Benji Vaughan
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Benjamin Vaughan, better known as Benji Vaughan, is a British psychedelic trance
musician. He has released music under many names, of which most well known is his solo project, Prometheus, and his collaboration with Twisted Records
label colleague, Simon Posford, under the moniker Younger Brother. His music is characterized by distinct basslines, high production quality, intense thematic development and unique or alternative approaches to the psytrance genre. He frequently combines diatonic melodic content with metallic or “glitchy” percussive polyphonic elements to form thick contrapuntal tapestries of sound. Although much of his music sounds like it was composed using equipment at the forefront of technology, it is not uncommon for him to use equipment now considered antique, such as the 1971 Korg micro synth that he used for portions of the second Prometheus album, Corridor of Mirrors
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(2007), and Spike
(2010). The albums have been well received by the trance community for their innovation, dancefloor appeal, and their incorporation of non-traditional influences. Robot.O.Chan features two downtempo tracks whereas Corridor of Mirrors
maintains a consistent trance bent. Benji is currently working on a new album which will feature all downtempo tracks (probably under his own name).
Younger Brother have released three albums to date, A Flock of Bleeps (2003), The Last Days of Gravity
which was released on October 15, 2007 and Vaccine
which was released in (2011). Younger Brother’s musical output is much more varied than that of Prometheus, with tracks ranging from the psychedelic french ballad, “The Receptive,” to progressive breakbeats such as “Weird on a Monday Night”, through sounds reminiscent of Pink Floyd on their recent album.
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
musician. He has released music under many names, of which most well known is his solo project, Prometheus, and his collaboration with Twisted Records
Twisted Records (UK)
Twisted Records is a UK-based record label specialising in Electronica and psychedelic downtempo music for worldwide release, Film, TV and Web. The label was founded by Simon Posford a.k.a. Hallucinogen and Simon Holtom.-Musical Artists:* Hallucinogen...
label colleague, Simon Posford, under the moniker Younger Brother. His music is characterized by distinct basslines, high production quality, intense thematic development and unique or alternative approaches to the psytrance genre. He frequently combines diatonic melodic content with metallic or “glitchy” percussive polyphonic elements to form thick contrapuntal tapestries of sound. Although much of his music sounds like it was composed using equipment at the forefront of technology, it is not uncommon for him to use equipment now considered antique, such as the 1971 Korg micro synth that he used for portions of the second Prometheus album, Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors is Prometheus's second album.- Track listing :# Arcadia Magik # One Cell Short Of A Brain # Drug Sock # The Logic Of The Polyphonic # 9th...
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Releases
He has released three albums as Prometheus; Robot.O.Chan (2004), Corridor of MirrorsCorridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors is Prometheus's second album.- Track listing :# Arcadia Magik # One Cell Short Of A Brain # Drug Sock # The Logic Of The Polyphonic # 9th...
(2007), and Spike
Spike
Spike may refer to:-Device to puncture or fasten:* Nail , especially one over ten inches long* Rail spike, or Screw spike used to construct railroad tracks* Tree spiking, making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw...
(2010). The albums have been well received by the trance community for their innovation, dancefloor appeal, and their incorporation of non-traditional influences. Robot.O.Chan features two downtempo tracks whereas Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors is Prometheus's second album.- Track listing :# Arcadia Magik # One Cell Short Of A Brain # Drug Sock # The Logic Of The Polyphonic # 9th...
maintains a consistent trance bent. Benji is currently working on a new album which will feature all downtempo tracks (probably under his own name).
Younger Brother have released three albums to date, A Flock of Bleeps (2003), The Last Days of Gravity
The Last Days of Gravity
The Last Days of Gravity is Younger Brother's second album. It is a collaborative downtempo psychedelic project between English psytrance Producers Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan ....
which was released on October 15, 2007 and Vaccine
Vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins...
which was released in (2011). Younger Brother’s musical output is much more varied than that of Prometheus, with tracks ranging from the psychedelic french ballad, “The Receptive,” to progressive breakbeats such as “Weird on a Monday Night”, through sounds reminiscent of Pink Floyd on their recent album.