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Rasplyn Album Release Show - The Burlington March 15th
Rasplyn's'Scenes Through the Magic Eye' .::ALBUM RELEASE SHOW::. Sunday, March 15th at the Burlington Bar w/ Of Earth And Sun (Denver), Auditor & cinchel.
A night of intense Mystical/Psychedelic/Doom/Drone
Doors 8pm, Music 9pm, $5
Rasplyn is the solo project of Carolyn OâNeill who uses her experience with classical composition and as a Psychic Reader & Energy Healer to create mystical and visual landscapes with her music. Her style is dark and cinematic, beautifully filled with textured layers influenced by world culture and mysterious natural forces. Her compositions bear moments of writhing intensity and flowing release bathed in haunting vocals. http://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scenes-through-the-magic-eye
Of Earth And Sun (Colorado) is dark ambient music merging with loud chromatic drone, psychedelic, and ritual elements which are structured and sized into a new and original form of artistic and conceptual creation. This music plunges listeners into the depths of the supernatural; into a completely inhospitable environment from the point of view of human understanding, acquiring a âdark psychedelicâ sound verging on ânoiseâ and âdoomâ, which transforms into an unfathomable inner cavity of mystic and ritual symbolism that viscerally affects the energies flowing in the body and mind. This trance state of consciousness offers opportunity for purification and harmonization of oneâs body, soul and mind; to die and to be reborn anew. http://ofearthandsun.bandcamp.com/
Auditor fuses static noise walls, punishing downtuned industrial beats, black ambient drone, and dead-eyed doom metal into a palpable expression of emptiness. http://theauditor.bandcamp.com/music
cinchel is a drone/ambient artist from Chicago. Through the dense layering of manipulated sounds he attempts to recreate imaginary film soundtracks and stasis. In a live setting he focuses on extracting as much sound from a guitar as possible using various guitar effects and real-time computer processing to create abstract ambient music that is both minimal and dense. His main focus has been the interaction of sounds/notes with themselves. With only the use of delay, layering and distortion he attempts to make a lot of guitars no longer sound like guitars. http://cinchel.bandcamp.co/
Rasplyn Plays The Burlington - Feb. 15th
On Sunday, Feb 15th I'll be performing at The Burlington Bar alongside Tarnation, Cheval & Well Yells!! It's gonna be a super psychedelic and moody post-Valentine's Day show. Come feel our love buzz! <3
Doors 8pm, Music 9pm, $5
Tarnation is an experimental quintet of multi-instrumentalists. Originally formed to create a film score, the collective continues to take a cinematic approach to music. Ambient soundscapes are punctuated by sound effects and sampled voices. Cultural references and suggested narrative emerge and dissolve in the ethereal sound. The familiar gives way to the uncanny. https://tarnationchicago.bandcamp.com/
Rasplyn is the solo project of Carolyn OâNeill who uses her experience with classical composition to create mystical and visual landscapes with her music. Her style is dark, but beautifully filled with textured layers influenced by world culture and mysterious natural forces. Her compositions bear moments of writhing intensity and flowing release bathed in haunting vocals. http://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scenes-through-the-magic-eye
Cheval is a duo including Tara Noonan (of the Chicago post-punk group 'Nones') on Piano, Vocals, and bass, and Erik Sowa on drums. The songwriting style resembles early Cocteau Twins and the Raincoats combined with a free-jazz inspired drum sound. http://chevalchicago.bandcamp.com/
 Well Yells is the solo darkwave project of Patrick Holbrook, who plays music in Laughing Eye Weeping Eye and co-runs the label Hairy Spider Legs, both with his wife Rebecca Schoenecker. Well Yells is a way to do something with the fragments of music he hears while dreaming, to support his touring friends when they come to Chicago, and reconnecting with the way he learned to play music by ear by playing along to Bauhaus and Joy Division albums when he was a teenager. https://soundcloud.com/well-yells
#Tarnation #Rasplyn #Cheval #WellYells #TheBurlington #Chicago #Feb15 #ChicagoPsychedelia #MysticalMusicChicagoÂ
Rasplyn - Scenes Through the Magic Eye
Check out my debut album here! Mystical Music Abounds!
