OUR INTENTION Hipnautica is an organic clan of artists, musicians, and creative souls which work together to deliver stylist events based around concepts set forth by Sky - a long standing austin musician and artist. Since Hipnautica is primarly based on organically controlled sequences the music stands on a solid foundation but ever changing and adaptive. This alternative shift from the "typical band" paradigm allows for more spontaneous collaboration but with focus and direction to help maintain the original intention of each song and the spacial relationship to each performance.
OUR CENTRAL CORE - "The Hipnautica Clan"
Based in Austin we established a core group on October Friday the 13th at Elysium. This currently includes Pixie & Predictus de Mortum remain a part of this central core, while Inca and Erik are focusing on other areas. However we are currently interviewing new members and experimenting with a more permanent clan... with accent dancers, performance artists, guest musicians, and makeup artists strengthening the core. Everyone that works with Hipnautica has some influence and creative drive which dramatically helps motivate Sky to continuously push new boundaries and explore new folds in the creative landscape. The core group profoundly help inspire and reshape the music, visuals, and performances. As other musicians, dancers and creatives are inspired to join forces, Sky redefines Hipnautica to fit their talents while strengthening his original intentions. If you are inspired by Hipnautica and would like to share a stage with us, contact us and let us know what you are thinking - perhaps we will be open to your collaborative energy.
CURRENT MEMBERS:
Sky Visual & Creative Director/Composer/Vocalist
Pixie Operatic Vocalist/Dancer
Predictus de Mortume Vocalist/Lyricist/Dancer
TinkrHell
Interpretive Dancer/Muse
mEgAn
Interpretive Dancer
Roscine
Butoh Performance Artist
Inca Shaman/Didjeridu/Other
Erik
Electric Bass/Electric Guitar
NOT PICTURED:
Musicians : Blue (Best Luv In Town & Space Bunnies Must Die - atx), Lucas (digeridoo-atx ) Ben (didgeridoo - atx), Riggz (Neuroma & subNatural), Aetherflux (flipside), Brian D. (Infidelic - flipside), Sol (percussion-atx) Ritch (subNatural & Carbon Theory atxu), Robert (Sullen Serenade- satx), RoraJoey (slc)
Previous members included:
Lauren, Jordan Jones, and Trick Appeal Galore
Influences
INSPIRATIONS:
These are less influences and more like sources of inspiration:
Breathing, surrealism, Loneliness, Love, Fear, Pain, Anger, Passion, Lust, Orgasms, Emotional Awareness, Universal Emotions, Human Interactions and Connections, Kindred Spirits, Belly Dancers, Fire, Passion, Open Minds, Persian Arts, Middle Eastern Arts, Tabla, Bass, Sitar, The sound of the earth, Burning Man, Burning Flipside, Butoh, Eastern Philosophies, Zombie Movies, Sci Fi, The state of the world, Eastern Spirituality, Open Minds, moving like water, Tibet, China, Japan, India, Black Rock City, Austin, Beijing, Basel, Instant Connections, Sexy Spiritualism, Planetary Alignment, Comic Forces, Gravity, Inertia, Momentum, Confluency, Dancers, Community, Artists that follow their own hearts, Shiva, Buddha, Tao, Coincidences, Deja Vu, Survival, Happenstance, Luck, Breathing, traveling the world, people, nature, sensual people, contemplative, lighthearted, dancing inevitable.and a list too long to continue
Artists that Inspire Us:
Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Seabound, Japan, Matson Belle, Portishead, subNatural, Lust Murder Box, Holocaust Humanity, Elvis Presley, Danielle Dax, PJ Harvey, Tego, Bjork, Omnicron, Humate, Pink Floyd, Busta Rhymes, Prince, Ravi Shankar, Loreena Mckennitt, Thelonious Monk, George Winston, The Fixx, X, Japan, A Flock of Seagulls, Moby, Electric Light Ochestra, Tiesto, Coil, Outworld, Razormaid, Sensor, Shriekback, Ministry, Front 242, Assemblage, Bauhaus, C&C Music Factory, B-52s, Peter Gabriel, Bob Marley, Schpongle, Tanita Takaram, Radiohead, Chant, Sullen Serenade, Dark Muse, Tom Waits, Enigma, Massive Attack, Tori Amos, Sara McLaughlan, Trent Reznor, Kate Bush, Skinny Puppy, Peter Murphy, Omar Farduk, Elliot Smith, KMFDM, Robert Smith, Salvidor Dali, H.R. Giger, Pio and about 8000 others
Musical Styles:
Crossing Genres, Electronic Dance Music, Electronica, EBM, IDM, Gothic, Industrial, New Wave, Goa, Dark Wave, Progressive House, Synth Pop, World Instrumentation, World Beats, Trance, Orchestral, Opera, House Music, Dub Step, Psy Electronic, Breakbeat, Raggae, Tabla, Sitar, BASS, Drum and Bass, Grooves, Tribal Trance, Taiko Drums, Minimal, German Techno, GlitchTibetan Chimes, Koto, Organic Mesh, Monkey Chants, Didgeridoo, Gutteral Chanting, Aboriginal Music, Tribal Music Around the world, Universal Sound, Jazz, Swamp Grass Blues, North American Indian Music, North American Indian Drums, Tribal Drumming, Drum Circles, Classic, Rock and Roll, Pop Music
Sounds Like
Hipnautica is multifaceted & diverse. It is a musical chameleon of sorts, seamlessly transcending genres such as ( electronica / ebm / gothic / techno industrial / experimental / world beat / dub / raggaeton / house ). We strive as all artists to create a new tone and are often referred to as "Dark World Trance", "Necromonic Trance" , "Dark World Jazz" and at other times we are undescribable. It's our ultimate goal to share with the world an eclectic and entertaining experience beyond music. Hipnautica is intended to be an ultra-sensory experience pushing both visual, performance, theatric, musical, lyrical, and spoken word. If you are open to possibilites you will see there are no constraints within and why should there be. Exploraton is the key to creative diversity.
