The Seven Fields of Aphelion (born May 2, 1983) is the stage name of Maureen "Maux" Boyle, an ambient

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ian and member of the band

Black Moth Super Rainbow Black Moth Super Rainbow (occasionally abbreviated as BMSR) is an American Psychedelic rock, psychedelic Electronic music, electronic Indie pop, indie Electronics in rock music, rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. BMSR is a solo music ...

Biography

Boyle grew up in

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and took piano lessons from an early age, but did not begin writing her own songs until college. She joined the group

as a synthesizer player in the early 2000s, but in contrast to that group's experimental psychedelic electronica, Boyle's solo music tends more toward what one reviewer called "a patchwork quilt of ambient soundscapes." She had been working on solo material for five years prior to the release of her first album. Graveface Records released Boyle's solo release under the name Seven Fields of Aphelion, entitled ''Periphery'', in 2010. The album's booklet includes photographs of natural and industrial scenes taken by Boyle herself.

Discography

*''Periphery'' ( Graveface Records, 2010) *''Keep the Ocean Inside'' (Rad Cult Records, 2017)

References

American electronic musicians Ambient musicians American women in electronic music Musicians from Pittsburgh 1983 births Living people 21st-century American women {{US-electronic-musician-stub