Jesse Sola, the man behind the musical soundworlds of Numina, is a relative newcomer in the genres of Spacemusic and Dark-ambient. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, Numina.s 2001 release .Evolving Visions. has gained this small-time independent artist renowned acclaim. Here are some excerpts of various reviews of the music of Numina:
This is floating ambient music of the first order, the kind that you can't help but draw in a deep, relaxing breath and just let it go.. ~ Phil Derby / Electroambient Space
Lush ambiences and themes mix with rich synthetic orchestrations to create a masterpiece that just floats and hovers over you like a thick fog.. ~ Lloyd Barde of Backroads Music
Numina sends sweet sonic gaseous space between your ears. Good old ambient floatations! . ~ David J. Opdyke / Ambientrance
From beginning to end it makes you feel like you're floating way off in space, watching galaxies spin and grow, hovering in star dust, hiding from everyone and everything on some distant planet. I love the deep pulsing tones and the angelic tides of sound that swirl all around you. It sounds like a sea of deep green space. Like you have your ears submerged in water looking up into endless oceans of stars and universe. ~ Tara VanFlower of Lycia
Imagine you take a dive into an ocean filled with vast, encompassing ambient soundworlds. The view with touches of Eno or Budd is endless as you float along with long-stretched, almost non-rhythmic space-textures that endure over 70 minutes. Numina's music breaths a sense of timelessness as it travels through darker and lighter territories which embrace the listener in various ways.. ~ Bert Strolenberg for KLEM Magazine
Evolving Visions consists of some very beautiful yet ghoulishly dark timbres; it unfolds ever so slowly giving a little bit up and then taking away just as slowly and subtly.. ~ Matt Borghi
Whereas most ambient artists will compose about "The beauty of nature" and all that, Numina eschews a feeling of being totally lost in that same nature.. ~ David Holton of Ashengrace
This review is for anyone into beautiful ambient music, Jesse, to me is one of the newer ambient musicians who makes music for the soul, his work is quiet and etherealingly chaotic, deep and dark, full of contemplation and honest reflection. Wide drones that could fill up the sky.. ~ Erick of Translucia
Jesse has very quickly established himself as a candidate for ambient greatness!. ~ Jim Brenholts for Ambient Visions
Numina kicks ambient butt. . Mike Scheibinger / Sonic Foundry
Reviews:
Reviews of Sanctuary of Dreams
Reviews of Eye of the Nautilus
Reviews of other releases
Interviews:
Interview for Ambient Visions
Interview with Deep Intense
Interview with Ping Things 2004
Airplay credits include: Hearts of Space (U.S.), Stillstream.com (U.S.), Galactic Travels (U.S.), The Ambient Ping (Canada), Star's End (U.S.), Mystic Music (U.S.), Progressive Soundscapes (U.S.)
Discography:
Symbiotic Spaces (2-CD of rare & unreleased material) ~ mid-2007 ~ Gestalt
Signals
Sound Symbols ~ mid-2007
Shift to the Ghost ~ February 2007 ~ Hypnos Recordings
Transparent Planet ~ 2005 Edition ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Eye of the Nautilus ~ 2005 ~ Hypnos Recordings
Sanctuary of Dreams ~ 2004 ~ Hypnos Recordings
Live at the Inner Sanctum ~ 2003 ~ Numinamusic CD-R
Trancension Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Solace ~ 2002 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Sanctum Sanctorum ~ 2001 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Evolving Visions ~ 2001 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
The Haunting Silence ~ 2001 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Recluse ~ 2001 ~ Numinamusic 3" CD-R (Out of Print)
Transparent Planet ~ 2000 ~ mp3.com
Dreamsleep ~ 2000 ~ Numinamusic CD-R Re-issue
Collaboration releases:
Megaliths & Monoliths ~ February 2006 ~ Numinamusic CD-R ~ Collaboration
with Dan Russo (AKA IXOHOXI)
Inside the Hollow Realm ~ June 2004 ~ Gestalt Records ~ Collaboration with
Caul
Starfarer's Tales Vol. II ~ 2004 ~ Mixonic.com (Collaboration with IXOHOXI, to be
released mid 2004)
Starfarer's Tales Vol. I ~ 2002 ~ mp3.com / Numinamusic CD-R ~
(Collaboration with IXOHOXI)
Poisoned Dreams ~ 2004 ~ Middle Pillar (Collaboration with The Unquiet Void ~ Not Yet
Released)
Untitled ~ Collaboration with Elan on two tracks ~ Mid 2004 ~ Gestalt
Records
Outward Appearance ~ 2003 ~ Dark Duck Records (Collaboration with Stephen
Philips)
From Within the Abyss ~ 2002 ~ Dark Duck Records (Collaboration with
Stephen Philips)
Sound Design Releases:
Available Light ~ 2004 ~ Sony Digital Music
ACID library
Numina | Emotional Peak Sounds for Cinema ~ 2002 ~ Sony Digital Music
ACID library
Numina II ~ 2003 ~ Sony Digital Music ACID library
Soundtrack to the Independent Film "Alyss" ~ (Night Films) ~ 2003
Soundtrack to indie film "The Espial" (Ray Gun Studios) ~ 2003
Soundtrack to independent film "Sarah's Demons" ~ 2001
Commercial soundtrack for mars rover story on PBS ~ 2006
NUMINA INFORMATION: e-mail: ___numina_AT_frii.com___ ~ Phone: 303-904-7394 Web: www.numinamusic.com Numina Music available direct from the artist, Hypnos, Backroads, and Dark Duck Records