http://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scenes-through-the-magic-eye
Rasplyn's 'Scenes Through the Magic Eye' OUT NOW
My debut Rasplyn album, 'Scenes Through the Magic Eye' is now available on band camp, iTunes and Amazon.com via Mythical Records!!! Many thanks for the great reviews!!! <3 <3 <3
"You can hear the skill and mastery, the authenticity and the courage to break new ground all over these incredibly textured soundscapes...These songs are dynamic, intensely vibrant and full of passionâŠfull of LIFE...if this isnât an example of experimental music done at its 100% best and most unique, I just donât know what is." ~Sleepingbag Studios
 http://sleepingbagstudios.ca/rasplyn-scenes-through-the-magic-eye/
 "To say that this is an essential recording is an understatement. Itâs a spinal album, dark and moody, and one that needs to be discovered by all....What would we do if there werenât artists like Rasplyn making the effort to stretch barriers, and set musical goals that go way over and above the need to be on radio station playlists or popular music charts?" ~ Review Indie
http://reviewindie.com/2014/11/rasplyn-scenes-through-the-magic-eye-raptures-and-transfixes-your-senses/
 "This is not your average album of music; this is witchcraft for the ears!...it canât be denied that we are not dealing with normal every day music over here. These tracks that you can hear on this album are like magic spells, which is of course amazingly interesting to hear, but I feel it deserves some warning too. A bit like an âexplicit contentâ sticker but then with âmagicâ replacing the âexplicitâ." ~Yeah I Know It Sucks
 http://yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/rasplyn-scenes-through-the-magic-eye/
 "Rasplynâs âScenes Through the Magic Eyeâ is a multi-dimensional, hypnotic, down-tempo assault on all of your senses. Most mainstream music genres aim their sounds towards capturing the attention of your head, heart or feet -either through appealing musical notes and/or ear-catching words. Rasplynâs music moves on different wavelengths as she builds layer upon layer of intoxicating soundscapes that pierce your entire being." ~Jamsphere
 http://jamsphere.com/newreleases/rasplyn-scenes-through-the-magic-eye-is-a-storybook-for-your-soul
Rasplyn Interview by Current Music Thoughts!
Current Music Thoughts
A place for reviews and discussion of current music from independent artists and composers, as always, all feedback is welcome and appreciated
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Interview: Rasplyn
Hello readers! For this week's interview we are lucky to have a chat with "Rasplyn" which is the concert name of the composer, singer, and clairvoyant reader; Carolyn O'Neill. Her latest release is "Scenes Through the Magic Eye," and it's full of ambient beauty and lush orchestral washes - absolutely worth the listen!
MW: Thank you so much for giving us your time today â Iâm really looking forward to hearing more about your music!
RAS: Thank you so much for your interest in my music and for taking the time to learn more about me!
MW: Could you describe your music for the uninitiated out there?
RAS: I am a classically trained orchestral composer gone solo. I am also a Clairvoyant Reader and Energy Healer and my experiences with that work greatly influence what flows out of me during my creative process. My music tends to be fairly dark, but beautiful, and filled with fully orchestrated and textured layers and vocals. My music creates mystical and visual landscapes that have been described as being very cinematic and intense, sometimes even psychedelic. I love to use instruments from around the world to tell the stories of my compositions with the intent to fully transport the listener out of present time and into the scenes in my mindâs eye, or rather, to get lost creating scenes of their very own.
MW: A lot of the readers of this blog are curious about the recording end of productions â could you let us know what your studio set up is like?
RAS: My studio set up is very simple and quite honestly my recordings are completely DIY and literally done in my bedroom. I use Logic as my platform and have a Korg keyboard as my MIDI controller along with an audio interface and a mic. I use the EastWest orchestra collections pretty extensively in addition to recording my own vocals, clarinet, bass guitar and various hand percussion instruments.
MW: How old were you when you first started doing music? What was your first instrument?
RAS: I was about 7 years old when I first began organ lessons. We had a beautiful antique Wurlitzer organ with carved lionâs feet that had been passed down from my grandparents. Unfortunately, after a couple of years I accidentally broke a belt inside of it and it was unable to ever be repaired, so ended my keyboard proficiency. In 4th grade I began playing the clarinet in the school band and that became my main instrument until high school where I also picked up the bass guitar and, for a brief period, the cello. To this day I wonder how different of a composer I would have become if I had continued to play the organ all the while, instead of switching to the monophonic and linear clarinet.
MW: Who do you think are some of your biggest influences?
