New Release from M. Peck on Ethereal Live

"Ethereal Live returns with its second release with ambient electronic stalwart M.Peck and a stunning live album called “Bodies To The Sky”. M.Peck, aka Michael Peck, is well known in the ambient and electronic communities as a solo artist, as one half of the duo Mahoney & Peck, his label Waiting World Records, and for a plethora of live performances around the U.S that include The Gatherings, City Skies, Star’s End, Electro-Music, and many more.
If you have ever seen Michael Peck play live, you know the powerful force of sound this musician can create in a space. Whether it is laptop, synthesizers, Theremin, or guitar, Michael Peck has an energy that cannot be ignored. Ethereal Live has had the pleasure of seeing this musician perform many times and each performance is always an impressive and unique set of twists and turns in sound that never repeat themselves. This live set is no exception.
Originally recorded live on Stillstream.com on January 30, 2010, “Bodies To The Sky” is a sweeping romp through several sub-genres of ethereal music. Listeners will find a grand mixture of light floating ambient drifts that sink into pools of darkness only to spill over into a multi-dimensional plateau of deep space sounds and then do it all over again. “Bodies To The Sky” stores it’s brilliance in its subtleties and fans of all genres of ambient music will find something quite worthy of their time.
Performed, Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by M.Peck at Audio Propulsion Labs in June of 2011. The amazing artwork for this album is by Frank Pacini. Ethereal Live is very proud to release M.Peck “Bodies To The Sky” as a free Creative Commons download for all to enjoy."
Follow this link to download your free copy: http://ethereallive.wordpress.com/

New Release from M. Peck-Beneath Forever

"Peck covers a large swath of ground in this release. Some pieces are bold and direct, standing up proudly and demanding the listener's immediate attention. Others drift lazily along through strange new sound worlds, enticing the listener to melt into the music and setting the imagination free. Others vibrate and coalesce with delightfully interacting pulses of electronica and percussion, never quite falling into the world of Berlin school, always charting a fresh course. Still others simmer darkly, crackling with a barely restrained energy lurking just below the surface. Truly something for everyone here."

This title can be downloaded here.

Peck to perform at the Gatherings

Free Download

It's hard to believe that just three years ago this album was released. My gift to you for all the support you have shown over the years in my many endeavors.

   M. Peck-Glacial by M. Peck

Mahoney and Peck's A.L.I. makes Secret Music's Top 20

1. Mark Mahoney and Michael Peck - A Life Incandescent - Waiting World Records
2. Andrew Lahiff - Shapes In Clouds - Self Released
3. Matthew Schoening - Elements - Self Released
4. Arcane - The Shelter - Musiczeit
5. Mark Shreeve - Zoom - Musiczeit
6. Redshift - Wild - Musiczeit
7. Gregg Plummer - Remember This Place - Self Released
8. Andy McKee - Joyland - Razor & Tie
9. Guitar Republic - Guitar Republic - Candy Rat
10. Rameses III - I Could Not Love You More - Type
11. The Tangent Project - Live on Star's End 12.06.09 - none
12. Jonn Serrie - Thousand Star - New World Music
13. ['ramp] - debris - Doombient
14. Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Little Windows - Darla
15. Jozef Van Wissem - Stations Of The Cross - Incunabulum
16. Goldmund - The Malady Of Elegance - Type
17. Marconi Union - Tokyo - Bine Music
18. Stephen Parsick - Cambrium - Doombient
19. Dirk Serries - Microphonics I-V - Tonefloat
20. Paul Adams - Heavens - Lakefront

Star's End Top 25

Nice to see that A Life Incandescent is making its rounds around the net and getting some much deserved attention.
STAR'S END JULY TOP 25 (alphabetical)

Alio Die/Parallel Worlds - Circo Divinio (Hic Sunt Leones)

Ambientportal - Soundscapes (self-released)

Arc - Church (DiN)

Olafur Arnalds - And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness (Erased Tapes)

Marc Barreca - Subterrane (Palace of Lights)

Richard Bone - Mind Environs (Quirkworks)

Bvdub - The Art of Dying Alone (Glacial Movements)

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Interloper (Ultimae)

Free System Projekt - British Aisles (self-released)

