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The Omega Syndicate: The Holy and the Ivories
Christmas Download 2011

This year's Xmas download features the full-length recording of the rehearsal for the Omega Syndicate's debut performance at the National Space Centre

1. Chronosphere 1 (3.04)
2. Chronosphere 2 (15.41)
3. Chronosphere 3 (19.31)
4. Chronosphere 4 (2.23)
5. Chronosphere 5 (15.45)
6. Chronosphere 6 (3.20)
7. Chronosphere 7 (10.44)

Free download album released Christmas 2011 as a thank you to the fans for all their support.
Available for a limited period only.

The Omega Syndicate: Conservative Effort

This FREE CDR was given to attendees of the bands LAST live performance at Restoration 2 in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield 12/2/11.

It features a rehearsal & gear check for the bands “St. John the Baptist” concert in May 2007.

1. Haunted (15.11)
2. Sequencing on a Grand Scale (16.25)
3. Challenger (17.03)
4. Anamorphosis (14.46)

The Omega Syndicate: X

Released at Restoration 2 in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield 12/2/11.

This is the last one of ten 100 copy Limited Editions which had been traditionally released at every concert the band had done.

1. Chimera (28.10)
2. Blue Dawn (13.55)
3. Tsunami II (15.58)
4. Challenger (17.58)

The Omega Syndicate: X (The Official Bootleg)

Also released at Restoration 2, this 30 copy disc is the ORIGINAL version of the album, which contains the same tracks but mastered a little too much in the bass department, they were already made & labelled by the time the mistake was noticed & were on sale to raise money for the promoters of the concert.

The different artwork was produced to avoid confusion & the disc labels were also “modified” for the same reason.

The Omega Syndicate: Synth Hosanna
Christmas Download 2010

This features the quite different, original recordings of tracks that are available on the two recent Limited Editions

1. The Ivory Mile (24.39)
2. Tsunami (13.21)
3. Micro-Universe (12.22)
4. Archangel (23.20)

Free download album released Christmas 2010 as a thank you to the fans for all their support.
Available for a limited period only.

The Omega Syndicate: Millennium Drone

Released at Hampshire Jam 9 at the Millennium Hall, Liphook, another 100 copy Limited Edition which had an even more limited run as 20 of the 100 were done in blue ink by accident. These were numbered & sold out almost immediately.

1. Stellarium (19.08)
2. Valkyrie’s Quest (17.29)
3. The Ivory Mile (24.38)
4. Firefly (17.12)

Hampshire Jam 9 Ticket Download 
(only available when ticket was purchased online)

This downloadable “Mini-Album” contained a track by each of the acts performing at the event. The track by The Omega Syndicate was part of their so far “unreleased” set from Awakenings in 2009 although people who bought tickets for that Awakenings concert would have it as part of the “Virtual Ticket”.

The Omega Syndicate: Extra Curriculum Activity

Released at Awakenings 18/9/10. Their eighth 100 copy Limited Edition includes Dave & Xan as well as Stuart Jackson, Russell Storey & Aaron Thurlow who assisted in Engineering duties & joined the band on stage that night.

1. Beyond The Meridian (10.18)
2. Micro-Universe (11.24)
3. Tsunami (12.20)
4. Archangel (23.15)
5. Black Light (12.25)

The Omega Syndicate: Sequence of Goodwill
Christmas Download 2009

1. Mission 11 (13:28)
2. The Lycanthropic Principle (7:51)
3. Dark Skies (14:36)
4. Masque (14:21)

Free download album released Christmas 2009 as a thank you to the fans for all their support.
Available for a limited period only.

Recorded live at Liphook, Friday 30th October 2009.
Personnel: Xan Alexander, Michael Daniel, David Gurr,
John Sherwood, Stephan Whitlan, James de Winter

The Omega Syndicate - Village Fate

Released at the seventh concert by The Omega Syndicate on 30/10/09 at The Liphook Village Hall, Hampshire.

1. The Hum From Humberside. (22.21) (13/4/09)
2. Spectres In Salford. (18.01) (14/3/06)
3. Too Klaus For Comfort. (16.07) (21/4/07)
4. Aurora. (18.41) (7/10/09)

The album features Xan Alexander, Ed Britten, Rob Clynes, Javi Canovas, David Gurr & Russell Storey.

The Omega Syndicate - Learning Curve

Released at Awakenings 18/04/09 The last track includes latest Syndicate member, Electronic Music Veteran, 
Steve Frost.

1. Prowler. (14.39)
2. Into The Unknown. (13.59)
3. Vaporize. (15.01)
4. Avalon To Acheron. (30.46)

As a point of interest, the sequences from tracks 2 & 3 were used during the Awakenings set, although the tracks are very different versions to those on the album.

