the latest album
Water Stories
Bodies of water – and the mysteries that lie beneath their surface – is the thread that runs throughout this deeply-layered audio travelogue. Inside these three extended tracks,
I take you searching for sea monsters in Iceland, waking the souls stranded underwater in a shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus, and exploring a series of majestic underground caverns by canoe in Thailand. My goal is to create a uniquely emotional experience. Ellison Wolf of Waveform Magazine described Water Stories as “a relaxing, positive-vibed, soothing listen.” It has also been featured on numerous playlists, and was named one of the best Ambient/Space Music releases of 2022 by Lloyd Barde.
Previews from the latest album:
Iceland
Shipwrecked
The Cave
Chris Meyer of Alias Zone
Alias Zone has been described as the “zen master alter ego” of Chris Meyer of LearningModular.com. Each composition starts with a sound that catches Chris’ ear – may it be an experiment on his modular synthesizers, a particular rhythmic pattern, a field recording, or even something as simple as a Tibetan bowl being struck. From this core, he builds a story or entire world by researching the background of those core sounds, and then weaving in layers of complimentary sounds and textures as he conjurs his own alternate or “alias” narrative.
Musically, modular synthesis is at the core of each new Alias Zone composition. However, Chris is unafraid to blend in plucked arpeggios, ambient soundscapes, ethnic rhythms & percussion, and recordings including spoken word in different languages on his path to creating his uniquely emotional, impressionistic electronic music.
Upcoming Events
September 7, 2024
Knobcon Chillout Room
My next planned performance will be during the upcoming Knobcon show in Schaumburg, Illinois, as part of the Chillout Room – in quadraphonic sound! I’ll post more details when the date gets closer.
the rest of 2024 & 2025…
contact me about future bookings
During the first portion of 2024 I will be focusing on building a new studio and releasing material I’ve been creating over the past couple of years. After that I look forward to composing new pieces and playing them live (in stereo or quad). If you would like me to be part of an event you’re putting together, please get in touch using the Contact form at the bottom of this page – I look forward to talking to you!
performance
Premonition: Rough Mix
From the upcoming album Finite Space
Something different for a “music video”: Getting to watch the digital audio workstation (Ableton Live) timeline of the recorded piece, illustrating where the different musical parts come in and out, and where edits were made.
This is the final track I’m creating for my next album (Finite Space, previously called Eastern Front), and will be cleaned up and edited before the album is released – but I wanted to share some new material with you before then.
For those who are interested in more details about how this track was made (both compositional considerations and technical tips), click here for a Track Breakdown for my Patreon subscribers.
Chris Meyer: modular and virtual synthesizers and samplers; acoustic percussion
the Previous album
We Only Came to Dream
Aztec poetry (read by a descendent of the author), a Buddhist ceremony in Vietnam, and a Navajo elder sharing his wisdom provide the inspiration for the tracks on this album. Chris Meyer takes these seeds and carefully crafts entire musical worlds around them with each story slowly unfolding for the listener to explore and enjoy. Two pieces also contain flute solos by old friend Richard Bugg, who appeared also on the original Alias Zone ablum from 20 years ago, Lucid Dreams.