Just click on this link to download
the zip file of the album; Pteranodon.zip
You can also download the album artwork and CD label
if you want to burn it to disk; Pter_CD_art.zip
There is also a thematic thread to
these albums, which progressively becomes more related to
The Seventh Earth. 'Pteranodon' lays a ground for this with
a general backdrop of pre-history with a bit of mythology
mixed in by way of the 'A Bao A Qu'.
PTERANODON Notices:
Harry Guerin / RTE.ie / October 14 2008
" In the days of simple thrills on the Northside of Dublin
in the late 1970s, the - for want of a better description
- 'soundtrack test' had its enthusiasts. What it involved
was getting a friend or sibling to sit in a totally darkened
room at night with the soundtrack to 'Close Encounters of
the Third Kind', 'Halloween' or 'Jaws' playing on the stereo.
While they listened, those outside the room added their own
sound effects and timed how long those on the inside could
last.
Had Alan Lambert been making records in the 1970s, he too
would have featured on the nocturnal playlist.
Alternately scary and uplifting, subtle and epic, catchy and
difficult, 'Pteranodon' is two pieces of electronic music,
each hitting the 20-minute mark. But don't let that put you
off - the time goes by very quickly.
The title track mixes militaristic drumming, swirling keyboards
and Asian voices to create what feels like a travelogue through
headphones. It is followed by 'A Bao A Qu (The Turning Step)',
a piece which starts soothing, then ups the heart-rate by
transforming into Arabian dance music before enveloping you
in gloom.
With both, you return to pick out different things and try
to figure out how it all sits together so well. And the more
you listen, the more you expect more exciting times ahead."
Road Records / July 2008
" Alan Lambert is an irish based electronic producer
and short film maker. This album features two separate 20
minute long pieces. They are two very beautiful synth driven
ambient pieces with hints of everything from Jean Michelle
Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schultze. There is also an
element of some early krautrock experimentalism akin to the
likes of Cluster or even Harmonium. The album features Pteranodon
and also A Bao A Qu."
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