encomiast:
Ross Hagen: composition, production, performance

Nick Paul: synths and programming (1999 - 2003)
Samantha Balsam: vocals (2000-01)
Megan Garland: flutes, vocals
Neville Harson: anything and everything

w/ additional live and recording contributions from Toby Sinkinson, Joe Skinner, Travis Bellet, and many others.

encomiast came into being around 1999 and has released five full-length collections on various labels beginning w/ the self-titled excursion in 1999 (now OOP, to be reissued soon), winter's end on Lens Records in 2001, espera on H/s Recordings in 2003, and most recently mers de sommeil on Mystery Sea and [laurentide] on Absolute Zero Media in 2005. In addition, the project has been featured on about a dozen compilations, been involved in film music, and performed live in a semi-consistent manner. As indicated by the "members" section, the lineup is fairly malleable, as are the sound sources, encompassing everything from analog synths, to field recordings, to old rock demos. While I have been pretty much in control over the final products, encomiast would not be nearly as successful a project were it not for the contributions of those listed at the top. -rh

discography:
Encomiast (Spring 1999) OOP - awaiting reissue
Encomiast - Special Polite Edition (Fall 1999) OOP
Fear of Wind or Vertigo EP (Fall 1999) OOP
Winter's End (Lens 2001)
espera (H/s 2003)
mers de sommeil (Mystery Sea 2005)
[laurentide] (Absolute Zero 2005)

upcoming:
havens (Crucial Bliss)
encomiast/Sagramon split (Swamp of Pus)
masked mirror (TBD)
filmworks ep (TBD)