This was a collection of various tracks I'd made in the first three years of producing, 2002-2005. My production setup at the time was very basic. I made all of them on a program called Buzz. I monitored through my hifi speakers or through headphones. Sonically these tracks are flawed as a result. But compositionally I am still proud of them. You can hear the beginnings of the Chymera sound. In May 2005 I released these tracks as a self funded album, pressing 1000 CDs. Unable to secure distribution, I had to distribute it myself to various record and CD shops in Ireland. Now, almost 3 years after it's release, I have decided to put all the tracks online for free download. Athough I am proud of the tracks, my output in the last 3 years has matured in a different way, so I doubt any of these early tracks will find a home alongside my current productions, but I still feel these should be heard to illustrate how I started out. Some of the tracks still rank among my own personal favourites.

(and yes the album title does have a meaning, but its pretty cryptic)

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Chymera - Everybody Dies, Even Horses.

http://www.chymera.org/music/01-Chymera-Empire.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/02-Chymera-Terraforming.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/03-Chymera-My_Love.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/05-Chymera-Hearts_In_Atlantis.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/06-Chymera-Silencio.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/07-Chymera-Chamber_Zen.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/08-Chymera-Everybody_Dies_Even_Horses.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/09-Chymera-Moment_In_Time.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/10-Chymera-Strange_Day.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/11-Chymera-Melodrama.mp3

http://www.chymera.org/music/12-Chymera-Gone.mp3

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The Ticket, in the Irish Times
06.05.05:

CHYMERA - Everybody Dies . . . Even Horses ****
Irish electronic music producer Brendan "Chymera" Gregory has become a prolific name on the local scene via a rake of compilation credits and live supports. But while many other rising Irish producers lack the wherewithal and often confidence to take the next logical step towards a full-length album, Gregory has no such qualms about his abilities or ambitions. Everybody Dies . . . Even Horses is a wonderfully pitched, supremely assured piece of work that nips and tucks all manner of electronic shades and sounds into a highly satisfying album. Gregory is at his best when he stirs his cauldron of deep melodies, dark rhythms and intricate textures into unexpected blends. It's clear from the brooding, statuesque Moment in Time and the downtown Detroit shuffle of Chamber Zen that Gregory's future designs will also be worth examining.
Jim Carroll

Hold it Down
May 2005:

CHYMERA - Everybody Dies . . . Even Horses
Every once and a while someone appears out of nowhere and simply knocks you off your feet. Brendan Gregory AKA Chymera has, like many before him, blown me away with the quality and intensity of his debut album. Apart from a couple of heads at D1, few in Ireland are coming close to this quality and the emotional intensity of Chymera's debut. It doesn't have it all but it has most things. A clever and broad use of genre; standard 4/4 kicks, break beats and no beats; emotionally charged melody and strings; tight production and sharp programming that you would mistake for Orbital. No wonder his live shows are upstaging the likes of Joey Beltram.
Desy Balmer

Hotpress
June 2005:

CHYMERA - Everybody Dies . . . Even Horses
You've got to admire Cork producer Bren Gregoriy's initiative: instead of trying to hawk his work to a label, he set up his own imprint to release his debut album, with the result that his individualistic take on electronic music gets an audience. Fusing deep techno with breaks and electro, Bren adds some lo-fi rock flavours on the nocturnal slow motion beats of 'Empire', the grinding 'Chamber Zen' outdoes the electro house brigade with its raw sex appeal, while the bubbling melodies of the title track recall classic Orbital material. If the rest of the world tunes in, Chymera could easily become Ireland's first electronic producer to hit the big time.
Eight/Ten.