Super honored to announce that Rue Morgue Magazine has named Steve Greene’s debut solo album, “Electronic Dreams For A Holographic Existence” its Album Of The Year For 2018. See all their picks in the January issue of Rue Morgue Magazine on news stands now or via their app.
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The debut solo album for Steve Greene (of Voyag3r), Electronic Dreams or A Holographic Existence is now available in the UK at Strange Vice. All three formats, LP, CD and Cassette area available for order. Act now before their supply runs out!
Friday, January 19 marks the release of the digital version of Steve Greene’s (Voyag3r) debut solo album Electronic Dreams For A Holographic Existence. The physical versions (vinyl LP, CD and Cassette) will be available on January 26.
“To celebrate the release of Electronic Dreams For A Holographic Existence, I did a sort of ‘found footage’ / Koyaanisqatsi homage to the track The Great Barrier”, Greene says.
To purchase Electronic Dreams For A Holographic Existence digitally:
To order physical formats go to the following links
Limited edition transparent red or classic black vinyl can be ordered at http://www.bellyacherecords.com/product/steve-greene-electronic-dreams-for-a-holographic-existence
CD, Cassette and T-Shirt can be ordered at https://battlechamber.com/store
Keep up with Steve Greene on social media
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The pre-order is now live, so do wait to grab your copy of Steve Greene (Voyag3r) debut solo album Electronic Dreams For A Holographic Existence! Information and quantities available are listed below for the vinyl versions as well as the cassette.
100 Transparent Red Vinyl available at http://www.bellyacherecords.com
200 Standard Black Vinyl available at http://www.bellyacherecords.com
75 Red Tint Cassettes available here at the Battle Chamber Store
BandCamp Pre-Order available at http://stevegreene.bandcamp.com
BandCamp pre-orders is for digital. Order now and receive “Machines, Schemes and Manipulations” instantly!
The Battle Chamber Store also has bundles packages for CD, Cassette and T-Shirt orders. As you can see, there are very limited quantities. Order your copies now!
On ELECTRONIC DREAMS FOR A HOLOGRAPHIC EXISTENCE, Greene has distilled the sum of a life of diverse musical influences and experiences into a compelling eight-song instrumental album. Whether or not listeners get enveloped by Greene’s pondering of some degree of singularity, they are sure to experience something that stays with them after the album’s final note ends.
“I’m sure it will mean different things to different people,” Greene said. “I’d feel like I accomplished something if this album took some listeners to places, in their mind, they might not normally go.”
Track listing:
Side 1
1. “Triad of the Dark”
2. “Machines, Schemes and Manipulations”
3. “Aerial Maneuvers”
4. “Gravitationally Bound”
Side 2
1. “The Hoax”
2. “The Great Barrier”
3. “Revel in Your Time”
4. “Expanding Symmetry”
Voyag3r’s Steve Greene Challenges the Nature of Reality on Solo Debut Sci-Fi Synth Album Electronic Dreams for a Holographic Existence
Electronic composer and producer Steve Greene (Voyag3r) releases his first solo album, ELECTRONIC DREAMS FOR A HOLOGRAPHIC EXISTENCE, on Jan. 26, fresh off Voyag3r’s inclusion on Lakeshore Records’ THE RISE OF THE SYNTHS companion album. Pre-orders for Greene’s sci-fi-infused synth album open on Jan. 5 on vinyl via Bellyache Records, and in digital stores (including Bandcamp) and on CD and cassette via Battle Chamber Music.
The all-hardware, all-analog instrumental, synthesizer-driven album recalls the iconic work of composers such as Vangelis (BLADE RUNNER), Tangerine Dream (THIEF, RISKY BUSINESS), and John Carpenter (ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, HALLOWEEN).
ELECTRONIC DREAMS FOR A HOLOGRAPHIC EXISTENCE could be a score for a film-not-yet-made, based on a lost Philip K. Dick story, that tackles the big question of humanity’s relationship with technology, and if we’re deeper into a technology-driven false reality than we think we are.
“The concept of the album poses the question of whether we’ve always been living in some type of augmented or virtual reality and we’re now only becoming aware of the small hints of it in our place in existence,” Steve Greene said.
Greene recorded his album’s eight minimalistic, nuanced synth tracks in his Battle Chamber studio in the Detroit area, using a wide array of vintage gear: a Sequential Circuits Pro-One and SixTrak, a Moog MiniTaur and Micro Moog, Alesis Ion, MultiVox MX-202 and Roland Alpha Juno 2. He even used a Rhodes Mark V electric piano on some songs. He also played saxophone. The results make for a moving experience.
“I believe it’s all a personal preference and my preference is hardware synthesizers and real instruments,” Greene says. “In general, tactile manipulation and physical performance is where it’s at for me. That approach just feels and sounds real — unique character and even imperfections all make for a vibe that I can connect with.”
On ELECTRONIC DREAMS FOR A HOLOGRAPHIC EXISTENCE, Greene has distilled the sum of a life of diverse musical influences and experiences into a compelling eight-song instrumental album. Whether or not listeners get enveloped by Greene’s pondering of some degree of singularity, they are sure to experience something that stays with them after the album’s final note ends.
“I’m sure it will mean different things to different people,” Greene said. “I’d feel like I accomplished something if this album took some listeners to places, in their mind, they might not normally go.”
Track listing:
Side 1
1. “Triad of the Dark”
2. “Machines, Schemes and Manipulations”
3. “Aerial Maneuvers”
4. “Gravitationally Bound”
Side 2
1. “The Hoax”
2. “The Great Barrier”
3. “Revel in Your Time”
4. “Expanding Symmetry”
ABOUT STEVE GREENE
Since 2013, the metro Detroit-based Greene has been the synthesizer player and keyboardist for synthy/prog/sci-fi rock band Voyag3r, alongside guitarist Aaron Greene and drummer Greg Mastin. In addition to their song on the companion record to the international TROTS synthwave documentary, the band has released two well-received full-length albums.
Greene has developed a career on his own as a composer, too, recently scoring Rob Cousineau’s and Chris Rosik’s sci-fi/dark comedy film FUTURE, for which Greene won Best Score at the 2017 Genre Blast Film Festival in Winchester, Virginia. In 2015, he composed the score for PORTAL TO HELL!!!, Vivieno Caldinelli’s short film starring the late Roddy Piper.
Greene also runs the Battle Chamber, a recording studio outfitted with analog and digital gear. He primarily offers mixing services, but offers production packages when timelines and budgets fit.
CONNECT WITH STEVE GREENE
For more information on Greene and the album, or for interviews, contact battlechambermusic@gmail.com. Greene is also on Twitter and Facebook.
If you are interested in reviewing ELECTRONIC DREAMS FOR A HOLOGRAPHIC EXISTENCE for your publication or website, please reply with a download request. Steve Greene is also available for interviews or a radio/podcast guest.