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Rena Jones - Indra's Web
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Fluid Radio
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Posted : May 30, 2009 19:16:12
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Been listening to this album all day in the sun and it is stunning. I would even go as far as to say its Rena's best work so far!
Full release coming very soon...
Interview here:
http://fluidblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/rena-jones-interview/
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After the success of her 3rd solo album “Driftwood”, multi-talented musician, composer, producer, and sound engineer Rena Jones has spent the last 18 months refining and mastering her unique classical take on electronic music, using her new found confidence and inspiration to tell the world a magical musical story in her new full length album: “Indra’s Web”.
In Buddhism and Hinduism, Indra’s Web is a profound metaphor for the structure of reality, representing the interconnectedness and interdependency of all things, describing a rich and diverse universe where infinitely repeated mutual relations exist between all its elements and entities. Through her composition Rena creates a musical metaphor of this philosophy, exploring a concept of repeated modalities similar to that of Stevie Wonder’s “the Secret life of Plants”, presenting different, yet interconnected themes that repeat themselves throughout the album, making it flow as one unique piece of modern classical electronic music.
As a classically trained violinist, cellist and composer, with extensive experience in sound engineering and digital sound design, Rena sets herself among the leading musicians / producers who are breaking the boundaries between live and electronic music. Skillfully taking full advantage of the capabilities of modern digital sequencing software to create complex and playful glitched out grooves, while transcending some of its limitations by using the warmth and depth of live analogue sound to create the mood and melodies, presenting an harmonious synergetic blend between both the organic and synthetic elements of sound.
For the making of this 4th full length release, Rena really turns things up a notch, from upgrading her studio and gear, to scoring and recording new string pieces with musicians of the Chicago New Millennium Orchestra, including Dominic Johnson, former violinist from the band Rachel’s, also known for other similar hybrid collaborations with IDM / Electronica producers Plaid and Hip-Hop Turntableist Dj Spooky.
Mixed in Justin Phelps’ analogue studio (Dresent Dolls, Amanda Palmer, Mars Volta) and mastered by Thomas Dimuzio (Matmos, Tigerbeat 6) this is a release with no compromises, set to please even those with refined ears who appreciate the subtler frequencies of both beauty and sound. Reaching across the realms of Ambient | Downtempo | Glitch | IDM | Nu-gaze | Folktronica | Psychadelic and Classical, “Indra’s Web” also sets the mood for the future sound of “Cartesian Binary Recordings” the newly born record label created and managed by Rena Jones.
FAR AWAY IN THE HEAVENLY ABODE OF THE GREAT GOD INDRA, THERE IS A WONDERFUL NET WHICH HAS BEEN HUNG BY SOME CUNNING ARTIFICER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT STRETCHES OUT INDEFINITELY IN ALL DIRECTIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXTRAVAGANT TASTES OF DEITIES, THE ARTIFICER HAS HUNG A SINGLE GLITTERING JEWEL AT THE NET’S EVERY NODE, AND SINCE THE NET ITSELF IS INFINITE IN DIMENSION, THE JEWELS ARE INFINITE IN NUMBER. THERE HANG THE JEWELS, GLITTERING LIKE STARS OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE, A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO BEHOLD. IF WE NOW ARBITRARILY SELECT ONE OF THESE JEWELS FOR INSPECTION AND LOOK CLOSELY AT IT, WE WILL DISCOVER THAT IN ITS POLISHED SURFACE THERE ARE REFLECTED ALL THE OTHER JEWELS IN THE NET, INFINITE IN NUMBER. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT EACH OF THE JEWELS REFLECTED IN THIS ONE JEWEL IS ALSO REFLECTING ALL THE OTHER JEWELS, SO THAT THE PROCESS OF REFLECTION IS INFINITE…
THE AVATAMSAKA SUTRA
FRANCIS H. COOK: HUA-YEN BUDDHISM : THE JEWEL NET OF INDRA 1977
http://www.renamusic.com
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Bodhisattva
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Posted : May 30, 2009 20:14
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Hope she will soon upload some samples to her website and to her myspace page.
I read the interview yesterday and from what she is telling about the new album it's sounds interesting !
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Tek9
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Posted : May 30, 2009 20:17
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Oooooh niiice
Love Rena's work so if you say it's good Dan I know it will be.
Yes samples please!! |
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Kane
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Posted : May 31, 2009 09:38
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Awesome..loved Driftwood, I'll be checking it out. 
You believe in the users?
Yeah, sure. If I don't have a user, then who wrote me? |
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AlexDub
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Posted : May 31, 2009 11:21
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On 2009-05-31 09:38, Kane wrote:
Awesome..loved Driftwood, I'll be checking it out.
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Me 2
This new album will have to go some way to beat it so am interested to hear more! |
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Shakta
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 20:46
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one of my fav artists over the last few years.
was lucky enough to see her live as well.
sexy and talented...what a combination  |
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Melancholyman
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Posted : Jun 1, 2009 21:43
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Bodhisattva
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Posted : Jun 4, 2009 02:00
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really want to here some samples ! |
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DjSchofield
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Posted : Jun 4, 2009 02:37
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Is there a release date?
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Jun 4, 2009 17:10
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Hot news and hot scenes 
She is talented and a true musician.
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Melancholyman
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Posted : Jun 4, 2009 23:14
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On 2009-06-04 17:10, LSD-25 wrote:
Hot news and hot scenes
She is talented and a true musician.
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And HOT! Maybe if I write a splendid review, she'll go out with me!
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Bodhisattva
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Posted : Jun 5, 2009 02:09
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On 2009-06-04 02:37, DjSchofield wrote:
Is there a release date?
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well,on her myspace page it only says " out June 09." |
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Jun 5, 2009 06:11
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On 2009-06-04 23:14, Melancholyman wrote:
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On 2009-06-04 17:10, LSD-25 wrote:
Hot news and hot scenes
She is talented and a true musician.
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And HOT! Maybe if I write a splendid review, she'll go out with me!
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NO !! After the review you have to go through me, you and me will fight for her, because i am already her self proclaimed eternal love.
rena >> are you watching this, my love ? 
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DjSchofield
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Posted : Jun 5, 2009 07:21
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Meta-Morphosis
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Posted : Jun 5, 2009 07:34
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 get up now you.
Typical Bollywood scene now, anyways waiting for the release. “What we need is the development of the Inner Spiritual man, the unique individual, whose treasure is hidden in the symbols of our mythological tradition and in man’s unconscious psych.” - CJ Jung |
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