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Ophidians: Caricature Personalities Released Early by harlequins enigma

ophidians: caricature personalities, harlequins enigma`s retro album is early out, the material consist of remastered 8 bit sound.

Bergen, Canada, Thursday – April 05, 2012 — ophidians: caricature personalities, harlequins enigma`s (http://www.myprgenie.com) retro album is early out. the material consist of remastered 8 bit sound. the result is outstanding at times, though some of the material have lesser quality then other tracks. the album is out on itunes, & yesterday on junodownload. this means that the quality retro album is available in m4a (itunes), mp3 (juno, cdon.com) & in 16 bit 44.1 wav format at junowdownload. harlequins enigma is happy to announce that the album has been released as a budget album, where juno`s 16 bit cd quality version will cost you only GBP12.50, for 75 tracks.

artists involved in the project were: åge riisnes (owner of harlequins enigma), jean michel jarre, sara jensen, sara q, elin berge, atjazz, sade, tori amos, emma watson, katie leung, yello & tangerine dream.

the inspiration of åge riisnes` early work came much from amiga artists like: øistein johan eide (boom jinx), martin iveson (atjazz), bjørn lynne, jesper kyd, jochen hippel & raphael gesqua. he also drew inspiration in the 90`s from artists like: jean michel jarre, tori amos, sade, vangelis, georgio moroder, cyndi lauper, kate bush, simply red, madonna, a-ha, alphaville, the beatles, prince & others. lately he has listened to other artists like jan garbarek, kitaro, tangerine dream, røyksopp, anja garbarek, bjørk, briskeby, bjørn eidsvåg & is thrilled to have played with some of them. as a result of co-operation, his mind expanded musically & he says thanx for that experience. physically he is about to snap, so his health is a priority now. mentally he is strong & hope to have enough money one day & buy a house & move away to somewhere quiet. he informs he took a break from music to have some rest, but have actually gotten worse.

harlequins enigma`s ( http://www.harlenia.com ) plans for the future is to release octagon vol.4 – loom, it`s the classical album, which took the place from the announced jazz album, which will come afterwards. they will also release a tori amos ep, consisting of 4 small amiga sessions & 3 fl studio sessions. rally feat. jean michel jarre, will be remastered & released as a single. the 50 cent piece featuring katie leung, the light of the shadow will be remastered & will feature 3 other hip hop tracks, some of it amiga material. catmint will come, a mixed album featuring various artists. td sound 1, 2 & 3 will also appear featuring tangerine dream, klaus schulze, other ex-members of tangerine dream & katie leung worked on many of the tracks also. expect these releases from harlequins enigma in 2013-2014.

harlequins enigma contact info:
email: harlequins.enigma@yahoo.com
twitter: h_enigma
telephone: 4798152524
homepage: www.harlenia.com

Press & Media Contact:
Ã¥ge riisnes
harlequins enigma
Bergen, Canada
479-815-2524
harlequins.enigma@yahoo.com
http://www.harlenia.com