The Omega Syndicate - …Here’s Some Music

This one was given away at the Awakenings concert as a “Thank You” to those who turned up, seems like they didn’t make quite enough of these.

It was also made available to those who bought the Virtual Ticket, as they were there in spirit & it didn’t seem fair for them to miss out.

This album also features Syndicate members Paul Nagle & Russell Storey.

1. Exorcised. (14.25)
2. Sinister Midnight. (15.12)
3. Pixie’s New Playground. (13.57)
4. Softroom Two. (15.36)

Again, a huge Thank You to those who made it “in the flesh” or “virtually”.

The Omega Syndicate: Ho! Ho! Omega
Christmas Download 2008

1. Discovery (5:42)
2. Echo of Light from a Falling Star (19:14)
3. Invisible boundaries (Edit) (7:28)
4. Softroom One (13:47)
5. Untitled So Far (9:24)

Free download album released Christmas 2008 as a thank you to the fans for all their support.
Available for a limited period only.

A big thank you from the band to the 215 people who downloaded it

The Omega Syndicate: Special Mini DVD

A Mini "Sampler" DVD containing live footage from:

The National Space Centre (Phonosphere - Parts 3 - 6)
The Hampshire Jam "Jam" 2007 (Millennium)
Holy Trinity Church 2008

Front cover artwork by new "Syndicate" member, Daniel Christoph Gurr who also appears on the DVD.

Awakenings 2008 - Volume 2

This compilation features the EXCLUSIVE track 

Invisible Boundaries (14.28)

The Omega Syndicate: Riding The Revelations

1. Eastern Promise (11.54)
2. Anamorphosis (12.46)
3. Inferno (16.18)
4. Millennium (Live in Liphook) (20.25)
5. Arcadia (15.40)

Released at the Holy Trinity Concert in Hull on the 23rd of August 2008.
This 100 copy Limited Edition has Dave & Xan collaborating with established members Rob Clynes & John Sherwood as well as new members Javi Canovas & Stephan Whitlan. 

The Omega Syndicate: Holy Trinity Promo

This “sampler” contained edits of previously released tracks & was done in a paper sleeve to leave in music shops around Hull to promote the band’s forthcoming concert on the 23/8/08 about 50 were made in total, but contains no new material.

1. Apocalypse (Edit) (5.51)
2. Synthetic Sphinx (Edit) (8.00)
3. Undercurrent (Edit) (10.02)
4. The Lycanthropic Principle (Radio Edit) (3.42)
5. Sequencing On A Grand Scale (Edit) (5.45)
6. Mission 11 (Edit) (4,26)
7. Masque (Edit) (4.00)

The Omega Syndicate: The Eve of the Holocaust

1. Control Freak (15.43)
2. Secrets in the Sand (13.43)
3. While My Filter Gently Sweeps (12.52)
4. Eerie Interval (8.23)
5. Yersinia's Genesis (15.22)
6. Omnicron (10.16)

Also released on the same day, this release is a partner for “Horsemen on the Horizon”, with artwork in a similar style & recorded at Awakenings the year before.
This double set includes a CDR of the set that Dave & Xan played, but with a fair bit of trickery in the mix & a DVDR which has the concert pretty much as it actually happened. 

The Omega Syndicate: Limited Access II

This downloadable disc features edited versions of tracks from the now sold out Limited Editions: “Same Synths, Different Day!” & “Baptism of Wire”

1. Gremlins In The Desk (10.23)
2. While My Filter Gently Sweeps (14.27)
3. Synthetic Sphinx (10.07)
4. No Reservations (8.13)
5. Control Freak (10.25)
6. Secrets In The Sand (6.59)
7. Haunted (10.36)
8. Fuse (6.59)

The Omega Syndicate: Starhenge Opening

Starhenge cost nearly £15,000 to build & took over a year to complete, so the day it opened was indeed a long anticipated one. Syndicate members taking part were:

Xan Alexander, Ed Britten, Rob Clynes, David Gurr, Stuart Judd

These two untitled improvisations use sequences that appeared again at the Hampshire Jam 'Jam' event that this disc was released at.

This limited edition of 30 copies, virtually sold out on the day, but it has been decided to do a bigger run of this music as part of a compilation which will include other members as well.  This will be available only from this site...  Watch this space!

The Omega Syndicate: Baptism of Wire

1. Control Freak (21.43)
2. Secrets in the Sand (12.39)
3. Haunted (20.57)
4. Fuse (10.31)

A Special Limited Edition of Previously Unreleased Material.

