Entheogenic

Entheogenic
Spontaneous Illumination (above) is one of Entheogenic's most successful albums so far
Years active	1999-present
Genres	Psytrance, Downtempo, Psybient, Ambient, Chill
Labels	c.o.r.n. recordingsChillcode Records
Members	Piers Oak-Rhind and Helmut Glavar
Website(s)	http://www.entheogenic.net

Entheogenic is a musical project which crosses stylistic boundaries through the use of colouristic electrophonics, and an impressionistic sound with an almost orchestral approach.

Their compositions are influenced by an eclectic range of diverse and broad sources. The use of both eastern and western vocals, tribal sounding instruments, as well as an array of synthesizers built the foundation of the Entheogenic sound. Their epic soundscapes manipulated through sound effects and catalystic sonic experimentations have a semi-classical feel to them.

Entheogenic also records and uses a large amount of "natural samples" - water, human voices, animals, etc...

In the early years they were one of the two major psybient projects, (the other being Shpongle,) whose experimentation led to new directions in the psychedelic electronic scene.

Their first release "Entheogenic" an elaborate concept album, was a big success, and is now considered one of the best debut albums by many critics. It counts the tale of an Ayahuasca journey, with irresistible melodies and sumptuous arrangements. Incidentally 3 labels were bidding for the release; the former UK based Flying Rhino, the German based Cosmophilia and the French 3D Vision. The album was then released on 3 D Vision Records.

In 2003 their second album "Spontaneous Illumination" released on c.o.r.n. recordings was the first psy-chill album ever to make it to number 1 in the German Chill-out charts.

Their first two albums were noted for their epic thematic lengthly tunes. Both albums feature the work of Sound Engineer Glenn Schick ( Morcheeba, Ludacris etc...)

In 2005 "Dialogue of the Speakers" ( Chillcode Records), continued the success of its predecessor, and went straight to Number 1 in the German charts, where it remained for 24 weeks.

2006 saw the release of "Golden Cap" (Chillcode Records) a more danceable album. G.C. was received by their now quite large following with a love-hate attitude.