In 1979, Jürgen Müller, a self-taught amateur musician studying oceanic sci… Read Full Bio ↴In 1979, Jürgen Müller, a self-taught amateur musician studying oceanic science at the University of Kiel, travelled with a film crew to document a mission testing sea-water toxicity a few kilometres offshore in the North Sea. As ever, necessity was the mother of invention, and the experience proved so memorable that he was impelled to create a soundtrack to the footage and his own recollections using some electronic equipment borrowed from friends and a local school.
Armed with nothing but a faint memory of piano lessons as a child and - perhaps to be expected for a German student in 1979 - some awareness of (undisclosed) avant-garde electronic composers from the early '70s, Jürgen set about creating this lush suite of twelve marine-themed vignettes, plainly channeling his thoughts, moods and emotions into what could be quite easily called a prototypical, deliciously frothy form of "New Age" music. It simultaneously triggered ambitions of becoming a film composer and lead to the creation of his publishing company - Neue Wissenschaft.
He wrote the album in his spare time off from studying between 1981-82, finally releasing an edition of 100 copies which largely ended up in the hands of friends and family, with only a few reaching prospective clients and relegating it to the sea of privately pressed synth music. The titles such as 'Traumfolge Einer Qualle (Dream Sequence for a Jellyfish)', 'Unter Weiten Welden (Vast Worlds Beneath)' and 'Einsame Reise (Lonely Voyage)' already imbue a sense of wonder before you even hear any of the material. The music itself is equally charming, recalling the graceful figures of Roedelius but transplanted from the rolling countryside to a glinting North Sea which has provided inspiration for so many others, in so many ways. The original tapes have been remastered by Brad Rose and will at long last find a home in the wider world thanks to this beautiful new pressing.
Armed with nothing but a faint memory of piano lessons as a child and - perhaps to be expected for a German student in 1979 - some awareness of (undisclosed) avant-garde electronic composers from the early '70s, Jürgen set about creating this lush suite of twelve marine-themed vignettes, plainly channeling his thoughts, moods and emotions into what could be quite easily called a prototypical, deliciously frothy form of "New Age" music. It simultaneously triggered ambitions of becoming a film composer and lead to the creation of his publishing company - Neue Wissenschaft.
He wrote the album in his spare time off from studying between 1981-82, finally releasing an edition of 100 copies which largely ended up in the hands of friends and family, with only a few reaching prospective clients and relegating it to the sea of privately pressed synth music. The titles such as 'Traumfolge Einer Qualle (Dream Sequence for a Jellyfish)', 'Unter Weiten Welden (Vast Worlds Beneath)' and 'Einsame Reise (Lonely Voyage)' already imbue a sense of wonder before you even hear any of the material. The music itself is equally charming, recalling the graceful figures of Roedelius but transplanted from the rolling countryside to a glinting North Sea which has provided inspiration for so many others, in so many ways. The original tapes have been remastered by Brad Rose and will at long last find a home in the wider world thanks to this beautiful new pressing.
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The Elusive Seahorse
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@Vorkatis
Just realised this album was made in 1982!! That's amazing, it seems so 'current' (some pun intended!). I'm buying it.
@Max16032
boy, you're in for a surprise
@fratercontenduntocculta8161
@Max16032 he doesn't know lol
@thequarkie
This album made in 2011
@JustinBowsher
I was trying to figure out if this was the record that based its marketing campaign on the pretense that it was an undiscovered gem from the late 70s. Thank you for confirming.
@thetraveler9
this music is so deep sounding , ambient like under water stuff . It plays with your brain waves and its really positive and amazing sounding.
@Spanishdog17
It really feels like you're underwater! Really relaxing.
@Vorkatis
This album gets more interesting! Only just twigged it was a psuedonym. I was totally sucked in.....I did wonder why the music seemed a little advanced for 82!! Great tunes regardless of now feeling a little dense about it's origin.
@syugo
Been sleeping to this for a good 5-6 years now. A fav!
@percyfawcett88
Same. Well 11 now