ctephin is StF, Aedria and Kaylan- as its core. StF makes noise, field recordings, plays various circuit bent toys or machines and the exercise drumaline. Aedria constructs/deconstructs, plays the "vibraphone", mechanisms from machines with contact mics, autoharp, and uses field recordings. Kaylan constructs/deconstructs and supplies poetry and attitude.
The ctephin family orchestra includes: StF, Aedria, Kaylan, Kelci, Tirzah, Sarah, Simone, Ninah and Laylah- our seven children. We include the children's friends on occasion. The children make lots of noise, Sarah and Simone do pounding, and construct stories. Tirzah plays the recorder. Kelci plays the trumpet, violin, and keyboard/synths. Ninah plays the synth, the screams and tantrums. Laylah is a budding percussionist.
Kaylan does her usual deconstruction, and adds poetry and stories. We parents usually just mix and edit what the children construct, if it is ever needed.
Other NEW members of ctephin are Rebecca of Anti-clock records, Gauge
, and Hellga.
Influences
Good music. Noise. We have many influences, including Big City Orchestra.
We listen to a lot of swans, crash worship, feotus, residents, cure, skinny puppy, sonic youth, branca, coil, crawling with tarts, tom waits, Negativland, hilt, Pigface, so much more.
Our friends who have heavily encouraged and influenced us are: Ninah and Das of Big City Orchestra, "Bob", Oblyvaeon, Rebecca of Anti-Clock Records, Noah of Roil Noise.
Sounds Like
We are soundscape architects. Our music ranges from noise, to wall of noise, to harsh, to ambient, to harsh ambient, to noise light- in the same song.
We don't like to compare ourselves to anyone else.
Perhaps, if anyone chooses to leave a comment, you can tell us who we sound like.
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ctephin is the first project of the Umbrella Noize Collective. We are based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA. Our music has been called "harsh ambient", Noise light, drone, "beyond trance". We have many projects under construction, and are always looking for new musicians for The Umbrella Noize Collective, and for projects to do splits/collabs with.
CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO CLIPS NOW AVAILABLE HERE!!!!
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER MYSPACE'S
StF is at myspace.com/ctephin &
Aedria is at myspace.com/aedria
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hello. the new issue of Wonderful Wooden Reasons is online and features a review of a comp you're on. it can be read at our blog and at at www.wonderfulwoodenreasons.co.uk peace ian
Being the Ain Soph Aur an echo in Merkobah thus a song of Nephethys to the Holy Silent Secret
HRUMACHIS ATU INFINITE The Khabs is in the Khu not the Khu in the Khabs Worship then the Khabs
De Via Sola Solis
And Venus looks into my eyes & says romantically
Ye are not the consoled nor the consoler They are not of Us My Beloved I will not forsake you! For I adore you! I worship you!
I am your persiphone o star of Heaven!
Understand Breathe Stop & return to Me my sweetest God!
I your Virgin Mother await you so that we mayest Blossom Together in the mindless MOXA of Our Truest Most Beautiful Love!
Holy Holy Holy is Our Name o cherished one! Secret silent & beyond All That Is shall we speak it only Together Naught Two Many One & Naught.
Shhhh To Me! To Me! All to Me My Beloved! Thou art Holy in thy Understanding! Holy in thy imperfection! Holy in thy Remembering! Beyond Holies in Our Union communing in Naught. Be! Be! Then become Mine! To Me! Amen.
Logos Solstice One SO-LA-RE-EN-LO
That thou mayest write open unto me because thou holdest me so lovingly that i may pass through thee a footstep for all to see but you knowest that I never set a foot outside thee for I am in you Awaiting savouring your fragrant lotus blossom that is for me only
My ecstasy is in taking your beauty through my nostrils making it my breath your essence mine thus you to me & we together One Naught
Outside the world of man a footprint for him to follow in wisdom or folly always leading still to the cave of ancients where none sleep but to be drunk in ecstasy awakened to stir the sand for others Many & one all & none to be led by each to me! to me! to me! step ye in the sand write on lead them to me! this is the Joy of Understanding & the Joy of Heaven
FRM005 Tainted Corrosive Mist - The Way To Nirvana
This time we take you on a darker journey, Tainted Corrosive Mist is a one man project from Germany, this is a release of 3 tracks with a total running time of one hour. Dark noisy dronescapes that lead you through endless rows of old rust, black skies and forgotten industry.
machine gods and iron suns and stars.But who knows... maybe your journey will be entirely different then mine, afterall... Each being has his or her own way to nirvana.
Greetings Do excuse the 'spam', but I have three new songs up on the page, each from a different upcoming album.
One from the sleepers / hellmouth split, which will be out in the next few weeks on cassette from Marygarden Tapes.
One from the first full length Sleepers album (along with the other two 'untitled' songs), also coming out on Marygarden, but on CD.
One from the collaboration album between Sleepers and Jason "EVIL" Covelli, with all words and voice by Jason, and all sounds and editing from myself.
I have been working endlessly on new material for Sleepers, and I am very excited for the progression of this project. I believe it may have even taken over Bicycle Sighs' place as my 'main' project. A lot of the albums listed on the page are still seeking homes, but I do believe I will be able to maintain a solid and consistent output, as Sleepers has unlocked something deep inside of my mind.
I am, as always, still seeking out new collaborators, in aural, literary, and visual additions.
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We were being and knowing That two were one, and we were three In twelve sided cosmos, drifting by I wasn’t seeing I was feeling And wasn’t being, doing, two were one And when I looked to it Nothing but the corner of my eye Then we were three, and being Being and doing I hadn’t known that two were one We were that same one, and being When I know, I feel I see that two were one We were three and being Drifted through twelve sides And we were being Knowing that two were one And falling there on clouds like stars We were three and known We were one, I don’t know I was being, doing, but I knew That two were one And clouds flow down Drifting, we know, and see Doing, and knowing we were three And knowing two were one That two were one.