THE INTERSTELLAR SUITE

"...rating right up there with Wendy Carlos and Isao Tomita." Keyboard Magazine

Created meticulously sound by sound, track by track, layer by layer until the final result is a rich synth orchestral sonic journey, The Interstellar Suite is completely and entirely analog.

Amin Bhatia conceived the album as the score to an imagined film and originally released on LP and cassette by Capitol Records' Cinema label. In demand by fans and audiophiles on eBay, The Interstellar Suite is now available remastered and richer still on CD.

The History of The Interstellar Suite:

Amin Bhatia originally wanted to work with an orchestra but couldn't find space for them in his basement, so he settled for synthesizers instead. Before the advent of midi, synthesizers played one note at a time, and Bhatia simulated luscious orchestral music on a four-track recorder and a Minimoog.

In 1981, Amin submitted his unusual sci-fi sounding orchestral work for a synthesizer competition sponsored by Roland and won first prize out of 500 entrants worldwide. The judges included Oscar Peterson, synth veterans Robert Moog and Ralph Dyck, and Japanese artist Isao Tomita. The resulting exposure launched Bhatia's music career, leading to projects with David Foster, Steve Porcaro, and a solo album on Capitol records’ Cinema label titled Interstellar Suite.

A small run of The Interstellar Suite was distributed worldwide in 1987 moments before the Cinema label closed its doors. The popularity of The Interstellar Suite, however, has continued to grow on its own.

Many things made this recording unique: One was its lush orchestral stylings attributed to Amin’s love of Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams film scores. Another unique element was Amin's insistence on using analog synthesizers in a world where everyone else had gone digital. Rather than join the trend of sampling and abusing orchestral phrases, Amin combined and layered hundreds of electronic parts to achieve a warm orchestral sound that was not stolen from an orchestra. To this day Amin still gets requests from listeners and programmers asking for the orchestral sample libraries used. He has a hard time convincing them that it was all him.

Please visit the official website for "The Interstellar Suite" to learn about the history, production, re-release of and interesting tidbits related to "The Interstellar Suite" and here to purchase your own copy. Autographed copies are also available through the official site.

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