Cinematic space travel on 'Ilija Rudman Presents Meteor One'

An exciting new project comes from the long-serving Croatian producer

Ilija Rudman has tried to make the most of his pandemic-induced lockdown by spending as much of it as possible in the best imaginable way – by pouring his creativity into bold sonic adventures. He recently got in touch to tell us about his latest exciting project, the newly launched Ilija Rudman Presents Meteor One.

His latest endeavour is characterised by an experimental essence, live-feeling sensibilities and an extraterrestrial outlook. “Meteor One is an outlet for musical experiments recorded and performed as 'in concert' stuff, laying on L.A. Grooves, cinematic, funk and spoken words”, Ilija told Cosmic Tiger. “The long arrangements build an emotion of space travelling. moving free through the galaxy... at the same time the music can move dance floors and can set up a beautiful listening experience.”

The first instalment marks the beginning of a multi-chaptered approach, with more segments due to follow. “Partition A was released digitally via Ilija Rudman Bandcamp page and it will finally be created in 4 Partitions, glued together it will form one hour of Meteor One Music.” Partition A is an epic musical journey, unfolding steadily over almost 16 minutes and permeated by carefully selected vox pops and spoken-word vocal samples from deep in the Rudman archives. The often sparsely-arranged instrumentation meanders over rolling drums, while a constantly evolving bass glues together waves of synths and effects as they rise and dissipate. The arrangement glides through ultra-chilled sections into stirringly energetic periods, with Ilija's live feeling there for all to hear. The delicate music helps to cast a uniquely introspective spell, and we're looking forward to hearing how this timely series will unfold.

Ilija Rudman Presents Meter One is out now, you can listen and buy it here