Rigel Orionis

Jim Brenholts Aka Rigel Orionis Is A Relative Newcomer To The Ambient Genre But Already Has Collaborated With Stephen Philips Dark Duck Records Ben Fleury-Steiner Gears Of Sound And Darren Rogers. Night Heat Described By Its Creator As "desert Ambience " Has A Shimmering Nocturnal Feel With A Pronounced Tribal/ethnic Sound Element. Percussion Is Just As Much A Part Of It As Atmosphere. In 2001 He Published The Book "Tracks Across The Universe A Chronology Of Ambient And Electronic Music" A Chronological Collection Of His Music Reviews. He Also Performed Ambient/space Music Under The Rigel Orionis Moniker. After A Period Of Illness He Passed Away From A Heart Attack In His Home On October 17th 2009. read less