Gel

Seattle's Gel-Sol is producer/musician Andrew Reichel, whose dichotomous sound spans from ambient soundscapes to complex, rhythmic electronica, creating a dynamic psychedelic universe with heavy emphasis on improvisation. In 2004, Gel-Sol released the critically-acclaimed Gel-Sol 1104 (aka Music Made For You…And By You, I Mean Me.) on the UK's cult ambient label Em:t Records. There's similarities to mid-period Orb releases, especially "Orblivion", as well as Irresistible Force and Pete Namlook's collaborations with Bill Laswell. Layers of warm, comforting synths and some dub-influenced basslines and beats, weirdo samples and a general feeling of detached, enveloping harmony…

Eftalya was born in 1891 in Istanbul and died in the same city in 1939. She is the daughter of a Greek-born Ottoman army officer by the name of Yorgaki Efendi, who was also a music lover or an amateur musician. About her teachers in music and how she became a trained musician, we do not know. "Deniz Kızı", which means "mermaid", was her epithet by which she was known throughout her musical life. The epithet has an interesting story…