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Zero Times Infinity
Insomnolence - remastered XX year anniversary reissue

Album US 2015 on Voidstar Productions label
Electronic (Experimental, Industrial, Noise, Ambient, Musique Concrète)

Long out of print, Insomnolence was both Zero Times Infinity & Voidstar Production's first full length recording, released in 1995, 20 years ago. The recording is focused on minimalism and repetitious sound as a tool to lower conscious defenses against hypnosis and control through subliminal messages. From the original 1995 release notes: To give away the messages would unfortunately defeat the experiment's purposes, but Voidstar Productions welcomes questions. Instrumentation used includes walkie talkies, keyboards, pocket change, junk, broken car horns, radios, static, glass, human voices, guitar, and other sound creating devices... 2015 notes: This was the beginning of Zero Times Infinity. Started fresh out of college by Deftly-D, Rick Destephano and Chris 'the Hex' Castiglione while being rather broke and limited on instruments and recording tools. Deftly wanted to make Zero Times Infinity a project that avoided as much as possible all of the musical influences that the members were familiar with to attempt to find new ground and truly experiment. Artists like Nurse With Wound, Iannis Xenakis and SPK were not yet on their radar but would be mentioned by people that heard this first recording. ORIGINAL LINER NOTES: All Songs Conceived and Directed by Deftly-D. Mixed by Ennui and Deftly-D Zero Times Infinity Deftly-D Ennui Hex WARNING: This album is layered with subliminal messages and may be harmful to the unaware listener. Side Alpha Gates Open (live) 1:03 Deftly-D: Guitar, Sickness, Subliminal Ennui: Thump, Feedback Alpha (live) 1:57 Deftly-D: Voice, Distortion, Subliminal, Thump Ennui: Keyboard Zero by Zero (USM) 3:11 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing Ennui: Minimal Distortion Rainbows (live) 4:56 Deftly-D: Vocals, Distortion, Lyrics, Subliminals Ennui: Keyboard Summoning (parts 1-4) 8:37 Deftly-D: Subliminal, Pocket Simon, Tape Effects Ennui: Backup Tape Effects Hex: Tape Experiments, Sampling Keyboard M. Anderson & Others: Ambience Recognition (live) 1:20 Deftly-D: Television, Subliminals Ennui: Keyboard Infinity over Infinity (USM) 2:17 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing Energy Captivates the Soul (live) 4:02 Deftly-D: Coffee Can, Pocket Simon, Chain, Spare Change, Glass Candle Holder, Popcorn Can, Congas, Scrap Metal, Distortion, Other Things Ennui: Turntables, Radio, Mixer, Spare Change, Minimal Guitar, Pocket Simon, Other Things Contact Through The Wires (Your Mind Digests) (live) 6:18 Deftly-D: Voice, Walkie Talkies, Subliminals, Whispers, Squelch, Lyrics Ennui: Keyboard Control Through Somnolence (repetition) (live) 5:51 Deftly-D: Beat Sequencing, Vocals, Distortion, Subliminals, Congas, Lyrics Ennui: Minimal Sample Playing The Unsynchable Trance 3:22 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing A Song Called No Music 2:50 Deftly-D: Subliminals, Voice, Lyrics, Radio, Television, Laughing Ennui: Subliminals, Voice, Lyrics, Radio, Television, Laughing, Gut Noise Ecnelonmos 4:41 Deftly-D: Sequencing, Messages, Subliminals, Congas, Ecryption Voidstar 3 0:46 Deftly-D: Guitar, Distortion, Subliminals Ennui: Glass Candle Holder, Can, Congas ---- VOIDSTAR 1 Side Omega Gates Return 0:46 Deftly-D: Guitar, Distortion, Subliminals Ennui: Glass Candle Holder, Can, Congas Somnolence 4:41 Deftly-D: Sequencing, Messages, Subliminals, Congas, Ecryption Kiss Manned Laknosa 2:50 Deftly-D: Subliminals, Voice, Lyrics, Radio, Television, Laughing Ennui: Subliminals, Voice, Lyrics, Radio, Television, Laughing, Gut Noise A Friendly Call 3:22 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing Control 5:51 Deftly-D: Beat Sequencing, Vocals, Distortion, Subliminals, Congas, Lyrics Ennui: Minimal Sample Playing React Through The Wires 6:18 Deftly-D: Voice, Walkie Talkies, Subliminals, Whispers, Squelch, Lyrics Ennui: Keyboard Pulse Wave Frequency 4:02 Deftly-D: Coffee Can, Pocket Simon, Chain, Spare Change, Glass Candle Holder, Popcorn Can, Congas, Scrap Metal, Distortion, Other Things Ennui: Turntables, Radio, Mixer, Spare Change, Minimal Guitar, Pocket Simon, Other Things Infinity over Infinity (remix 1) 2:17 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing Recollection 1:20 Deftly-D: Television, Subliminals Ennui: Keyboard (Almost) Decoded 8:37 Deftly-D: Subliminal, Pocket Simon, Tape Effects Ennui: Backup Tape Effects Hex: Tape Experiments, Sampling Keyboard M. Anderson & Others: Ambience Swobniar 4:56 Deftly-D: Vocals, Distortion, Lyrics, Subliminals Ennui: Keyboard Zero by Zero (remix 1) 3:11 Deftly-D: Minimal Sequencing Ennui: Minimal Distortion Omega 1:57 Deftly-D: Voice, Distortion, Subliminal, Thump Ennui: Keyboard Gates Close 1:03 Deftly-D: Guitar, Sickness, Subliminal Ennui: Thump, Feedback Zero Times Infinity is a project that could be said to be dedicated towards experimentation, hypnosis, and minimalism, Except that Zero Times Infinity is not dedicated to anything. A subtlety of sound defines Zero Times Infinity, and yet there is no actual definition of the sound. Ambient, Noise, Trance, New Age, Industrial, it is all meaningless and oxymoronic. It has all been done before. But does that invalidate a failed attempt at originality? NOTICE TO OTHER MUSICIANS: Deftly-D supports sampling in music, and welcomes any artists to sample portions of this work to use in your own unusual way. We ask only that you give a notice of credit and possibly the contact address in your own liner notes, Thank you. LOOK FOR OTHER DEFTLY-D PROJECTS COMING FROM THIRD WHEEL MEDIA INCLUDING NAU-ZEE-AUN & SOUL OF THE VOID CONTACT ADDRESS [out dated info] copywrite 1995 Third Wheel Media END of original liner notes from Insomnolence "Zero Times Infinity are an important band in an historic sense because their creation is at once the history and future of experimental music. You can hear the full lineage of Dadaist approach in their artistic genius. Every device a tool used to communicate with the listener through sonic experience. This is the experimental music of the soul that the avant-garde has hinted at, but rarely produced. ZTI has removed the cheese then skimmed the cream from a wide variety of influences, and forged a direction all their own." - review of Insomnolence from Steve Pavao a.k.a. Mercymore credits released December 21, 2015 David 'Deftly-D' Dodson Rick 'Ennui' Destephano Chris 'The Hex' Castiglione

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