Raylius’ vision for an organic electronic music became fully realized in Ever Expanding Inner Universe, the 3rd album by The Raylius Experiment. The innovative music flows smoothly through a wide variety of experiences. A mix of electronic, symphonic, and ambient, it displays a culmination of the unique style that was taking shape in the earlier Adventures in a Forest and Daydreams. With its long phrase structures, well-developed harmonies, and timbre-morphing techniques, it continues to serve as an intriguing guide for a new, amorphous type of music. It was the Ever Expanding Inner Universe album that famed psychologist and author Timothy Leary was referring to when he lauded The Raylius Experiment’s music for being “wonderful and very special.”

The music was written, and basic electronic tracks recorded, from 1989 to 1991. The inclusion of a variety of acoustic instruments, including harp, zither, violin, cello, flute, and some vocals, gives the music an incredible warmth and sparkle. The outstanding guitar synthesizer work of John Boswell, imaginative zither playing of Steve Claps, and exhilarating harp parts from Stephanie Bennett contribute much to the aura of this work. Additional contributions from Terry Glenney, Robert Martin, Sonia Curtis, and Rebecca Satin further enhance the beauty and organic feel.  It is now available in this 2018 remastered edition.

The seed musical ideas from late night outdoor experiences in quiet solitude are readily apparent, as the natural sounds, rhythms, and phrasing contours of the nocturnal life of Santa Barbara form the backbone of the entire album. The timbres and dynamic modulations evocative of the inner sounds one hears in absolute quiet (those inner sounds which so influenced composer John Cage) are seamlessly integrated as well. The basic melody of “Peter’s Dream” and the trumpet melody from “Peter’s 2nd Dream,” both came from actual dreams of friend Peter Palasota, who heard them in separate dreams within days of each other. Other songs like “Cosmic Awakening” came about through a stream of consciousness process akin to that which yielded the earlier albums Adventures in a Forest and Daydreams, and the distinctive audible image of a double-helix spiral of life, which runs through the song, was a component of the piece right from its initial inspiration.