Slow Sunday Selection

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Slow Sunday Selection

Check Spotify and Bandcamp for my most up to date releases. I don't update this page and check on it infrequently. The songs here on Soundcloud are mainly jams and work in progress songs as well as some released music. Ambient modular synthesizer music adn ambient electric guitar.Banner and main icon artwork by Philip Elvin Holmes. https://www.instagram.com/philipholmes/Cheers,John Reidar Holmes

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    01 She Plucked A Harp As The Moon Rose High

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    08 The Lord of Shades Decides

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    07 She Opened a Window And The World Rushed In

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    06 Losing Eden Yet Again

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    05 In the Spring Came The New Rain

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    04 Her Name Adrift on a Flying Wind

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    03 Following the Light of The Sun

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    02 I Heard the Song of the Nail Maker

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    01 A Small Collection of Oracle Bones

    Originally released on Kalamine Records and now made available on my artist page. kalaminerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-of-shades-decides 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is a collection of eight soundscapes recorded and composed on modular synthesizer and tongue drum. Not intended as strictly ignorable ambient in the Eno tradition 'The Lord of Shades Decides' is rather a series of journeys in sound for your inner eye to venture on. credits released September 1, 2023 John Reidar Holmes is musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly a blues and rock guitarist, John dove into the world of electronic ambient music about a year before the pandemic and is on a journey of exploring this very cerebral kind of music. John has released music on Expert Sleepers, Sound+Matter, Whitelabrecs and Kaiseki Digital. You can listen to more of John's music below: www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Vi1OqAXf3uTz-JYkE2Lg johnwork113.wixsite.com/johnreidarholmes This release also includes a printable PDF Cassette J-Card cover. credits released October 6, 2023 Music, mixing and mastering John Reidar Holmes license all rights reserved

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    01 The Strings of Hope, the Puppets of Belief

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    09 ...The Colour And Glow Had Gone From the Day

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    08 Under A Chilly Sun

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    07 Sounds Redolent with Code

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    06 Sounds Coated In Arsenic

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    05 Beautific Visions

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    04 Amor Fati

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    03 A Landscape Holds Its Breath

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    02 Becoming Aware, Becoming Astute

    Originally released on Shimmering Moods Records on Compact Disc in November 2023, Under A Chilly Sun is now available here on Bandcamp and on streaming services. There's even a really nice Youtube video to check out too. Click the Hyperfollow link below to access the full suite of releases. (AT THE TIME OF WRITING THERE ARE CDs LEFT. GO TO SHIMMERING MOODS IF YOU WANT A CD. LINKS BELOW) Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun HYPERFOLLOW: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/johnreidarholmes/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 Original album description: Pause the world for a moment and let yourself sink into some sound. The nine tracks on 'Under a Chilly Sun' are ambient soundscapes created with an ever-growing Eurorack synthesizer system, tongue drum and electric guitar fed through a looper, delay and reverb. Released on Shimmering Moods Records in Amsterdam November 10th, 2023. The album artwork is an oil painting by Philip Holmes, my brother, called 'View over Öresund'. 'Under a Chilly Sun' takes its inspiration from this seascape painting which evokes the grey and sun-starved landscape of autumn in Scandinavia. In the distance through the haze and mist you can see the iconic building 'Turning Torso', the city of Malmö's tallest building twisting towards the sky. I'm a musician based in southern Sweden. Formerly exclusively a blues and rock guitarist, I dove into the world of ambient music and synthesizers about a year before the pandemic and never looked back. I now record and release my music through labels on Bandcamp and perform live locally in Malmö. Thank you for listening, JRH Music, mix and mastering: John Reidar Holmes Artwork: Philip Elvin Holmes philipholmes2.myportfolio.com Links: Available on CD from Shimmering Moods Records: shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-chilly-sun Shimmering Moods Records 2023 SHM 272 credits released December 18, 2023 license all rights reserved

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    09 Moments of Bliss, Seconds of Perfection

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    08 The Modern World's Cacophony

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    07 The Moon slips through her Mansions

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    06 Beyond the Bay Tree

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    05 Time's Galliard

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    04 At the Turning of the Day

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    03 The Book of Watchers

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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    02 I am the Stars and the Moon

    "At the turning of the day..." celebrates a turning point in my musical career, and the Expert Sleepers disting mk4 and disting EX were a big part of that. Until a year or so before the pandemic I was exclusively a blues, rock and jazz guitarist and played in bands. I gradually switched to modular synthesizer music after being introduced to the ARP Odyssey, Moog Mother 32 and other semi-modular synthesizers as well as getting into the generative ambient music of Brian Eno. I gradually built up a system as I went along, and the disting mk4 was the beginning of that system. The central idea of my setup is that it should be able to do just about anything, or rather, it should be able tackle as many musical ideas that I can throw at it as possible but at the same time fulfill some of the purpose of a band member, hence the large collection of multifunctional and generative modules that reside within it. The music is non-traditional in its approach to songwriting in the sense that it is not composed with intros, choruses and solos in mind and fans of genres such as Drone and Ambient will feel right at home. Some tracks are loop-based while others make use of evolving melodies to keep you hooked as well as containing prominent guitar parts to contrast the sounds of... more credits released January 6, 2023 Composed and recorded by John Reidar Holmes Artwork by Philip Holmes Mastered by James Edward Armstrong license all rights reserved

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Check Spotify and Bandcamp for my most up to date releases. I don't update this page and check on it infrequently. The songs here on Soundcloud are mainly jams and work in progress songs as well as some released music. Ambient modular synthesizer music adn ambient electric guitar.Banner and main icon artwork by Philip Elvin Holmes. https://www.instagram.com/philipholmes/Cheers,John Reidar Holmes

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