Born in Hannover (Germany) in 1972 and
later moved to Valencia (Spain), Ran Kirlian began exploring his own
musical pathways in the mid-nineties and recorded his first album Shore of Darkness in 2000. Since then nearly a dozen albums have followed, among which include Obscurity (2000), Melting Point (2001), Sleeper (2004) and his lastest work Dissolution (2009). Also, two albums entitled Selected Works I & Selected Works II
were released in 2007 collecting music recorded and released between
years 2000 and 2007 from tribal-ambient to dark and space ambient
genres.
His music, mostly focussed on tribal and dark ambient
genres, offers a personal and intense approach to textural landscaping
and atmospheres inspiring ritualistic environments, cold spaces and
desolate landscapes. Defined as a self-taught musician, he uses to
start most of his projects from raw improvisations that later evolve in
a continuous refinement process.
With synthesizers and
samplers as his main tools, his music tries to combine different sound
sources like field recordings, exotic flutes, percussions and ethnic
instruments like bowls and didgeridoos. This mixture carries evident
influences from artists like Steve Roach, Alio Die, Robert Rich, Mathias
Grassow, Oöphoi, Lustmord, Thom Brennan and Jorge Reyes.
Ran Kirlian albums on Bandcamp
Ran Kirlian official website
Music released on Altera Orbe:
- The Woomh Files [AOR0031, AOREP015, 2019]
- White Angel [Woomh EP, AOREP014, 2019]
- La Cueva de las Almas Perdidas [Woomh EP, 2019]
- OSCVIRIA (with Landru) [Woomh EP, AOREP012, 2019]
- Many Futures III [Woomh EP, 2019]
- Ethernautica III [AOR0030, 2018]
- Many Futures II [Woomh EP, 2018]
- The Shape of Memories [AOR0029, 2018]
- Many Futures I [ Woomh EP, 2018]
- Distant Signals [AOR0028, 2018]
- Ethernautica II [AOR0027, 2017]
- Maalesbark [Woomh EP, AOREP013, 2017]
- Ixtab [Woomh EP, AOREP011, 2017]
- Nested Dreams [Woomh EP, AOREP010, 2017]
- Ethernautica I [AOR0026, 2016]
- Los Bosques Sombríos [Woomh EP, AOREP008 2015]
- The Physics of Heaven (with Oöphoi) – [ AOR0017, 2013]
- Cosmos (with Jaja) – [ AOR0016, 2013]
- Ataraxia [AOREP007, 2013]
- Formations – [ AOR0010, 2012]
- Continuum – [ AOR0008, 2012]
- Mystical Veils [Woomh EP, AOREP001 2012]
- Waterfront (with Landru) – [ AOR0006, 2012]
- Dissolution – [ AOR0003, 2009]
- Selected Works II – [AOR0005, 2007]
- Selected Works I – [AOR0004, 2007]
- Sleeper – [ AOR0023, 2004]
- Elements in Motion – [ AOR0022, 2004]
- Fade Out – [AOR0021, 2003]
Other music
- Initial Flow – [2002]
- Melting Point – [2001] Bandcamp
- Limbo – [2001] Bandcamp
- Isolated Landscape – [2001] Bandcamp
- Obscurity – [2000] Bandcamp
- Shore of Darkness – [2000] Bandcamp