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AeTopus
Bryan Tewell Hughes of AeTopus
Background information
Born (1966-05-19) May 19, 1966 (age 58)
OriginBellingham, Washington
GenresElectronic, New-age, Dark Ambient
Years active2002–present (2002–present)
Labels12Ton Productions
Websitewww.aetopus.com

AeTopus is a progressive Electronic music project performed and produced by composer Bryan Tewell Hughes. The music has received critical acclaim within the new-age and electronic music genres, and the album Between Empires won the award of Best Electronic album in the 2012 Zone Music Reporter Awards.[1] The album Tempula was nominated in the Best Electronic category in the 2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards.[2] Other nominations for ZMR Best Electronic album include the 2013 Extended play (EP) release Angels and Machines, the 2015 CD When, and the 2018 CD Totem Totum. After having independently released seven albums and two EPs between 2002 and 2022, Hughes signed with the Spotted Peccary Music label for the release of the full-length album Cup in 2023.

Biography

Bryan Tewell Hughes (May 19, 1966) was born in

Kitaro (notable pioneers in the genre) as two of his early influences.[3]

Between 1987 and 1997, he played

audio engineering internship at Binary Recording Studio in Bellingham.[3]

Hughes has dedicated his musical energy to AeTopus since the release of the full-length CD Memories of the Elder in 2002. He is also a visual artist, and is credited with the art and graphic design of most of his CD liner notes.

Musical style

AeTopus' sound combines both

percussion
).

The music of AeTopus has generally been described as a blend of several Electronic music subgenres. Jim Brenholts of Ambient Visions referred to Memories of the Elder as a "hybrid", describing it as possessing "...elements of the

Berlin school, pastoral new age, dark ambience and droning minimalism. At the same time, it is none of those styles.[4] In a 2008 review of Tempula, Bill Binkelman of Zone Music Reporter noted that "...Hughes has fashioned a type of music that belongs to no country and yet also [sic] all countries."[5]

Beginning with the 2020 EP Deep Variants, the AeTopus sound departed from its

glitch
, while still including sweeping ambient passages, location audio, and an emphasis on thematic development.

Discography

References

  1. ^ ZMR 2012 Music Award Winners
  2. ^ NAR 2006 nomination database
  3. ^ a b AeTopus official website biography page
  4. ^ Ambient Visions 2002 review database
  5. ^ Binkelman's Corner, Zone Music Reporter
  6. ^ AeTopus Bandcamp album page
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  15. ^ Spotted Peccary Music album page
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