Label: Dead Mind Records

フルクサス創設に関わったWillem de Ridderに才能を見出されたアンビエント/エクスペリメンタル作家の極上アーカイヴ・スプリット!!ここDead Mind RecordsオーナーJohnny van de Koolwijkが非常に強い個人的思い入れで様々な音源を再発している、本国オランダの伝説的シンセサイザー音楽家Enno Velthuys。フルクサスのWillem de Ridderに才能を見出され音源制作を続けた人物であり、程よく軽やかで時に危うい陰が出現するミニマル・アンビエントな作風を得意とする。本作は氏のアーカイブから厳選した7つの音源を収録、更に現行の作家であるPaul Riedlの音源も収録し、アンビエント探求の世代間を繋ぐという主旨で制作したスプリット音源。独特過ぎるテクスチャーが面白いシンセ音楽集。











A bridge between generations of ambient exploration, this split release unites two artists connected through mood, texture, and introspection: Enno Velthuys, the late Dutch composer and visual artist whose melancholic ambient works defined a quiet corner of the 1980s cassette underground and Paul Riedl, best known as the creative force behind visionary metal band BLOOD INCANTATION, who here reveals a parallel world of deep ambient sound. Together, these recordings form a contemplative journey across aesthetics: a meeting of two artists who, though separated by time, share a commitment to sound as emotional architecture.

Velthuys’s contributions are drawn from the EXART vaults and carefully selected by Hessel Veldman to serve as an appetizer for an upcoming LP of more unreleased material on Stroom Records. Across four cassettes, Velthuys crafted a deeply personal sound - minimal, dreamlike and steeped in solitude - that would later come to be recognized as a cornerstone of European ambient music. The pieces presented here continue that fragile lineage: meditative, intimate and quietly transcendent.

Flipping over the record, melancholy turns into total darkness and time seems to stand still. Massive slabs of sound and tar-coated melodies emerge from the depths. In contrast yet in harmony, Riedl’s side of the album presents archival recordings that explore a fascination with cosmic sound and isolation. While known for exploring the outer reaches of metal, Riedl has long been devoted to ambient and experimental composition. His selections for this release, curated to complement the music of Velthuys, trace a dialogue between decades and sensibilities, blending analog warmth and deep atmospherics with a sense of timeless drift.