E.S. Posthumus | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | New-age, neoclassical new-age, psybient, modern classical, symphonic rock |
| Years active | 2000–2010 |
| Labels | Wigshop Records |
| Past members | Franz Vonlichten Helmut Vonlichten |
| Website | www.esposthumus.com |
E.S. Posthumus was an independent music group that produced a form of 21st-century classical music/epic music that intertwined popular style drum rhythms with orchestral and electronic sounds. Their music is inspired by the Pythagorean philosophy which states that "music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements". The E.S. is an acronym for "Experimental Sounds" while Posthumus (Latin postumus, meaning "last" or "born after father's death"; the English spelling is influenced by humus, "ground", "soil") is a word that is meant to represent "all things past", suggesting the music was inspired by things that have ended, some time after they ended.[1]