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Planet X 09:13
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The Hunted 04:57
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Gradual Annihilation of the Mind 10:27
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4.
Point of No Return 05:44
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Elevation 01:28
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A Particle in the Vastness of Space 05:09
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Final Transformation 01:29
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Anima Aeterna 05:52
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Simultaneously ethereal and concrete, both spectral and textural, Planet X—the debut collaboration between guitarist Erdem Helvacioglu and violist Ulrich Mertin—tells the story of the appearance in the sky of a new heavenly body and follows one hapless explorer’s quest to discover what lies at its heart. Over the course of two years, Helvacioglu and Mertin composed and crafted this project, building up layers of jagged scratching sounds, plaintive melodies, percussive hits, and dark drones. The two artists grounded the sound of the album in strings but also employed unorthodox recording techniques, sophisticated processing algorithms, and multi-tracking to achieve a rich, complex, resonant texture. Throughout, the sound is unmistakably forward-looking, evocative of the project’s science fiction themes and redolent of the eerie, sometimes dark feel of sci-fi films like “Alien,” “Moon,” and “2001.”

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released October 30, 2012

Erdem Helvacıoğlu : Drum programming, Togaman GuitarViol, electric guitar, electronics
Ulrich Mertin : Viola, vocals

Produced by Erdem Helvacıoğlu and Ulrich Mertin

Recorded and mixed by Erdem Helvacıoğlu
HELVACIOGLU Studio, Istanbul

Mastered by Pieter Snapper, Babajim Istanbul Studios & Mastering

FANFARE MAGAZINE
"Planet X is an extraordinarily inventive and fascinating album of essentially electronic music, and I can recommend it highly on its musical content alone."
—Lynne Rene Bayley

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
"Planet X comes into view slowly as the mission approaches. The sonic landscape is bleak at first, with rumblings and undercurrents of dissonance that become more overt as the ship lands and the crew become The Hunted. Low string sounds are manipulated to sound more like hunting trombones, and there is a distinct feeling of a chase with moments of repose amidst a landscape during the piece. What is so surprising about the program is how effective the sounds Helvacioglu and Mertin have chosen are. The approach, chase, torture, self reflection, and transformation are all captured wonderfully with the electronics, guitar, distortions, and drum processing."
—Kraig Lamper

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ERDEM HELVACIOGLU New York, New York

One-man guitarviol orchestra. Sound explorer. Storytelling with sound.

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