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Caravans To Empire Algol
''Caravans to Empire Algol'' is the debut studio album by the Norwegian dark ambient project Neptune Towers. It was released on December 12, 1994 by Moonfog Productions. Sole band member Fenriz considered this to be the first of the two chapters of the ''Empire Algol'' saga, the second (and final) being the next Neptune Towers album, ''Transmissions from Empire Algol''. Track listing * All tracks written and arranged by Fenriz. Personnel * Fenriz - keyboards, producer, recording, engineering External links *Allmusic.com AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...br>Billboard.com References 1994 debut albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neptune Towers
Neptune Towers was a dark ambient side project formed in 1993 by Fenriz of Darkthrone. He released two albums under this name, ''Caravans to Empire Algol'' (1994) and ''Transmissions from Empire Algol'' (1995), both issued by Moonfog Productions. Fenriz began recording a third Neptune Towers album, ''Space Lab'', in 1994, but it was not finished. Both albums were reissued by Peaceville Records in 2012, with excerpts from ''Space Lab'' appended to ''Transmissions from Empire Algol''. Musical style Fenriz described Neptune Towers as "avant garde astral/alien synth", and credited Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and (former Tangerine Dream member) Klaus Schulze as influences for the music. Discography Studio albums *''Caravans to Empire Algol'' (1994, Moonfog Productions) *''Transmissions from Empire Algol'' (1995, Moonfog Productions) See also *List of ambient music artists This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonfog Productions
Moonfog Productions is a Norwegian record label, founded by Satyricon frontman Satyr and Tormod Opedal. The label was established unofficially in 1992 and released its first record in 1994. The label specialized in black metal and other genres when such were the musical projects of the artists from the main roster. Artists * Darkthrone (from 1995 to 2004) * Disiplin * Dødheimsgard * Eibon * Gehenna * Isengard * Khold * Neptune Towers * Satyricon * Storm * Thorns * Wongraven Visual style In the ’90s Moonfog Productions were notable for their higher quality and uniformity of design of records and promotional material, which stood out among contemporary black metal releases in Norway and abroad. The designer Halvor Bodin designed or participated in the design of at least one third of Moonfog’s releases. List of records * OG 001Satyricon: ''Dark Medieval Times'' (1993) * OG 002Neptune Towers: ''Caravans to Empire Algol'' (1994) * OG 003Satyricon: ''The Shadowthrone'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenriz
Gylve Fenris Nagell (born Leif Nagell; 28 November 1971), known professionally as Fenriz, is a Norwegian musician, part-time music journalist and online radio host (with the show "Radio Fenriz")"Meet Fenriz, the black metal hero who is now an Oslo councillor" '''', 21 November 2016. who is best known as being one half of the extreme metal duo Darkthrone, alongside |
Transmissions From Empire Algol
''Transmissions from Empire Algol'' is the second and final studio album by the Norwegian dark ambient project Neptune Towers, a similar-sounding follow-up to 1994's ''Caravans to Empire Algol'', expanding on the same concept. It was released in 1995 by Moonfog Productions. Track listing Personnel * Fenriz - keyboards, recording, producer, engineering External links *Allmusic.com AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...br>Discogs.com References 1995 albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |