Ives’ debut downtempo construction began in 1995, the night he let go a nine year relationship. The song “Eyes of Paradise” was born that night, The inspiration and the journey of finding and losing love would carry him through until the completion of Satyriasis in 1999. This melancholic melodic journey is layered in intricate musical patterns stemming stylistically from trip-hop, down-tempo, intelligent drum’n’bass. The song ‘Effervescence’ was to be a part of ‘Satyriasis’ but a friend of Ives heard it and recommended that he remix it and shop it to some underground dance labels. A DC based label Musicnow Records was sold on it and in 1997 Holmes Ives began a relationship with the underground dance music scene that lasts to this day. Unfortunately due to exclusivity of the contract with MNR, the song Effervescence had to be removed from the album. We are working with MNR to allow us to present that song for you to listen to and enjoy in it’s rightful place here as a part of the Satyriasis.