max Matt Howarth. SONIC CURIOSITY This release from 2006 offers 72 minutes of calming ambience. Expansive tonalities conspire with dramatic electronics to generate lavish soundscapes linking abstract realms with human ambitions. Textures flow seamlessly, ascending to untold altitudes while simultaneously burrowing deep into the listener’s cerebellum. Ponderous tones swirl and coalesce while delicate embellishments waft through this … Leer más
Max Corbacho composed The Talisman between 2004 and 2006 which is essentially made up of a series of beautifully arranged, atemporal, and ocassionaly improvised ambient recordings that all share the artist’s passion for creating atmospheric and deeply contemplative sounds and textures. Armed with his undeniably perceptive inspirations and imaginings, Max worked tirelessly (particularly with his … Leer más
Paul Rijkens, E-dition magazine The Spaniard Max Corbacho is a master in creating atmospheres. It is not the first time that I have put my admiration for his music in writing, for «The Talisman» this will not be different. Stronger: in my opinion with this album he has created his best work until now. Armed … Leer más
Phil Derby / Electroambient Space Gorgeous and breathtaking, The Talisman is pure floating space music of the highest caliber. Delicate drifting soundscapes pass effortlessly by. From the opening passages of “Amnios,” there is a metallic shimmer to much of the sonic textures. Layers upon layers of soft sounds are gently weaved together, one sliding smoothly … Leer más
Stéphan Geschiere , independent reviewer, Holland «The Talisman feels like awakening in an ever-evolving ocean of pure sonic bliss» …tapped from Max Corbacho’s deepest sound-research, one of Spain’s finest soundpainters, here he represents his latest most exquisite release to date, ‘The Talisman’. Working, studying, digging on this sacred project for quite some time, envelopping, constucting, … Leer más
Bert Strolenberg , Journalist E-dition magazine, www.e-ditionmag.com Max Corbacho’s brandnew album «The Talisman» is another great, highly atmospheric journey. It features 72 minutes of expansive and in-depth textural music with a strong cinematic and dreamy impact, spread out over 11 tracks. The title track is certainly one of the highlights, entering both wonderful as heavenly … Leer más
The Talisman is the 7th ambient atmospheric space CD from Max Corbacho.Eleven compositions created between 2004 and 2006, based on new, on the edge, harmonic and textural explorations. Intense, light, dark and purely atmospheric, most of these songs were composed during various, long, deep meditative improvisation sessions. » In the planning stage, I have developed … Leer más
Interview with: MAX CORBACHO Ambient Soundscapes from Spain: an interview with Max Corbacho Max, what were your first steps in music…. how did you get involved in electronic music? During a long time, my first favorite groups were the big dinosaurs of the symphonic rock, Pink Floyd, Yes, Kansas, Genesis… and kindred bands. Besides, … Leer más
Morpheus Music & The Mall Magazine MUSIC Smooth, synthetic ambient zones. This is an album of immersive atmopheres without beat or melody, designed to set the listener adrift. Welling up like waves on the shore, washes of tone arise and roll one over another in constant succession – some deep and sonorous, some light, thin, … Leer más
Andy Garibaldi, CD Services Of the sixty seven minutes and six tracks on this excellent space music album, three of the tracks and about 30 minutes of music, feature electronic and ethnic percussive rhythms under the vast sounding cosmic synth layers and textures and melodies that are the heart and soul of the entire album. … Leer más