Australis, the media[..] Australis joins the ranks of the best artists in the chill-out subgenre which centers on echoed piano, Enigma-esque rhythms, and lush layers of keyboards. [..] It's unbelievable, after listening to just the first (and title) track that this is an independent release. Are you kidding me? Production values, mix, instrumentation, in fact the whole kit and caboodle, sound like this is a major label release. Folks, this is textbook stuff. Yeah, it's that good. [..] It's difficult for me to articulate just why The Gates of Reality is so great. [..] Ear candy - sweet delicious and 100 percent addictive ear candy - doesn’t get any better than this CD. [..] This album gets my unqualified highest recommendation.Bill Binkelman - ZoneMusicReporter.com United States (regarding "The Gates of Reality") 
[..] His complex sonic textures and ethnic melodies and percussion make his music difficult to categorize simply. However, one thing
is for sure, his music transports the listener elsewhere. [..] unique in his synthesis of many styles, and brings quite a bit of life
experience to the table. For everyone interested in modern New Age, World, and Ambient styles, Australis is the place to look.Arthur Hatton - LineScratchers.com United States
Drawing imagination from his personal homeland recollections and earliest life changing events, the latest project is a mixture of New
Age, Ambient, Electronica, Neo Classic and Ethnic, in contrasting genres, producing a fine balance of emotional depth in all 14 compositions
in his second album of individual expression. The primarily mid tempo music will encompass the listener with rich, deep tones to translate
for you what the artist has drawn from his own conceived conclusions in how New Age music should be interpreted.John P. Olsen - NewAgeMusicWorld.com United States (regarding "The Gates of Reality")
The fourteen compositions on this album, together clocking well over 70 minutes, are all very solid productions, well thought over and
with a lot of fine tuned feeling for detail [..] Here you hear the musician, coming up with all the right tones, timbres and arrangements
to express his deepest inner emotions. [..] The supportive effects, especially in the percussion are highly original and from the moment
the listener hears the footsteps leading to the 'gates', subsequently being opened, he or she is soon under the spell of the 'reality' of
some genuine high classed Electronic Music. It has well been worth the wait and this album is very welcome for a position in my top ten
list of albums over 2008!Menno von Brucken Fock Netherlands (regarding "The Gates of Reality")
The new album contains 14 well produced tracks of melodic, instrumental music, which feature a wide array of ethnic and acoustic elements,
synthesized sounds, vocal textures and even some South-American influences. The sonic content goes deeper, but the romantic and
fantasy/imaginary flavours are present again, as is the resemblance to new age music, but executed with a sparkling twist.Sonic Immersion Netherlands (regarding "The Gates of Reality")
Dramatic enigmatic instrumentals full of emotion and imagination. Australis knit together a broad range of evocative sounds and stirring
atmospheres on this second album. [..] The Gates of Reality has a magical story book feel running throughout. This is one of those albums
to conjure up dreams and fantasies - especially suited to low light listening. [..] this is a very solid presentation - it does deliver
the fantasy, it does touch the emotions and it does have themes that you will remember, unconsciously humming as you go about your day or
drift into sleep.Morpheus Music United Kingdom (regarding "The Gates of Reality")
[..] Melodic instrumental songs which feel both emotional and visual at the same time. In a way this kind of music celebrates and reflects
the joy and beauty of life. The well-balanced rich sounds and (ethnic flavoured) rhythms create a relaxing musical landscape of intimate
and more up-tempo excursions, of which the first 4 tracks are very strong. The barrel organ sounds of "The Enchantment" made me think of
a track on Patrick O'Hearn's album "Indigo", while the up-tempo "Between the Sun and the Moon" offers some lovely soloing as well. The
last track returns to intimate, atmospheric music. [..] This very well produced music at times shows some similarities with Amethystium and
Ryan Farish, but Australis musical landscapes extends their impact in its on personal way. No doubt this music will appeal to a lot of
ears.E-dition Magazine Netherlands (regarding "Lifegiving")
[..] Music highly listenable from the start, filled with catchy refrains and infectious rhythms. [..] That's what impressed me to no end with
Lifegiving as well as Australis being a first-time artist. This album just overflows with imaginative wrinkles on subgenres that some may
consider played out, reinvigorating them with exciting musical cross-pollination. [..] All this stuff works! Oh my, does it work. Do
yourself a favor and make sure your first playing of this album is on headphones. Australis produced and engineered the recording by
himself and it's slick and professional. I'm impressed, to say the least. [..] I'll give the artist credit for refusing to be conventional!
[..] Surely it's one of the best "home-grown" recordings in the last two or three years. [..] I highly recommend the CD.Wind and Wire United States (regarding "Lifegiving")
[..] The ten tracks on this debut album will give you a full 45 minutes of listening pleasure. Think of Klaus Doldinger's "Constellation",
the early works of Yanni, but also the groove of Patrick O'Hearn. The track "Turning Point" even has a touch of the gradiose sound of
Amin Bhatia, while the track "Enchantment" can be compared to Amethystium. Other pieces show the sweet influence of Enya and with other
tracks you can hum along like with Enigma. Beautiful melodies, a crystal-clear production [..] The deep bass sounds and the well-balanced
percussion with a slight South American accent make this disc a pleasure to listen to [..] In short: an excellent release which is a
pleasure to listen to on the interface between 'symfo' and electronic music.IO Pages Magazine - issue 66 Netherlands (regarding "Lifegiving")
As host of Galactic Voyager, a program devoted to playing innovative electronic, new age, and ambient music, I was really impressed with
Australis' debut relase 'Lifegiving'. My favorite composition is Turning Point, but the album presents a host of excellent pieces that I
play regularly on-board Galactic Voyager on KCSN. If you are a fan of the above genres of music you should give Australis' music a
listen.Galactic Voyager - KCSN 88.5 FM United States (regarding "Lifegiving")
"Lifegiving" is an album charged with good sonic vibrations, epic in some moments, calm and simple in others, yet always full of shades
that cannot leave anyone indifferent. Most of the pieces can be labelled within the New Instrumental Melodic Music, although they also
have Techno and Ambient characteristics. Beautiful melodies, perfectly intertwined, follow one another without ups and downs.Amazing Sounds Spain (regarding "Lifegiving")
[..] The tracks on Lifegiving are mainly synthesizer soundscapes overlaid with emotionally inspired lead lines. Restful downtempo beats
and gentle basses carry the various smooth layers and washes along whilst piano, violin, guitar or flute voices weave comfortable
melodies in the foreground. [..] There are classical and orchestral moments that add to the dignity of Australis' sound and frequent
low-key interludes where percussion vaporises and melody becomes increasingly gentle and intimate. [..] Vistas of the imagination,
twilight mysteries "emotional landscapes" - Oscar likes his music to reach the heart, touch the emotions. An album gentle on the ear
with one or two uptempo excursions, but in the main easy beats and pleasing leads that will sooth a stressful day or invite the rested
mind to explore landscapes that are beautiful and emotive.Morpheus Music United Kingdom (regarding "Lifegiving") |