RAS: I have to say that my influences are quite broad. When I was a teenager I was very into grunge and riot grrrl music, which eventually bled into more of an interest in gothic genres, but I was playing orchestral music all the while. I never quite lost my tie to the female rage behind the riot grrrl and grunge movements though. As you can probably tell, the music I create now has plenty of anger and emotional torture behind it, but I tell my story through the palate of an orchestra rather than that of a rock band. I also feel heavily influenced by classical composers whose music was very dramatic and cinematic, even before the time of film existence. Iâve always loved music that has the ability to tell a full emotional story and to paint a picture without the need for words. Also by artists who allow themselves to go to that super deep and weird trance state when they create, without ever looking back, fully riding the wave of unconscious inspiration wherever it might take them. Iâd say some my biggest influences have been: PJ Harvey, Babes in Toyland, Tori Amos, Miranda Sex Garden, Hole, Rasputina, Schubert, Mozart, Stravinsky, Grieg, Chopin, Debussy and Mozart, to name a few.
MW: Were there any individuals that really helped you out in your journey? Who were they?
RAS: Countless individuals have helped me over the years. I have to thank both Gerald Bailey and Matthew Mehawich, who are both wonderful musicians and composers in their own right, for pushing and pulling me back into music after I had given up on it about 4 years ago. Philippe Gerber (JOHN 3:16) of Alrealon Musique found me in 2012 asking for a collaboration, and has done nothing but support and push me to take on way more than I ever had dreamed for myself musically since. He has gone to great lengths to promote my music through his label and to challenge me to expand and experiment with what I am able to create as a solo artist. My relationship with him has completely transformed me as a musician and I would never be where I am today without his guidance. Also this past year, Lakshmi Ramgopal (Lykanthea), discovered me and immediately took me under her wing promoting me and working to get my name out as much as possible in the Chicago music scene. She is an incredible solo ambient artist and friend.
MW: What was the craziest thing you ever encountered in a live scenario?
RAS: The craziest thing I ever encountered in a live scenario actually occurred 2 years ago when I was playing bass guitar in a metal band called Quadrillion. The lead singer and founder of the band, Theresa Vishnevetskaya, had started it as a bizarre artistic pregnancy project for herself. We never expected that the band would end up being pretty great. We played our very first show exactly one week before she gave birth to her son (who turned out completely healthy), but she was an unbelievable trooper, performing full force at countless rehearsals and on stage screaming, and howling, and growling away while 8.5 months pregnant. It was a sight that I will never forget. The whole band was terrified and prepared for birth at any moment, but luckily the baby waited until after our show to make his appearance. That show was definitely the most fun Iâve ever had playing music.
MW: Could you tell us about your latest release?
RAS: Creating âScenes Through the Magic Eyeâ has been a 2-year long spiritual journey for me. During these past 2 years I have realized that usually when I write, I have no idea where the music is coming from or where I get the ideas for my compositions. I simply sit down to work and they seem to just flow out of me, unconsciously telling a story that some part of my being appears to know all too well, but that is not from my current experience of life. I decided to spend a lot of time looking at this process and deep into myself to find out what is behind where these stories are coming from, learning what the story that my spirit feels compelled to express is and why. âScenes Through the Magic Eyeâ is what was born from this exploration.
MW: Sounds awesome, where can people go to hear more about you?
RAS: You can find me by searching Rasplyn on bandcamp, facebook, twitter, reverb nation, tumblr and instagram and my website is www.rasplyn.com. My album is off of the Mythical Records bandcamp page, http://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scenes-through-the-magic-eye, and is also available on iTunes and Amazon.com.
MW: Thanks again for taking this time to chat!
RAS: Thank you so much for the opportunity!
Rasplyn's debut album 'Scenes Through the Magic Eye' now available!
BIG NEWS!!!! My debut album, 'Scenes Through the Magic Eye' is finally here!!! Pre-sales are available now via mythical records for 20% off the full price if you enter the code "Rasplyn" until the official release date of Nov 30th. Come celebrate with me at The Burlington Bar tonight! I go on stage at 9pm! <3 <3 <3Â
https://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scenes-through-the-magic-eye
Rasplyn is the solo project of Carolyn OâNeill who uses her experience with classical composition, and as a Clairvoyant Reader and Energy Healer, to create mystical and visual landscapes with her music. Her style is dark, but beautifully filled with textured layers influenced by world culture and natureâs mysterious forces. Her compositions bear moments of writhing intensity and flowing release bathed in haunting vocals. Rasplynâs debut album, âScenes Through the Magic Eyeâ, explores the realms of her eternal being, looking deeply at the journey her lives have taken throughout history, her spirit evolving each step of the way.
