ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sleepwalker a.k.a Lyubomir Yordanov started to work on the Sleepwalker project back in 2000, after years of studying music, exploring ethnic cultures and inspiring by vast journeys. With more than 250,000 listens online, Sleepwalker (at age 26) almost instantly became one of the most successful artists from Bulgaria in his genre. Like proud member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers), Sleepwalker released 3 albums since 2004 - “Flower Of Life - 2004”, “A Tear For Kursk - 2005”, “Amenti - 2006”.
The music of Sleepwalker combines in a fascinating way different genres as New Age, Chill-out, Lounge, World and Ambient, mixed with folklore motives from all over the planet, symphonic parts and Soundtrack themes. The conception centre on ancient civilizations, wondered and sacred places, epic antique cities, fascinate tales, lyrics of Arabian, Portuguese, French and Italian, interlaced with Tibetan, African and Native American dialects and Bulgarian chants. For reaching such rich and vary sound picture, Sleepwalker use the combination of new modern computer technologies with multiple instruments as guitars, violin, synthesizers, Native American flutes, African and Indonesian percussions, mandolin, oud, saz and Armenian pipe. Sleepwalker works with different musicians, like each one of them blend and color the music with own style.
ALBUM DESRIPTION
The new album of Sleepwalker - "Amenti" approves a private style and incredible sound "Sleepwalker". An ingenious composition elements and inovatory approach create an impressive and rememberable sound picture. A tender blend of low and high acoustic guitar lines with a soaring wordless vocals moving in and out of the background, noble tones of Native American flutes and innovatibe combo of bongos, djembe, doumbek and timbal fits nicely in the New Age, World & Ethnic genres. The orchestration goes beyond the traditional conceptions for a musical background and rather reminds of qualitative soundtrack. As the height of perfection the album is mastered by the Grammy award-winning engineer Bob Katz, Digital Domain Studio (www.digido.com), USA.
AWARDS
It is no chance that the track “Invisible Cloister” from this album occupied the #1 place in the World chart of the prestigious website GarageBand.com, earning 5/5 stars over more than 110 reviews..
MUSIC QUOTES
written by sound reporters, producers and music labels
"Sleepwalker's album has a lot of natural organic impact for electronic music and a cool bass beat!"
Bob Katz, Mastering Engineer, Orlando, Florida, USA
"Amenti is the second full length album from Bulgarian musician Lyubomir Yordanov, in the interim between albums Sleepwalker also released the single A Tear For Kursk. There is a marked development in both style and production on this latest project - Lyubomir delivers a polished, unique vision that is lifted above the average by his own well crafted compositions as well as by the involvement of so many other skilled contributors. The updated Sleepwalker website is a visual delight with lots to explore, containing plenty of information and sound samples as well as a store should you wish to buy the album. This project has just stepped up to a whole new level."
Paul Jury, Morpheus Music, UK
"I heard everything from opera to Lakota Sioux on Amenti and the combinations were always amazing. The sound can be compared to Enigma, Fallen You or Dead Can Dance. Sleepwalker gets full credit for his compositional skills. It was always a surprise as to what I might hear next and there were no disappointments in the thirteen tracks. Amenti is many hidden worlds. I liked the album very much."
RJ Lannan, New Age Reporter, USA
"These compositions strive to deliver contemporary electronic music to a more accessible venue with the addition of familiar instruments. The electronics become simply an aspect instead of the dominant factor. This full range of sound bestows a universal appeal on the tuneage, bridging modern and ancestral influences with bewitching charm."
Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosity - Alternative/Electronic Music, USA
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