GrijsGebied, by Matthew Florianz a.k.a. Liquid Morphine

GrijsGebied

by Matthew Florianz a.k.a. Liquid Morphine

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Wolfshaegen What can I say? This album has been with me over for half of my life-span, as a companion helping me program, think, design, write, ... a pure gem.

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20th Anniversary Remastered Edition - No need to re-buy the album - use your original login details to re-download. Paid edition contains bonus materials and include a backup of the 2001 release and 30 minutes of additional music.

NOTE: Gapless playback is not supported on this page. The download album is presented without gaps. GrijsGebied has not been mastered for loudness and is presented at a large dynamic range. Listening with headphones, at a somewhat higher volume or in a quiet environment is recommended.

Andrew Cowen
Birmingham Post and Mail

Sometimes words are not enough to do justice to music. This astonishing CD is the fruit of an international partnership between Midlands label H/S Recordings and Dutch ambient artist Matthew Florianz. Ambient's had a bit of a rough ride since its heyday at the turn of the 1990s when it was seen as a panacea for clubbed to death space cadets. The days of marrying astronaut samples with dub beats are long gone, thank goodness.

Florianz makes truly immersive sound art which owes everything to the European tradition of early Tangerine Dream and the pure aesthetics of Brian Eno at his most abstract. GrijsGebied's icy soundscapes exist purely to transport you to another state of mind. The first time I heard this album, I fell asleep.

In a 68 minute narcotic flow, GrijsGebied avoids all the ambient clichés - there are no drums, no bleatings of sheep and not a note is wasted. Although divided into eight tracks, the album works as one piece, a journey through whatever landscape the music invokes.

The key to the consistency is the simple equipment Florianz uses - in his case a box of tones, manufactured by Korg. Deep editing and sound manipulation gives him access to timbres that are unique.

The second technique, and perhaps the most crucial, is Florianz's skill as an arranger and engineer. What initially sounds as quite an abstract drift reveals itself, on closer inspection, as a great skill in keeping all the elements in check. If one theme is in danger of becoming too prominent it is folded back into the mix to morph into new shapes and a new direction.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is a hugely important album in the annals of electronica and if you're at all interested in the genre, you simply must hear it. It's available directly from the label's website for a tenner (www.hsrecordings.co.uk). Trust me, it's a classic.

Rating: (5 stars out of 5)

credits

released April 30, 2001

final mixing and cd preparation
gene williams

album produced and special edition packaging
darren scott and matthew florianz

album artwork and photography
ivo selder and matthew florianz

Collaborators
darren you put your blind trust into this project, I could not have done this without you

gene you understand beyond the meaning of words

xander discussing music with you was always interesting and insightful

stan falling asleep during the first listen of the album was the best compliment

erik my musical lighthouse in D, you brought an extra sense of direction where I could not

tatiana the kindest evil clumsy girl I know; you are my aural ‘dwaallicht’

diny and jacob you never asked me to be more

Thank you
stefan koopmanschap :: marjolein van elteren :: bauke van der wal :: amy hirschfeld :: patrick zuidhof
brett carey :: joris de man :: roderick de man :: marc wielaerdt :: richard bergeman :: sara ayers
byron paladin :: bill brissette :: jonas lindgren :: jane scott :: andrew cowen :: zack wright :: colin walker
vladimir jovanovic :: scott mcgregor moore :: donald hugens :: maarten welzen and william moses

dreamstate :: jeff harrington :: thx1138 :: apollyon :: aois-dubh :: mainline crux :: encomiast
sami takieddin :: 7 :: the whole gang at musika. wmp3 .fm and electronicbboard.com :: torakka
paralisys :: random elements :: 8thnote :: svartsinn :: (((stereofect))) :: ls-ttl :: wide area network records and the artists at the september 22 festival, you have been a great inspiration!

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Matthew Florianz a.k.a. Liquid Morphine image

Matthew Florianz a.k.a. Liquid Morphine Cambridge, UK

Producing Ambient Environment Soundscapes since 1998

I seek not to inform your journey, merely to serve as a guide.

Settle into your headphones and find a comfortable spot.

Close your eyes and turn up the volume.

Drift away to wander and imagine upon endless sights, windswept vistas and warm rays that drape around ancient structures in and out of consciousness.

Enjoy your trip! ... more

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