------------------------------------------------ Eclectic Earwig Reviews: Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock, and Beyond "The mood of Vestiges is consistently contemplative and serene, the tempo always slow-moving. It is perfect music for dreaming and relaxation, for taking inner journeys to that beautiful, windswept uncrowded place which only exists within our minds. There is none of the angst of the "dark-ambient" type here, but it isn't over-sweet either. I find myself listening to it again and again, finding a bit of serenity each time". Hannah M.G.Shapero www.geocities.com/trogotagel ---------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Sounds "This is an evocative release where the melody, wrapped up in floating textures, goes through a universe of magic and mystery. The CD in general could be labelled as Ambient / Space Music. However, the melodies and the rhythms incorporate elements of World Music, as well as Industrial traits. The music is slow, although it does not lack rhythm in certain themes or passages. The rhythmic structure of the music tends to be based on the percussion. The melodies are dense, unearthly, enigmatic". EDGAR KOGLER www.amazings.com ----------------------------------------------------------- FAR BEYOND THE IMMOBILE POINT The second album from the Spaniard Max Corbacho is a so-called "DAM-CD". It contains the audio-tracks, a multimedia-section and MP3's. His first one,"Vestiges", was a great ambient album in the style of Steve Roach. "Far Beyond The Immobile Point" goes even deeper, much deeper. The album contains no rhythms and is filled with very intense and sometimes rather dark andlong-stretched sounds. Great examples of this are "The Threshold" and"Soundless Sign" which, to me, sounds like a soundtrack for a movie aboutthe prehistoric. To my opinion, the best track is "Invisible Jewell" which has some traces of the recent music of Robert Rich. The title track is with 20:13 minutes the longest piece on the CD. It follows the path of the other music but with some more drama to it. This is one of the best ambient/space-albums I've ever heard. (c) 2001, Paul Rijkens ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Far Beyond The Immobile Point" Drawing on influences of the best of floating ambience, from Steve Roach to Robert Scott Thompson, Spaniard Max Corbacho places his own stamp on the genre with his second CD, a solid follow-up to his very good "Vestiges" CD. The tribal elements have been stripped away this time around, leaving a sparser, sometimes darker sonic landscape. From the high soft shimmers of "Primigenial Frontier" to the low rumblings of "Predawn Darkness," the mood throughout is haunting and dramatic, yet serene and beautiful. "Predawn Darkness" in particular walks the tightrope between darkness and beauty quite admirably. Roach fans will at once think back to his epic, "The Magnificent Void." The deep, low drones are first rate, and the feeling of expansiveness is palpable. "The Threshold" has a metallic character, almost but not quite shrill, with rich tonal qualities. An undercurrent of strange percolating noises really enhances the atmosphere. Not all is darkness and crevasses, however. "Invisible Jewell" has elegance and warmth, though it is still rooted firmly in ambient rather than new age realms. This is perfectly soothing, comparing favourably with Thompson's excellent work, "The Silent Shore." "The Great Sparkling Dome" is also a bit brighter in parts, but still tends toward minimal broad strokes of sound, becoming almost silent here and there. It is very calming and relaxing with just the right tinges of darkness. "Soundless Sign" is, as it implies, the quietest track, approaching soft stillness. Finally, the 20-minute title track wraps things up perfectly, slowly shifting and drifting to a sparkling, spacious conclusion. 2000 © Phil Derby / Sequences Magazine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Review : "Far Beyond The Immobile Point" It is especially incumbent upon every spacemusician to know and understand the audience for which their music is produced. In this genre of aural impressionism and sonic expressionism it is the audience who completes each piece in the listening. On the cryptically entitled "Far Beyond TheImmobile Point", Max Corbacho invites the listener to make a personal interpretation of a tale told with contour, harmony and timbre and to gow here only music influenced contemplation can lead.Corbacho's unfolding soundscapes tell of a "quiet point" beyond which the introspective traveller aspires to pass. At times the soundstream is a torrent of churning contrast while elsewhere it is a warm gentle wind. Whether influenced more by ocean current or desert breeze, that which is to be translated comes to us through Corbacho's capable synth craft. Consisting of well arranged temporal pads, interestingly modulated synth accents and cavernous reverberation, the wealth and range of sound on "Far Beyond The Immobile Point" is surpassed only by the vivid translations made by open listeners. Chuck van Zyl Host: Star's End http://www.starsend.org chuckv@starsend.org -------------------------------------------------------------- "Far Beyond the Immobile Point" The second release from Spain's Space Music ace is here! A bit deeper, darker and