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Simon Whetham
Meditations On Light
Album RU 2011 on Monochrome Vision label
Electronic (Experimental)
Limited edition of 500 copies. Label lists different titles for: - track 7: "Lightyears Remix" - Track 9: "Lonesome Alien Rider" - Track 10: "Lightyears v2" "In 2009 Simon Whetham was commissioned by painter Kathryn Thomas to compose a surround sound composition and installation to accompany her Darkspace project, a series of paintings inspired by the infinity of the cosmos, which was exhibited as part of her biggest solo exhibition to date, 'Lightyears'. The composition was also mixed down to a stereo version, mastered by Scanner, and released on Simon's own label, Traceable Echoes, to be available to visitors of the exhibition. Many other artists heard the work and gave praise to this departure from Simon's work up until that point, as for the first time he had composed with much more musical elements, and an idea emerged. Simon was already planning his own reworking of the raw materials of 'Lightyears', as he felt the brief was very restrictive, and wanted to hear the results of using the same material without these constraints. He also offered the opportunity to all artists who responded positively to the work to produce their own characteristic interpretation of the composition.Here are the results; a common thread is evident, but very individual voices are heard, leading you on an immersive, engaging journey..."
Musicians
 | Simon Whetham , *1970 GB album by |
 | Fourm , performer on track |
 | Richard Lainhart key, 1953-2011 US performer on track |
 | Philippe Petit ttbl, perc, FR performer on track |
 | Mise en Scene , *1977 IL performer on track |
 | Maile Colbert , performer on track |
 | Scanner key, b, *1964 performer on track |
 | Christopher McFall p, voc, US performer on track |
 | David Wells tr, tb, performer on track |
 | Iris Garrelfs voc, GB performer on track |
 | Yann Novak , performer on track |
 | Lawrence English rec, b, *1976 AU performer on track |
 | John Kannenberg , US performer on track |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lightyears | Simon Whetham | ||
| 2 | | Lightspace | Simon Whetham | 29:36 | |
| 3 | | Darkerspace | Simon Whetham | 34:43 | |
| 4 | | Reconstructions | Simon Whetham | ||
| 5 | | Early Sight | Fourm | 8:38 | |
| 6 | | From Above | Richard Lainhart | 4:52 | |
| 7 | | De Biscanti | Philippe Petit | 5:53 | |
| 8 | | 06ly_1 | Mise en Scene | 6:03 | |
| 9 | | Light Brutal | Maile Colbert | 6:12 | |
| 10 | | Souvenir | Scanner | 5:52 | |
| 11 | | Blackout Carrier | Christopher McFall | 5:40 | |
| 12 | | LY | David Wells | 5:42 | |
| 13 | | Alien Nebula Rider | Iris Garrelfs | 6:01 | |
| 14 | Light | Yann Novak | 9:26 | ||
| 15 | Meditation On Light | Lawrence English | 5:52 | ||
| 16 | Echoes Of The Pharos | John Kannenberg | 6:10 |
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