Extreme weather conditions have been a source of inspiration through the years for various ambient composers, just think of Robert Rich («Calling down the Sky») or Steve Roach («Slow Heat», «Storm Warning»).

With «Arte Magnetica» Spanish sound sculptor Max Corbacho delivers his contribution to the subject painting an aural panorama of lush textural expansiveness along slow shapeshifting farscapes echoing the impact and tranquility of long hot summer days. These absorbing, gently morphing and embracing soundscapes travel into the deeper end visiting darker corners on «Monolith» and «Telluric» while starting to resurge into the light gradually from mysterious depths and clouds of dense spheres on the last two tracks of «Arte Magnetica».
Nice going Max!

Arrived sooner than expected, Future Terrain CD is now shipping. Created during the last weeks in March 2015 and released first as a «digital only» edition, Future Terrain is now presented in the original extended version of 73 minutes in a CD Digipack edition, remastered by Ian Hawgood and released by the label GSP. Also, for those who bought the first digital version of 58 minutes, the new extended and remastered version of 73 minutes is available for download at no cost to you: the buy button in my Bandcamp Store is now set with the option «Name your price» (no minimum). Thus, those who already bought the first version do not have to pay again. This download option will be available from next January 10th for a few days. 

I’m really excited about sound quality now, Ian Hawgood’s mastering work has just polished the sound, now the bass is incredibly deep and the overall balance is really wonderful. I hope you enjoy it.

Lots of music to come … Thanks for your support !!
All the best,
Max Corbacho
www.maxcorbacho.com

Dear friends, just a quick update: Right now there are already two albums completely finished, and I am pending to specify in which record label are going to be released. These issues sometimes go very slowly, I am eager to show these two albums to my followers, but must be patience. In addition to these two albums, I’m working on a new one right now and some more updates. In a few days, I will also announce the reissue, in digital format, of Indalo, an old collaboration album that has now been left as a solo album. More info soon!

Bert Strolenberg, Journalist & Senior editor E-dition Magazine

“Indalo” is the first full-length collaborative effort of these 2 musicians, who made their own music-business by starting ad21 Music. The concept-album is named after an old Andalusian symbol which still can be found in nowadays Spain. In 2001 Corbacho & Sanfilippo made a journey to a natural park in the south of Spain, where they were overwhelmed by strong impressions & strange beauty of the landscape. Later on they decided to transform them into ambient music. Well, the two have done an excellent job: “Indalo” offers a tremendous atmosphere in which vast textures carry the listener away, accompanied at times by sophisticated tribal percussion. It’s equal to Steve Roach in his best days, where the same beauty lies deep within the carefully crafted soundscapes. Both the darker and lighter shades of life seem to meet in this ongoing journey, ranging from cosmic territory before spiralling down to earth again. This is magnificent stuff, one that deserves a high recommendation.

Bert Strolenberg  E-dition magazine