(Released at the The Omega Syndicate concert at St John The Baptist Church, Leicester on Saturday 26th May 2007)

neusonik.001 - electronic music sampler

This compilation album, also available as a free download
from the neusonik website was produced to
help promote electronic music to a new audience.

The Omega Syndicate track is an edit of
Sequencing On A Grand Scale, previously released on 'Sequences, Chords and Leeds'

Other acts featured include: Chromengel, Zeitlos, 4m33s, Brendan Pollard, Gliese 614, Hashtronaut, Create, Phrozenlight, Eppie E Hulshof, Corporation and Modulator ESP

The Hampshire Jam 'Jam' 2006

Dave and Xan participated in the first Hampshire Jam 'Jam' on Friday 20th October 2006 at Liphook Village Hall.

This 2CD set features edited highlights of a 3 1/2 hour jam which featured 7 musicians, of which only 3 were onstage at anytime. Every half hour 2 musicians would leave and be replaced whilst one remained. In this way each of the 7 musicians played with all of the others.

The other musicians were: Jez Creek, Steve Humphries, Brendan Pollard, John Sherwood and Stephan Whitlan.

The Omega Syndicate: Improvised Images

This Promotional DVD was released at the Hampshire Jam “Jam” 2006 & features live & studio footage of various pieces.

1. The Lycanthropic Principle
2. Experiment #6
3. Dark Skies (Live @ The Black Horse, Salford)
4. Omicron (Live @ Awakenings)
5. Final Cavern #1

The Omega Syndicate: Horsemen on the Horizon

CD/DVD recorded live at The Omega Syndicate's Awakenings gig on 8th July 2006

1. Kriegspiel (16.44)
2. Equilibrium of Injustice (17.54)
3. Yersinia's Release (17.37)
4. Harbinger (13.35)
5. Dark Skies (12.49)

The Omega Syndicate: Limited Access

1. Linear (9.00)
2. Astral Projection (7.07)
3. Xen (4.51)
4. River of Light (13.32)
5. Undercurrent (15:15)
6. Sequencing On A Grand Scale (11:33)
7. Mello-Dramatic (11.45)

SMD Download album featuring edits of tracks fron the now no longer available Special Limited Editions 'Escape Velocity' and 'Sequences, Chords and Leeds'

The Omega Syndicate: Same Synths, Different Day

1. Gremlins in the Desk (17.50)
2. While My Filter Gently Sweeps (19.51)
3. Synthetic Sphinx (15.38)
4. No Reservations (20.31)

A Special Limited Edition of Previously Unreleased Material.

(Released at the third Omega Syndicate concert at the Awakenings in Leeds on the 8th July 2006)

The Omega Syndicate: All The Way To Leeds...

Exclusive free CD given to attendees at The Omega Syndicate's Awakenings gig on 8th July 2006

1. Dark Skies (Live @ The Black Horse, Salford 20/11/03) (12:39)
2. Stormbringer (previously released on Sequences #28) (13:22)
3. Eerie Interval (Live @ Awakenings, Leeds 10/06/05) (8:09)
4. Mask (Original improvised version of Masque 11/01/03) (19:36)
5. Rick O'Shea (Live @ NSC, Leicester 13/11/04) (10:30)

Track 1 performed by David Gurr, Xan Alexander and Stuart Jackson
Tracks 2-4 performed by David Gurr and Xan Alexander
Track 5 created by Froese/Franke/Baumann
Track 5 performed by David Gurr, Xan Alexander and guests

The Omega Syndicate: The Lycanthropic Principle E.P.

Promotional Release Only

1. The Lycanthropic Principle (Radio Version)*
Full version on 'Apocalypse' on Neu Harmony (NH038)
2. The Lycanthropic Principle (Original Version)
Improvised at the Mind Cavern 17/08/02
3. The Lycanthropic Principle (Unleashed Beast Mix)*

Performed by David Gurr, Xan Alexander and *Rob Clynes

Radio Version edited by Knobby Allsorts

The Omega Syndicate: Apocalypse

1. Apocalypse (14:15)
2. The Lycanthropic Principle (07:43)
3. Pixie's Playground (10:32)
4. The Global Extinction of the Wireless (22:30)
5. Masque (13:31)

Released on 06/06/06 this is the latest offering on Neu Harmony Records & features all new material and the studio debut of new guitarist Robert Clynes.

Various Artists: Awakenings 2006 (Volume 1)

A 2CD collection of EM of various styles.

Features an EXCLUSIVE track by The Omega Syndicate, entitled "Out Of Hibernation" (14:09) as well as many other tracks you will not find elsewhere.

