Music Albums
Emerald Web
Kat's Other Ensembles
Kat's Other Ensembles
"Dragon Wings and Wizard Tales” was their first of 12 albums. Their other albums are: “ Whispered Visions", "Sound Trek", "Valley of the Birds", "Aqua Regia", "Nocturne", "Lights of the Ivory Plains", "Traces of Time", "Catspaw", "Dreamspun", and "Manatee Dreams of Neptune". In addition to self-published albums on their Stargate label, the band was also signed with record labels Fortuna Records, Celestial Harmonies, Passport's Audion Records, and Scarlet Records. Since those original 11 albums were released, several albums were re-issued or released as new compilations, including “The Stargate Tapes”, “Whispered Visions”, “Garden of Mirrors”, and “Spiritus Sanctus” on Finders Keepers Label ,“Dragon Wings and Wizard Tales” on Sebastian Speaks Records, and “Catspaw-Remastered” on Anodize Records.
Bob Stohl was renowned for his unique synthesizer textures, “Flute Electronique”, and for his Lyricon playing. The sound of the ”Flute Electronique" was created on a flute with a contact mic that ran through electronics, including an octave divider, Mu-tron III envelope filter, fuzz pedal, wah-wah pedal, Roland Space Echo and other effects. Bob developed his unique flute technique to create a sound that is sometimes similar to a screaming lead guitar. The Lyricon is an unusual hybrid synthesizer/woodwind instrument on which Bob created a variety of sounds such as oboe, synthesizer, electric guitar, and french horn.
Kat Epple is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning composer, flutist, EWI-ist, keyboardist, and synthesist who currently composes television and film scores, performs concerts around the world, and continues to release albums with other ensembles and as a solo artist. She has released thirty-four albums of original music, and collects flutes from her extensive travels around the world which she often incorporates in her original compositions.
From ROVI:
In addition to releasing a dozen albums on various independent labels, husband-and-wife team Bob Stohl and Kat Epple have scored and produced music for numerous film and TV projects at the state-of-the-art recording studio in their Florida home. These projects have gained them numerous awards, including several Emmy and Addy awards. In 1990 their close creative partnership ended when Stohl tragically drowned. Manatee Dreams of Neptune, one of the finest albums Emerald Web ever made, was recorded shortly before his death. Though many of their releases are difficult to find, the evocative, mood-altering compositions on the releases listed here are exemplary of The Emerald Web sound. ~ Linda Kohanov, Rovi
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Kat's Other Ensembles
Kat's Other Ensembles
Kat's Other Ensembles
Kat Epple's compositions on keyboard, digital technology, World Flutes, and other acoustic instruments, include a huge variety of musical styles including World Music, New Age, Jazz, Metal, Orchestral Film Scores, Children’s, Electronic Space Music, Native, and Ambient Music.
Azure Pieces of Life
Nature-Inspired music, featuring rippling piano chords and flute melodies that glide and flutter, creating a feel of natural spaces and birds in celebratory flight. Kat Epple, flutes, Chuck Grinnell, keyboard.
Tranquility Hideaway : Music for Massage, Meditation, Insomnia, Relaxation, and Balance
One hour of continuous musical serenity, created by Kat Epple, on the soft, low timbre of the bass flute, accompanied by a subtle heartbeat-like drum. The music on Tranquility Hideaway was specifically created to inspire peace, connection, calmness, sleep, healing, opening, and alignment. The natural, transparent sound encourages the brain to center, slow down, and de-stress. Because there are "no surprises" in the music, it can be listened to as an effective lullaby, to prepare the mind, body, and spirit for sleep, or as an ambience for introspection, meditation, and reverence.
Elemental Circuitry
Kat Epple, World Flutist, and Nathan Dyke, World Percussionist, take the listener on a musical journey across borders and world cultures, with their treasure trove of unique instruments from around the globe, including Australian Didgeridoo, Djembe drum, World Flutes, Ngoni African harp, Bawu, Native American Flutes, other indigenous instruments, and keyboard
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