Janne Hanhisuanto - Icescapes (Earth Mantra)

Kubusschnit - Entropy of Evolution (self-released)

K Leimer - Degraded Certainties (Palace of Lights)

Dave Luxton - Portal (Wayfarer)

Brian Parnham - The Broken Silence (Floating Point)

Mahoney & Peck - A Life Incandescent (Waiting World Records)

Dan Pound - Interlace (self-released)

Steve Roach - Sigh of Ages (Projekt)

Dirk Serries - Microphonics I-V (Tonefloat)

Johannes Schmoelling - A Thousand Times (Viktoriapark)

Spyra/Lang - SeQuest (Ricochet Dream)

Juta Takahashi - Hymn (Lunisolar)

The Tangent Project - Live on STAR'S END 12.06.09 (TP)

Gregory Taylor - Dua_Belas (Palace of Lights)

Undo - 9.9.99 (self-released)

Erik Wollo - Gateway (Projekt) 

A Life Incandescent

A.L.I. is currently on hold as we are finalizing the artwork, track order and mastering. It's been an uphill battle getting this release ready, but like any labor of love, it will be worth the wait. At this time it is estimated that it WILL BE AVAILABLE as early as next week. All pre-orders will be filled at that time. If you are interested in ordering your copy, feel free to drop an email to waitingworldrecords (@) gmail.com or mpeckmusic (@) gmail.com. Thank you for your interest and patience.

M. Peck performance Advance Notice

If you're in the Atlanta area Saturday, Nov. 7, please stop by Kavarna for a live performance from M. Peck. Here's the details:
http://www.cityskies.com/november2009even.html

Peck's DYSMHA reviewed by Heathen Harvest

Artist: M.Peck
Title: Dysmha
Label: Chaotic Underworld
Genre: Dark Ambient/ Electronic/ Glitch
Track Listing:
01 Deathbed Memory
02 Ghost With No Conscious

M.Peck (also known as Michael Peck and Redfadesbeforeblue) is a composer of electronic and dark ambient soundscapes.  He’s been recording music with digital synthesizer, software applications and Theremin since 2000.  Already known to the electronic scene as a maestro of ominous dark ambient, he brings us Dysmha.

“Deathbed Memory” is a texture of ambient sounds woven with Theremins, guitar effects, cymbals and some truly ghost-like vocals.  It has what can best be described as a monumentally glacial mood.  This is definitely music to conjure up a sinister atmosphere.  Howling effects ascend and descend into a wasteland of eerie sounds.

“Ghost With Conscious”, while similar in sounds has a definite industrial slant to it.   My only dispute is that maybe it’s a fraction too alike, as one song seemed to end without a new one beginning. That being said, it is a cohesive piece in relation to “Deathbed Memory” with a continuation of menacing sonic journey.

A level of above par production must be mentioned.  In a word, it’s flawless.  M.Peck’s technical ability is about as close to perfection as a performer can come to.  That perfection can lean on the side of coldness, but maybe that was the point of the compositions within themselves.  After all how many of our memories are of the warm and fuzzy nature (found on the deathbed or not)?  Could the specter without awareness of their thoughts and actions be those around us or our own selves?  Maybe M. Peck is asking us for that answer.

Summer Solstice Stream

Earlier tonight, electro-music.com and stillstream.com embarked on an unusual homage to the Summer Solstice via internet. For 24 straight hours, they broadcasted live electronic music from musicians that spanned the entire globe ranging from dark ambient, berlin school, experimetnal to Chuck Improvosations, and more, live via the web.
WWR artists Mark Mahoney and M. Peck took up an hour slot from 8:00-9:00pm est. and delivered some great sonic gravy. Each generating contrasting sets of bio-ambience and cerebral interludes.
Thanks to both electro-music.com and stillstream.com for making this happen.
Check back soon for links to these two amazing sets!

electo-music.com Summer Solstice Schedule

Mark Mahoney's set will span from 8:00-8:30pm EST and I will follow him from 8:30-9:00pm EST. This will be a seamless flow from his set into mine and I am very excited to hear the contrast of the two.
For more info: http://www.electro-music.com/forum/topic-34213.html