Lee Negin

Experimental • Seoul, 140-011, KR

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About the Artist

"Lee Negin brilliantly defines a musical realm that is his alone. He effortlessly forges through the uncharted waters of musical Zen and cleverly orchestrates sound into a vibrant, visceral experience. Mr. Negin is a savvy magician welding a maestro's baton, a mystical boatman guiding the listener on an epic journey through undiscovered sonic terrain." - Lee Crisman, Pluto Radio Lee Negin is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, synthesist, producer, and recording engineer. A prolific composer and videographer and an early synthesizer enthusiast, he was involved in the DIY movement and Detroit Techno scene in the 1980's when his music received international airplay including by John Peel on BBC Radio. He is listed as an influential artist in "The International Discography of the New Wave" (edited by B. George and Martha Defoe (Omnibus Press). In 2010 one of his early tracks, "Nothing Goes Right" was re-released on a compilation from Genetic Music (Berlin). In January 2011, an EP of video soundtracks was released. In February, his CD, “Hungry Ghosts” was released. Recorded in his home studio and mixed and mastered in the UK, "Hungry Ghosts" was selected by Dandelion Radio (UK) as one of the top 50 albums of 2011 (#32). In September 2011, a piece, “Without Reason” appeared on a compilation from Daidalos Records (Chile), and a new CD of ambient/electronica/experimental work, “Wu Wei” was released. December 2011 saw the release of the CD "Reflections of Waking Dreams." Several digital singles and videos were also released in 2011. In 2012 there were several releases, including a single (with video) "CYBERiTU" in January; In May, a new album, "Technodelic Transmissions." In September, a new collection of ambient-electronica-experimental work, "Views from the Outer Rim" was released. "Views..." was selected by Dandelion Radio as #22 of the top 50 albums of 2012. Four videos of tracks from this album were released. In March 2013, Negin released a new album, "The Lunar Collection." In late 2013, Lee released 3 singles. The first, "Moshi Moshi" has been in the top 10 on Music World Radio's (UK) chart since its release. On 20 December, he released a new album, "Entropical Slices," a 14 song eclectic collection of songs from different periods in his career, including the afore mentioned singles. Negin is currently ranked as the #1 Experimental/Electronic musician in Korea on Reverbnation's international rankings chart, a position he has held for about 3 years. 2014 Releases Lee Negin releases new “Technopera,” The Cheeze Chronicles: Volume V on June 20, 2014 (Passing Phase Records) "Cheeze Chronicles" was selected as the #15 album for 2014 by Dandelion Radio (UK) on the top 40 list. In August, Negin released a remastered "Balance," a CD which was originally released in 1994 (20 year anniversary). He also released a new single, "The Cheeze Spreads" with a music video. In September, a video collaboration was released. The video, by an Austrian artist, entitled "Death Zone." Negin's soundtrack "Groundless." In November, Negin released "Groundless," a collection of extended psychedelic-electronica-ambient-experimental dreamscapes. 2015 On 19 January, a new EP was released, "Terminus." A new collection of extended herbal supplements, "Terminus" is the soundtrack 'for a movie that takes place in the space between your ears' (quoting from "Cheeze Chronicles"). Negin currently has 30+ videos online. http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/LeeNegin http://leenegin.com/ http://passingphasemusic.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/passingphasemusic www.facebook.com/LeeNegin1 https://twitter.com/umeboshiroshi

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