"Contemplation 1: Void in Form" is available for free download via Free Floating.
August 2011
"The Fourth Presence" album is now available for free download via the Darkwinter net-label.
Refer to the reviews section for a couple of new reviews - one for "Frost" and one for "The Fourth Presence".
"A Cold Inner Sea" is now available for free download via Bandcamp.
July 2011
An exclusive track "Origination" is now available on the Free Floating compilation album "Conception" - the whole album is free to download in various formats. An introductory video can be viewed on youtube. "Origination" is also embedded for playing/download HERE.
"The Fourth Presence" album (recorded in 2009) will shortly see release via the Darkwinter net-label.
Several old releases are under review for remix/re-release. Further news to follow.
May 2011
A nice review of FROST has been posted by Bert Strolenberg on his Sonic Immersion site.
January 2011
The latest release FROST is now available for free download from the excellent Earthmantra net label.
December 2010
A new track available for download - PURITY from the latest Ambient Collective release "Pure".
November 2010
Two new tracks are available for free download - DRY WHISPERINGS OF THE DEAD from the latest Ambient Collective release "Halloween" and Track 218 of the Drone Download Project "Fire Upon The Crooked Cross".
A new album "Frost" has been completed and will be released on the net label Earth Mantra in January 2011.
September 2010
A new track is available for free download - HERE.
June 2010
A couple of new tracks available for free download - SONIC STRATA 2 (Layer 2) and THE EIGHT-THOUSANDERS - DISC2 (Kangchenjunga). Both tracks appear under the Somnarium alias.
April 2010
A new exclusive track "Abstraction" is now available on the latest Ambient Collective collaboration THE SERENE FILES - PART TWO under the Somnarium alias.
A new album "The Burning Lake" (which was recorded last year) will be released this year on the DarkDuck online label.
An exclusive new track "Underground Surgery" is available for free time-limited download via the drone download project, also on DarkDuck - refer to Track #213.
September 2009
An exclusive track "Haze" is now available on the latest Ambient Collective collaboration THE SERENE FILES - PART ONE.
June 2009
Another couple of exclusive contributions are available on the latest Ambient Collective collaboration SONIC STRATA.
May 2009
An exclusive drone track is available on the new Ambient Collective collaboration QUARKS.
A further two exclusive tracks are also available on another new Ambient Collective release ZODIAC.
March 2009
A number of exclusive tracks should start appearing on a few Ambient Collective releases this year. Two albums are also in the works: 1) a classical-style ambient record with strings & orchestration; and 2) a dark ambient/drone record inspired by Dante's Inferno. Updates will be posted as progress occurs.
October 2008
An exclusive track is available for download from Stephen Philips Drone Download Project. BLUE FIELD NAVIGATION is track #179 under Year 6. The mp3 is encoded at 192kbps.
August 2008
The final album in the space-drone trilogy Endpoint 3: Siderial is now available for purchase. As usual, samples of all tracks have been uploaded to the album page. A full track off this release is also available on the Download page as a 192kbps encoded mp3.
July 2008
Both Endpoint 1: Deep Space Drones and Endpoint 2: The Veil Of Night are available for purchase now. Samples of all tracks have also been uploaded to the respective album pages. The third release in the Endpoint series should be available in August.
Remember to periodically check the Download page as selected tracks are also available as full length mp3's.
Two exclusive pieces have recently been completed for upcoming Ambient Collective releases. More news on these projects should be available soon.
June 2008
A new album Endpoint 1: Deep Space Drones will be available shortly, followed soon after by another release "Endpoint 2: The Veil Of Night".
Additionally, an exclusive piece has been submitted for an upcoming Ambient Collective release. Watch this space...
April 2008
Three drone-space records are nearing completion - all to be released in 2008. As well as potentially making available some archival material, there are plans to release new guitar-texture pieces as well.
January 2008
Welcome to the re-vamped site, any comments can be directed HERE. Several new pieces are currently being formed for the new year. Expect some suprises.