See the Awakenings site for details of how to purchase.

 

The Omega Syndicate: Phonosphere

1. Our Communication Satellite Has Disappeared (15.04)
2. Onyx (21.55)
3. Phonosphere Part 1 (1.05)
4. Phonosphere Part 2 (6.48)
5. Phonosphere Part 3 (7.45)
6. Phonosphere Part 4 (1.23)
7. Phonosphere Part 5 (6.46)
8. Phonosphere Part 6 (0.52)
9. Phonosphere Part 7 (6.57)

Released on 29/10/05 on Neu Harmony Records & features the main set of the Omega Syndicate's debut concert and  two studio tracks featuring Stuart Jackson.

The Omega Syndicate: Sequences, Chords & LEEDS

1. Undercurrent (25.09)
2. Sequencing On A Grand Scale (20.02)
3. Mello-Dramatic (26.32)

A Special Limited Edition of Previously Unreleased Material.

(Released at the second Omega Syndicate concert at the Awakenings Mini Festival in Leeds on the 10th of June 2005)

The Omega Syndicate: Broken Bits

A special "Download" album, available from SMD when you purchase from their online shop.

1. Nostromo (Edit) (9.58)
2. Overworld (Edit) (13.19)
3. Experiment #6 (Edit) (13.59)
4. Dark Skies (Live @ The N.S.C.) (22.21)
5. Our Communication Satellite Has Disappeared (edit from the forthcoming album "Phonosphere") (8.30)

Various Artists: Awakenings 2005

A 3 CD collection of Electronic Music of all styles.

2 tracks by The Omega Syndicate, featuring Stuart Jackson as well as Dave & Xan.

1. Mission 11 (14.48): Ambient Berlin School featuring samples from the Apollo moon landing.
2. Rave-O-Lution (17.25): An almost "Techno" affair, just to show our dislike for being "pigeon-holed"

For details of the other great tracks on this collection, visit the Awakenings site.

The Omega Syndicate: Escape Velocity

1. Linear (16.06)
2. Astral Projection (15.57)
3. Xen (21.23)
4. River of Light (17.21)

A Special Limited Edition of Previously Unreleased Material.

(Released at the debut concert of The Omega Syndicate at The National Space Centre. Leicester on the 13th of November 2004)

The Omega Syndicate: Analogue Waves

Neu Harmony NH0033

1. Analogue Waves (18:51)
2. 12:21pm... (21:47)
3. Dark Skies (34:55)

CD features re-mastered versions of tracks from the original Mind Cavern Sessions

Various Artists: Sequences 28

1. Van & Borner - Shadow Dancing
2. Team Metlay - Unbroken
3. Navigator - Bliss
4. Mike Andrews - Shoulder
5. Nebular Dawn - Most colourful bubbles of mud
6. Kev.Oz - Mystic Voices
7. Jozer Skrzek - (excerpt)
8. Emotion - Awakening
9. Xeroid Entity - Tetnus
10.Emergence - Blue Muse
11.David Gurr & Xan Alexander - Stormbringer

The magazine featured a review of the first two Mind Cavern CDs by Carl Jenkinson

The Omega Syndicate: Mind Cavern Volumes 1 - 4 
(MP3 Disc)

This release came about because many people wanted the original “Mind Cavern Sessions” despite being told that they probably had most of it on the official albums & early limited editions, there were still some unreleased tracks in them, so to make it more convenient & cheaper, a single disc was produced as MP3 files to satisfy the curiosity.

See individual albums for track listing.

The Mind Cavern Session Vol 4
26 & 27th April 2003 and 19th & 20th July 2003

Disc One
1. Freedom Water (9:50)
2. 12:21pm stood around a ton of gear, with R.M.I's best gig to date still ringing in their ears & an urge to improvise something onto disc & quite possibly achieve an accolade for one of the longest titles......EVER! (21:56)
3. Dark Skies (Structured) (23:02)

Disc Two
1. Sequencing on a Grand Scale (20:22)
2. Analogue Waves (19:27)
3. Linear (16:08)

The Mind Cavern Sessions Vol 3
January 2003

1. Mask (19.46)
2. Astral Projection (16.06)
3. Stormbringer (13.30)
4. River of Light (17.34)

The Mind Cavern Sessions Vol 2
17th & 18th August 2002

1. The Lycanthropic Principle (16:34)
2. Xen (21:28)
3. Experiment #6 (22:57)

The Mind Cavern Sessions Vol 1
22nd & 23rd June 2002

1. Nostromo (15:39)
2. Dark Skies (35:09)
3. Overworld (21:10)

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