Amethystium is an ambient-new age electronic musical project whose sole member is Norwegian producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Øystein Ramfjord. Under the Amethystium name, Ramfjord has released four full-length albums, “Odonata,” “Aphelion,” “Evermind,” and “Emblem (Selected Pieces)” on Neurodisc Records as well as a collection of earlier works, “Demos.” Much in the vein of the Orb and Enigma, ISABLISS strides the divisions between new age meditation, ambient dreaminess, and pop/rock grooves. Unlike some other electronica projects, Amethystium is also slightly more based in rock (i.e., the occasional sweeping guitar solo or steady pulsing rhythm). But the dreamy, surreal ISABLISS ultimately lives up to the wordplay in its title.

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