zazen Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Anyone else heard Ishq's album Lotus Singles? I thought it deserved a plug here.... I got this from a friend last year and have listened to it loads since .... its really chilled, melodic ambient electronica ... long tracks that make brilliant atmosphere but don't get boring. Its some chap in Cornwall called Matt Hillier. I remember when I first heard of The Orb, but before I heard their music, I imagined that they would sound something like this. But they weren't as melodic as this. I have hosted a 1 minute extract* of Solar Sailing here so you can check it out: (the full track is 11 minutes) Your browser does not support the HTML5 audio tag http://www.koanotic.org/misc/Ishq_Solar_Sailing_Extract.mp3 You can buy the Lotus Singles album on mp3 from emusic here: http://www.emusic.com/album/Ishq-Lotus-Var...d/11180091.html (Some of their other albums are on CD here, but Lotus isn't yet apparently) You can look at their beautiful but slightly baffling website here: http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/ishq They have a label called Virtual with other releases here: http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/ishq/virtual/shop.html Enjoy * = because I have read the rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I'm liking their sounds, a lot, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 *pops a wheelie* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weed Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 whats upw ith the word lotus popping up everywhere first the phone the flying lotus and now lotus singles "lotus is a nuwave word innit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 but then Lotuses have always been considered to be quite a special flower and this album is from 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 ISHQ is great....if you like this, check out one of their older albums, Orchid.....the second track Yu is an ambient masterpiece, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 yeah Orchid is great too. weirdly, if you google 'Ishq lotus singles' this thread is now the top result. I guess there's not many people talking about ishq, shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest enxyme Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 yeah Orchid is great too. weirdly, if you google 'Ishq lotus singles' this thread is now the top result. I guess there's not many people talking about ishq, shame. Why are these guys not HUGE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kichiguy Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Fyi Ishq means Love in Hindi. And they are pretty big in the 'psybient' scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NI64 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah anybody who likes this should definitely check out Matt Hillier's other works on his label, Virtual. http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/ishq/virtual/main.html In particular I would highly highly highly recommend Elve - Infinite Garden. It's some of the deepest and most meditative music I've ever heard. [youtubehd]yyR1jdLaPGA[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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