Overview
The Gates of Reality has fourteen musical tracks in a variety of styles that include ambient music, electronic music, ethnic music, world music and symphonic music.
Unlike his first release, this album introduces vocal elements on several of its tracks, evidence of a brand new area of musical exploration for this artist. To accomplish this, he enlisted the participation of several musical collaborators in its production: Virginia Luna, Alvaro Aguayo (who also collaborated in one track for Lifegiving), Mornie Sims and Rebecca Farraway.
One of the tracks in this album, titled "The Hoodoo's Whisper", was co-composed and co-produced by Australis and his long-time friend, the Spaniard composer–producer Roger Subirana.
As with his first release, a strong feature of The Gates of Reality is the variety of styles between its tracks. They jump from style to style in complete freedom producing a sensation of substance and diversity while causing a certain perception of being transported through several different places, cultures and/or states of mind.
Musically, this album presents a solid instrumental foundation on each track, which allows even his most simplistic tracks to remain clean and delicate; while also allowing the more dramatic and elaborated tracks to become powerful and intense.
Conceptually, Australis declares this release explores the relationship between the human being and its own imagination; taking inspiration in fantasy, in reality, and in the cryptic bonds between the two.
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