Thanks to Gawkers Block for the Rasplyn Review
 Thanks to Gapers Block for their lovely review of last week's show at Schubas Tavern! Rasplyn's "...textured and incredibly layered songs are played in tandem with very striking visuals of distorted greenery and implied mysticism that prevail amongst her videos. Her songs are often punctuated by her voice in a near meditative chant, avoiding input from lyrical connotations, opting for a more of a beautiful droning darkness." It was wonderful to perform alongside such amazing musicians as Brash Flair & Dial In. <3
http://gapersblock.com/transmission/2014/1/01/dial_in_rasplyn_brash_flair_shared_their_eclectic_sounds_with_schubas/
Rasplyn Plays an Eve of Transcension at ManifeSTATION
Rasplyn plays ManifeSTATIONâs an Eve of Transcension event on Saturday, November 1st! https://www.facebook.com/events/293333734198592/
 âAs we embrace this brilliant and transitional time of year vivid colors surround us, the air turns crisp, and the days become shorter. We prepare to move inward harvesting another cycle of death and rebirth. The dim parts of ourselves emerge in order to be brought to light.
 Join us for an evening of performance as we celebrate fall by rising up into the enchanting beauty that lies in the darkness during this transformative time of year.â
Check out some pics of Rasplynâs last show at Schubaâs Tavern in Chicago, IL.
 You can find Rasplynâs music here!
http://www.rasplyn.com
http://rasplyn.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/rasplyn
Rasplyn Plays Schuba's on Oct. 28th with Dial In & Brash Flair
Dial In will be performing at the famous Schuba's Tavern on October 28th. They will be performing new music that they will be releasing over the course of the next few months. Expect to hear dark parlor piano arrangements offset by swaths of ambient synthesizer pads and digital percussion. Rasplyn is the solo project of Carolyn OâNeill who uses her experience with classical composition and film to create mystical and visual landscapes with her music. Brash Flair explores elements of triphop and downtempo, finding moments where storytelling and soundscape coalesce. $6 7:30PM Doors 21+
https://www.facebook.com/events/520647364739122/
http://schubas.com/Shows/10-28-2014+Dial+In
Rasplyn won the award for Best Original Composition at this yearâs Chicago 48 Hour Film Project for her music in R Undergroundâs entry âFACESâ. Check out the video and you can find her track âCircle Roundâ here!
https://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/track/circle-round
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https://rasplyn.bandcamp.com
Rasplyn included in Mythical Records 'Odyssey of Rapture' Compilation
mythical records new Odyssey of Rapture compilation, which includes a Rasplyn track, is now available for pre-order. If you like dark, experimental classical music you can enter the promo code "odysseyofrapturevol2" to get the album for *roughly* $5 instead of its full price of $8 the next few days only. Check it out! Official release date Sept. 25th.
https://mythicalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mythical-records-odyssey-of-rapture-vol-2
Rasplyn & Lykanthea play The Hideout
Had an AMAZING Rasplyn show at the Hideout wishing Lykanthea off to Rome with Scott Cortez and Tyler Etters!
Check out my music here: http://rasplyn.bandcamp.com/releases
Lykanthea, Rasplyn & Scott Cortez play The Hideout Aug. 23rd!
Check out these beautiful tracks by Lykanthea, Scott Cortez, Tyler Etters & the Northern Information Movement & Rasplyn to get a peek at what's in store for you at the Hideout on August 23! Don't miss this awesome show!
https://soundcloud.com/lykanthea/sets/hideout
Lykanthea/Rasplyn Release - My Sisters
Rasplyn is very proud to be a featured artist on Lykanthea's debut EP 'Migration'. You can download their haunting track 'My Sisters' here for free! http://lykanthea.bandcamp.com/track/my-sisters
Rasplyn and Lykanthea will also be performing together at The Hideout on Saturday, August 23rd along with Scott Cortez. Weâd love to see you at the show! <3
Lykanthea's 'Migration' EP drops July 29th!
Rasplyn is incredibly excited to be a featured artist on Lykantheaâs upcoming EP, 'Migration' set to drop on July 29th. The mega-deep tracks of âMigrationâ were written and recorded on Delos, Greece and Chicago, IL, the EP is the first in a series of releases loosely inspired by the 4,000-year-old Sumerian myth of the goddess Innana and her journey to and from the underworld. To learn more about the lovely Lykanthea and where you can get this EP follow her here!Â
~Rasplyn~
Check out the hypnotically mystical music of Rasplyn!
https://www.facebook.com/RasplynCarolynONeill
http://alrealonmusique.bandcamp.com/album/priestess-of-the-goddess-alrn044
http://www.rasplyn.com/