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July 29, 1996 — X DOT 25 Music signs exclusive multi album contract with Mythos.
Mythos is a duo Downtempo Group from Vancouver.
In September 1996, X DOT 25 Music releases "Introspection" by Mythos.
Introspection shoots up to #2 on New Age Voice Top 50 in the U.S. and stays there on the charts for 5 months.
Mythos moves to #170 on Tower Records' Top 1000 Charts.
On October 2, 1999, self titled album Mythos is Number 23 and has been on Billboard New Age Charts for 14 Weeks!
Becomes a Legend in the ranks of:
Enigma, Delerium, Amythestium, B-Tribe!
Mythos is a duo from Vancouver, Canada, combining the considerable talents of keyboardist Bob D'Eith (Rhymes with Orange) and guitarist Paul Schmidt (Liona Boyd). Their music has been described as ambient/dance/world. This project was originally a writing partnership between Bob and Paul Schmidt (a talented classical guitar player with a degree in music from UBC) to act as a showcase for them to write for film and television. The first few pieces that were produced took on a unique life of their own. Their Music is an intriguing foray along the ambient/dance/monk-rock path first blazed by artists like Enigma, Delerium, Panagea, Dadawa, and Deep Forest, yet going beyond those artists and expanding the genre. This is powerful music, composed by skilled studio musicians with attuned ears for just the right use of rhythm and space.
Music of Mythos is a beautifully produced and utilizes hypnotic dance grooves that churn beneath elegant melodies, and it moves impressively through different styles marked by cool, dark synth textures, outstanding classical and acoustic guitar work, thick, punchy bass, and sensuous, chanting vocals. Their music is tailor made for fans of meditative trance/dance music — the captivating mood of Mythos creates an atmosphere that will have you listening to this disk over and over again.
With the addition of the musical talents of Rene Worst (bass), Jennifer Scott (vocals), Christine Duncan (vocals), Annette Ducharme (vocals), Paul D'Eath (vocals/Bob's brother and former lead singer of the group Mushroom Trail), Bob and Paul went on to create "Introspection" which was released fall of 1996 with 12 songs and a video for "November Dance". The single reached the top ten on the z95.3 FM charts in Canada and received rotation on over 200 stations in North America. In the U.S., in October of 1996 X DOT 25 Music released their first album "Introspection" which reached #2 on the New Age Voice Charts. In August of 1998 X DOT 25 Music signed a partnership record deal with Higher Octave Music/Virgin Record/EMI providing Mythos with one of the most powerful distribution and promotion networks in the world.
Art Works by Gil Bruvel • Album Cover Concept by Max Ahmadi
All songs written and performed by Mythos
Guitars: Paul Schmidt • Piano/Keyboards: Bob D'Eith
Produced, engineered and mixed by: Bob D'Eith • Production and engineering assistant: Paul Schmidt
Except Angels Weep, Paradox, The Nile and the November re-mix engineered by: Bob D'Eith and Mark Hensley
Recorded and mixed at: Camelot Studios, Vancouver, B.C. Canada • Mastered by: Bill Kipper of SNB Disques Ltée., Montreal, Canada
Additional Musicians:
Rene Worst: Bass — Wind, Cathedral, November, Clockwork, Angels Weep, Paradox and the Nile
Jennifer Scott: Vocals — Wind, November, Premonition
Paul D'Eath: Vocals — Clockwork, November
Christine Duncan: Vocals — Angels Weep, Paradox, and the Nile
Photography: Antje A. Schoepper • Design concept: Ralph Alfonso • Additional Design & Computer Graphics: Koorosh Angali
Publishing: Wind, Cathedral, November, Premonition, Angels Weep, Paradox, The Nile, Sirens, Clockwork (D'eith/Schmidt) · Prelude (Schmidt) · Introspection (D'eith). Publishing administered by Avalon Publishing (a division of Camelot Music Inc/SOCAN).
℗ 1996 Round Table Records (div. of Sparks Music Inc., Canada) under exclusive license to X DOT 25 Music Inc.
