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zucht 06:10
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fluister 04:12
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trap 05:27
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snijd 03:52
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ader 07:36
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tak 03:33
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los 07:04
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vliert 05:51

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2020 Remaster - Bonus Materials - 15 minutes of additional unreleased music and the complete original 2011 release.

Peter van Cooten
Ambientblog

Matthew Florianz is one of the dutch artists I have been following for a lot of years now - together with fellow experimenters like Rutger 'Machinefabriek' Zuydervelt, the 'Piiptsjilling' (Kleefstra) brothers and Michel Banabila. It's funny mentioning them together, because their music is quite different. But all have their own definite 'brand' that identifies their music, all work tirelessly on their music, and - finally - all get international recognition for their works' quality.

From these artists, Matthew Florianz (who started recording as 'Liquid Morphine' around 1995) may be the one whose music remains most close to the origins of ambient music as defined by Brian Eno. In musical style, I mean, not regarding the 'generative' compositional aspect of much of Eno's music. Florianz carefully constructs his music, paying attention to the placement of every little detail.

Working as a sound designer for various games (listen to the Spellborn mixes for an example of one of these games soundtrack), Matthew Florianz is a master in creating atmospheric surroundings.

The opening track Zucht (or 'Sigh'- all track titles are dutch words) sets the atmosphere: wide, dark, deep rumbling lows like some distant thunder rolling in - is threatening and comforting at the same time. This immensely wide atmosphere is kept throughout the album, gradually lightening up in the middle with the introduction of some bright piano sounds in Snijd.

Though this is 100% electronic music, Matthew Florianz's music always has a close relation to nature, conjuring landscapes that could be real as well as one from your dreams. Look at the cover and you might have an idea what this music sounds like. Unlike most of his previous recordings, however, Los does not contain any environmental recording at all.

In this day and age, it is quite difficult to get any album heard and find the right audience for it. If you have heard any of Florianz's music before I don't doubt you'll find (and enjoy) this one too. But if his name is new to you, please give it a listen - it definitely deserves to be heard!

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released March 3, 2011

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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!
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