Artist description Ma Ja Le are Christopher Short (Electronic Guitars and Flutes) and Paul Vnuk Jr (Synths, Percussion and Voices). Using live improvisations, loops and studio wizardry, Ma Ja Le create exotic, dramatic, tribal-space soundworlds

Music Style Ambient Soundscape Improvisations

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, King Crimson, The Beatles, Brian Eno, Debussey

Similar Artists Steve Roach, Robert Rich, James Johnson, Vir Unis

Artist History Ma Ja Le was formed as an experimental music duo, in the spring of 1994. Since that time they have embarked on a unique musical experience, described by one reviewer as "Symphonic Tribal Minimalism". Ma Ja Le have released 4 full length CDs as a group and 3 solo projects. Paul and Chris also work as sound designers and work regularly with PC Software company Sonic Foundry.

Group Members Chris Short and Paul Vnuk, Jr.

Instruments synthesizers, flutes, guitartronics, voice and percussion

Albums Dreams in the Orchards of Saturn (1995) Imaginarium (w/Vir Unis 1998) Live Under A Harvest Moon (w/James Johnson, 2000) Seed (w/James Johnson, 2001) Silence Speaks In Shadow (Paul Vnuk Solo, 2001) Yellow House (Chris Short & Vir Unis, 2002) Duende (Chris Short solo, 2002)

Press Reviews "Perfect for setting your surroundings with an arty, low-key and often mysterious mood" - Ambientrance review of Dreams... "This is an hour of sonic experimentation, mostly in the ambient and tribal realm, but with a complexity that sometimes defies easy categorization" - Synthmusic Direct "Ephemeral atmospheres are decorated by occasional neo-tribal touches, particularly in the area of primitive rhythmic sections" - Ambientrance review of Imaginarium "The second collaboration between Ma Ja Le (who previously released IMAGINARIUM with Vir Unis, now available again at the Hypnos store) and James Johnson (who released ENTERING TWILIGHT on Hypnos this year, also also just released a CD of his own with Vir Unis, PERIMETER, below) is a sonic melding of the minimalist overtones and organic synth work of James Johnson & the ethno-tribal-atmospheric sounds of ambient duo Ma Ja Le. The sonic tapestry is as lush, emotive and transportive as it gets. A Spiraling journey to the deepest depths of ethereal ambience and back" - Seed

Location Cudahy, WI - USA

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