longer, this mp3 CD (like Giles Reaves' "Sacred Space") is a serious space journey. There are less elements of a tribal nature on this one, and the "desert soundscape" aspect of the debut, "Vestiges" are not as audible, but the journey is nonetheless remarkable in its depth and reach. Though the tracks are not as lengthy in general, the last three tracks spread out immensely, with the closing and title piece going on in a spiraling fashion for over 20 minutes. We feel that Max is a major force in the space music realm, and are very glad to be offering his music. Lloyd "BackroadsMusic" Barde ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Resonant Memory of Earth mp3.com's loss is Tony Gerber's gain. As musicians leave mp3.com in droves following its restructuring in 2001, Gerber's SpaceForMusic.com label is grabbing up a fair number of them. Gerber does a fair job of separating the wheat from the chaff with artists like Craig Padilla and Max Corbacho now in the fold. Corbacho continues in the musical direction he forged on Vestiges and Far Beyond The Immobile Point, moving ever outward into the reaches of deep space music. Whereas Vestiges had some tribal elements, his next release was more expansive, and this CD continues that trend even further. Though technically four tracks, there is a continuous flow of 73 minutes of surreal soundscapes. Long slow synth pads, lush and thick, draw the listener in, with plenty of atmospheric touches and effects. "Remote Sensing" does nothing to dispel the notion that Corbacho is the "Spanish Steve Roach," as this compares favorably with notable Roach works like The Dream Circle and The Magnificent Void. Bright shimmering sounds meld with dark churning drones to great effect. The rich metallic character reaches its peak in "Magenta Beauty," as the music conjures up vivid mental pictures. The 38-minute title track closes the disc out in dreamy style. The entire disc will send you into a deep reverie you won't soon want to leave. [Web: www.spaceformusic.com Email: info@spaceformusic.com] 2002 (c) Phil Derby / Exposé Magazine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resonant Memory of Earth Max Corbacho's new release, Resonant Memory of Earth, should appeal to lovers of slow, quiet, dreamy ambience such as James Johnson's Entering Twilight and the second disc of Steve Roach's Dreamtime Return. Although nominally divided into four tracks, Resonant Memory is really a 73-minute opus with no breaks and few overt differences between the separate pieces. Most of the album is composed of long, sweeping motions, too protean in form to be considered drones. Overtones from single pitches slowly divide and merge into each other, fed by occasional swaths of white noise. There are hints of melodies in Lands of Sacred Silence, and the distant promise of wildlife and morning birdsong in the beautiful long title track that closes the album, but elsewhere we hear gentle shimmering, poised halfway between sleep and waking. The ambience is still and beatless except for a ten-minute interlude in the title track, where Corbacho introduces a simple rhythm loop of hand drums and seed rattles. Corbacho is a Spanish artist whose previous releases have been highly praised, and which focus on summer nights and nocturnal breezes. With this release, he provides a very spacious sound, layering the sonorities between both channels and with enormous reverberation that gives the listener a peaceful sense of distance. Reviewed by Caleb Deupree for Ambient Visions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Resonant Memory of Earth Wow, what a impressive release Max did! It was really worth waiting for. Knowing Max's other well received releases 'Vestiges' and 'Far beyond the Immobile Point', this one is 'even' more overwhelming to me.. The 4 pieces takes you into new 'enlightning' places... The opening piece 'Remote Sensing' starts with long stretched breathing sounds and ..then after 10 minutes it changes into a some darker -incredible- powerfull space (but which is never forced). It sounds / feels like a approaching desert storm of an unknown measure & power. I haven't heard such an endearing sound in some time...wow.. After this giant storm we gather into a cristal-clear, serene and very silent out-stretched place. A place of loneliness as well as a place where a feeling of warmth embraced you. Quite 'visceral' to me! Remarkable, but while writing this review and hearing those pieces at the same time, I realize how well the titles describe those 'images'. 'Magenta beauty' has a similar feeling. I really like those metallic-like floating sounds. The final piece, continues the beautiful shimmering warm waves of sound with an excellent, entrancing rhythm-pattern, into -I wish- a never ending place... Definitely a 'very' inspired, oh so..subtle album which give each listen something new... Max's travels to such -quiet- places as the African Sahara Desert, los Monegros in Aragon, province Lleida and Cap de Creus (which was also a inspiring / inviting place to Salvador Dali) in Catalonia brings him to new levels of psychically awareness, so to be heard. Highly recommended. Stephan. ------------------------------------------------------

Location Barberá del Vallés, Barcelona - Spain

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