"Open your souls and I will dive right in
It's the only way to be, it's the only way I've been... ~sky
UPCOMING SHOW:
This has been a roller coaster of an event... THE TRI-CULT INTERFAITH DEVIVAL.. is full speed ahead.
Despite all the rumours this event is more than on - it's blown up... in a big way. Radio spots are going out on 101X, we have massive amounts of lights & VJ sets coming in ~ check out the details below: plan for nothing else on Sunday your ass should be at VICE on 6th street to experience the TRI-CULT DEVIVAL - a 14 hour participatory extravaganza... that club kids will talk about for years.
ON Sunday JULY 6th @ the TRI CULT DEVIVAL has been moved from the us art authority to VICE (6th & San Jacinto) and Hipnautica will perform at 11pm - so you early birds can still catch us at austin's most alternative and eclectic event of all times. Dozens of featured guests : Infedelic, Exstus, Destroyed for Comfort, John Gomi, Space Bunnies Must Die... .. no seriously you have no idea what is about to hit you... you do not want to miss this event, you will want to bring your camera... you will want to drink a ton of eXtenze and Red Bull... cause the shit is going to hit the fan for 14 hours....
Check out the details at: http://www. Devival. com
Also check out the brand new flyer
BRAND NEW HIPNAUTICA STICKERS ARE HERE:
The sticker above is only $1 and we encourage you to buy as many as you can because these are our first stickers and your money would help us fund our new recordings. This is a special edition stickers and it's our first sticker... it's our hope that with your support we will sell all 2500 of them at $1 which will help us raise the necessary funds to help support our new high end sound recordings.
Buy 1 for yourself and 20 to give to friends, or family, or to post randomly in public places to help spread the word about our project. You could even help us by purchasing the stickers yourself to sell to other people you know would be interested and want to support this project. Be the first on your block to own a piece of Hipnautica and be able to say I helped them produce their new album.
Sky is currently working on strengthening the central core of Hipnautica and starting to rebuild the studio to produce some new recordings of some of the material we have been performing over the last 2 years but failed to record. He is also starting to work with Gourisankar to incorporate traditional Tabla into some of our classics as well as some new material soon to be released.
It's been a long time coming (since October) but here are some photos from our first underground opera, ATMEN, performed in October of 2007. Thanks to the generous support of the Lovely Mrs. L., ELYSIUM, BLOOD & GLITTER MAKEUP, HVK STUDIOS, DAWN THE BUTCHER AND CREW, and many friends and fan in Austin. This photo collection was provided by HVK studios and are fully copy protected. To use these photos you must contact us or HVK Studios for written permission beforehand. For those of you that missed ATMEN we hope you enjoy the stills, and know that we are also working on a video as well.
AVAILABLE CDs:
HIPNAUTICA COLLECTIVE - VOLUME ONE - Coming Soon - We hhad some unexpected delays on this project
This limited edition promotional cd will feature 3 songs by Hipnautica and 1-2 songs from several of our musician members that have other projects including Inca -Spagirus, Erik Ryan - Lust Murder box, Riggz - Neuroma, Robert Flores - Sullen Serenade, and Ritch N - Carbon Theory, and Brian D. - Infidelic. This unprecendented collection of 15 songs will showcase the spirit of Hipnautica and the musicians we incorporate into our collective. This CD will only be available in limited quantities as a promotional tool and currently slotted for industry heads, djs, club owners, media sources, etc... if you are interested contact us for details.
KALIEDOSCOPE TRAUM - A brand new 5 song CD is released featuring ASEN on Volatile, Pixie & Sky on Soft Glances, a Live Version of Tonight, an electro remix of Rush, and a brand new song Kaleidoscope Dreams which can be heard through Sky's solo project DubNautica. Kaleidoscope Traum is available through End of an Ear - (South First ATX) and Secret Oktober - (South First - ATX), Waterloo Records - (Lamar -ATX) and at our shows for only $5.
MORTAL SHOCK (the solo version of Hipnautica by Sky from 2006), is available through Secret Oktober - (South First - ATX) and Medivak Records as well as our shows, we just reprinted this once sod out CD. The CD that started it all..
BANDS OVERBOARD - produced by Medivak Records - Bands Overboard Sampler,along with friends One Eyed Doll, SubNatural, and DAX.
DAMNIT!!! I've already got tickets to see Dethklok at La Zona Rosa and don't know what time the show is or when it ends but I'll do my damndest to make it over and catch you guys!!!
I REALLY WANNA SEE YOUR BAND...and we need to get together and catch up soon, too!
You guys put on one hellava show last nite and I enjoyed it so much. You never disappoint the crowd. You always manage to bring us into your world. I am awaiting confirmation for October on the date. I will let you know as soon as I do.
Greetings to my favorite people in the world. I can't wait to see you guys on Friday. I sure you will put on a great show. I will miss seeing Eric and Pixie, but hopefully they will be back soon.
