Perceptual Outer Dimensions was the music project of

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–based composer Holmes Ives. Under this moniker, Ives released two albums for Fifth Colvmn Records, 1994's '' The Journey to Planet POD'' and 1995's ''

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History

Perceptual Outer Dimensions was founded in 1994 out of

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as a solo outlet for Ives. He recorded the compositions "Hinge" and "Lurid Dance of the Erimite" and released them on the 1994 Fifth Colvmn Records compilation '' Frenzied Computer Resonance''. Still opting to release with Fifth Colvmn, he debuted a full-length

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titled '' The Journey to Planet POD'' for the label in 1995. Perceptual Outer Dimensions released its second

for Fifth Colvmn in 1995 titled ''Euphonia''. The same year the track "De La Luna" was released for the ''Forced Cranial Removal'' compilation. He recorded the new composition "Surya" and it was released on ''

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'' in 1996. Afterwards Holmes abandoned his Perceptual Outer Dimensions moniker and continued to release collaborative and "Holmes Ives presents" projects for his own label OVA Records. In 2003, he remixed "Only Your Love" by Seroya and released on Deep Dish offshoot Shinichi, this remix was then featured on Deep Dish DJ Mix Global Underground 025: Toronto. In 2005, he released "8 Letters" ft. Avalon Frost single on Shinichi Records, an offshoot of Yoshitoshi Recordings from Washington, DC. In 2005, he and Sophie Melota released the 10 track album "Untie Me" under the Sophie & Ives moniker. In 2006, he released his "In Love & Light Vol. 1" album on Ova Records, and collaborated with Jette Kelly on the Jette-Ives album "In The Deep". In 2009, he had several monikers and collaborative production teams to his credit, which were Jette-Ives, Memnon, Oko Tek, and Perceptual Outer Dimensions. In 2020, he collaborated with Devika Chawla on the original song "Jeb Se Piya", released on Ova Records. The song "Jab Se Piya" was then remixed by Bombay Dub Orchestra and licensed to the Buddha Bar XXIII (2021) Compilation.

Discography

Perceptual Outer Dimensions

* '' The Journey to Planet POD'' (1994, Fifth Colvmn) * ''

'' (1995, Fifth Colvmn)

Other studio albums

* ''Tetrasomia'' (2004, OVA Records) * ''Satyriasis'' (2004, OVA Records) * ''In Love & Light Vol 1'' (2006, OVA Records) * ''In Love & Light Vol 2'' (2012, OVA Records) * ''In Love & Light Vol 3'' (2016, OVA Records) * ''Pandora'' (2018, OVA Records) * ''Pneuma'' (2020, Ova Records) * ''Once Lost Then Found – Downtempo'' (2022, OVA Records) * ''Once Lost Then Found – Uptempo'' (2022, OVA Records) * ''Rooms with a View'' (2024, self-released) *Released under his name of Holmes Ives, with Donna Lewis

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perceptual Outer Dimensions Musical groups established in 1994 1994 establishments in Virginia American electronic musicians American industrial musicians Downtempo musicians Fifth Colvmn Records artists