Sequentaria

Sequentaria is Jeffrey Koepper's third solo release. This release features Jeffrey Koepper's exploration of analogue sequencer styles and atmospheres. Jeffrey Koepper has been releasing excellent electronic music since 1985 in various groups and collaborations. Koepper is a unique electronic composer in today's world in that he uses a wide variety of vintage synthesizers and sequencers to create his emotional evolving sound-worlds. His mission is to create 'The music of tomorrow with the technology of yesterday.' Instruments by Oberheim, Arp, Sequential Circuits, Moog, PPG, Emu, Roland and others were put into service in the creation of Sequentaria.The use of the instruments is evident by the smooth lush organic textures and interlocking sequencer patterns that are not possible on modern instruments. All of the songs were created through live real time sound-sculpturing with the composer interacting directly with the tactile interface of the analogue synths and sequencers to make them arise, breathe and come to life. Then the individual tracks are then mixed in real time using an analogue mixing desk and a variety of vintage effects devices. The composer melts the tracks into each other to create these beautiful soundscapes and rhythms. Steve Roach was integral in the final arrangement and finishing treatments of Sequentaria. Reviews: Third time is indeed a charm in Jeffrey Koepper's case-Sequentaria demonstrates a guy who can't be stopped, and no one should try. A man so in love with electronic sound and it's capabilities that he proudly lists the equipment used for each track (though granted this is practically de rigueur amongst synth aficionados), Koepper possesses some extraordinary compositional dexterity and a flair for the dramatic that enable his roaring electrifications to deflect whatever cursory TD glances are thrown at them. And those referents exist in abundance: quot;Blue Sectorquot; dodges bullets shot out from Hyperborea and Tangram; quot;Astral Projectionquot; and quot;Near Machineryquot; feloniously challenge Thief's similarly sleek, fleet, streamlined assaults; quot;Synchronousquot; is simply pure sequencer dazzle, informed by a supine grace underpinned with stealthy ferocity. Comparisons, influences, quotation marks aside, Koepper's creations dare you to holler quot;foul!quot;-svelte and savvy, a smooth operator twisting knobs in a display of balletic razzledazzle, it's apparent to anyone well-schooled in, well, Berlin school techniques, that Koepper's malleability, his honest embracement of the Teutonic birthright, oozing the right stuff, neuters any charges of quot;retroquot; that might be levied. Once sent spiraling across the ten-minute breadth of quot;Creationquot;, as Koepper's sequencers Prophet-ize a simultaneous second coming of Richard Pinhas' own fevered (tangerine) dreams, the only necessary choice is one of total submission to it's onslaught. Smashing. DARREN BERGSTEIN • This release from 2008 offers 71 minutes of masterful electronic music. This time, Koepper did it all, with final mastering by Steve Roach. A masterful confidence permeates the electronics on this album. Tonal foundations are fairly buried beneath layers of enthralling lead riffs that intertwine to produce a lavish tapestry of delightfully compelling tunes. Sparkling loops and gurgling textures provide ample ambience, but Koepper's manner of nudging these aspects into the forefront of the mix enlivens the music. This luscious dominance results in a constant state of blossoming brilliance The