Phil Derby / Electroambient Space I really like the direction Max Corbacho has taken with his most recent releases, The Talisman and now BreathStream. He seems to be delving deeper and deeper into pure floating music – no rhythm or melody at all, just serene calm tones that thoroughly soothe and placate. BreathStream is a … Read more
Morpheus Music & The Mall Magazine Expansive, drifting ambient zones – beatless, minimal. The series of compositions on Breath Stream are smooth, flowing sonic states that fade seamlessly one into another creating an unbroken listening experience. Airy drones and steady velvet washes gently rise and fall in graceful slow motion, the sound thickening into harmonious … Read more
Bert Strolenberg, www.sonicimmersion.org «BreathStream» is the first of a series of releases made available as digital download only. The sonic content is described by the Max Corbacho as «seven atmospheric spaces built out of synthetic textures and floating harmonies” which also graced the previous album «The Talisman». This 73-minute work indeed is a great outing … Read more
Roberto Vales, http://www.ultimafronteira.tk Nuevo trabajo de Max Corbacho, el fantástico compositor español, alumno aventajado de Steve Roach. «BreathStream» es el titulo de este nuevo disco, un trabajo que continúa la senda marcada por su anterior disco «The Talisman». Este compositor es un hombre que siempre nos ha sorprendido por la profundidad de sus composiciones, … Read more
Morpheus Music & The Mall Magazine STYLE Expansive beatless spacey ambience created by the establishing of immense translucent zones of overlapping tonal masses. These swelling multiple layers are lustrous and dense like massive backlit clouds drifting in darkness. A warmth breathes into some pieces, still panoramic and open, but with waves and undulations of harmony … Read more
Marius-Christian Burcea, Host of «Journeys to the Infinite There are many ways to describe «Talisman» but the best way is to try it for oneself, and that is what this album is all about: the experience of fragile vastness of our psyche. Max Corbacho provides mind altering soundscapes as each track connect us to Luminous … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more