Wim Mertens - Gave Van Niets, Part IV : Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter - 1994 - 3 CD

Wim Mertens - Gave Van Niets, Part IV : Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter - 1994 - 3 CD

Minimal, Classic | MP3 320 kbps | Joint Stereo | 408 Mb Tot

Wim Mertens - Sin embargo - 1997

Wim Mertens - Sin embargo - 1997

Minimalist - MP3 320 kbps - Joint Stereo - 98 MB

Wim Mertens - Best Of - 1997

Wim Mertens - Best Of - 1997

Modern Classical - Minimalist - MP3 320 kbps - Joint Stereo - 120 Mb

Wim Mertens - Struggle for pleasure - 1983

Wim Mertens - Struggle for pleasure - 1983
Minimalist - MP3 320 kbps - 47MB

1 Tourtour
2 Struggle for Pleasure
3 Salernes
4 Close Cover
5 Bresque
6 Gentleman of Leisure

The fourth release by Belgian post-minimalist composer Wim Mertens, 1983's Struggle for Pleasure, is a brief EP's worth of, as the composer puts it, "petite musique de chambre." It sounds a bit stuffy, but it's indicative of Mertens' talent that one of these six tracks, the hauntingly beautiful piano instrumental "Close Cover," actually became a hit on the continent when it was released as a single. Although "Close Cover" is the clear highlight of Struggle for Pleasure, the other five tracks are beautifully arranged pieces of modern chamber music. Although Mertens is clearly heavily influencedmore… by American minimalist composers — the title track and "Gentleman of Leisure" are unalloyed Philip Glass homages — he brings his own brilliant compositional sense and a genuine gift for unexpected arrangements to these pieces. The opening "Tourtour," for soprano saxophone and harp, brings entirely unexpected textures out of both instruments, and "Salernes" keeps from sounding too much like early Terry Riley through the unexpected start-stop motif that reappears throughout the piece. Mertens, who began composing and recording at the age of 28, has the melodic sensibility of someone who grew up not only with the modern classical tradition, but with jazz and pop as well. Indeed, Mertens' piano style on "Close Cover" recalls the fragmented impressionism of Bill Evans. As a result, his music is accessible to more listeners than just the die-hard 20th century classical crowd, making the album title considerably less descriptive than it might otherwise be. Like all of Mertens' early releases, Struggle for Pleasure was originally released under the group name Soft Verdict and reissued under Mertens' own name in the late '80s.

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Wim Mertens - Integer Valor - 1998

Wim Mertens - Integer Valor - 1998
Instrumental | Minimalist |Joint Stereo | MP3 320 kbps | 112 MB
Instrumental | Minimalist | APE | 255 MB


Track Listings

1. La Fin De La Visite
2. Au Dela De Fleuve
3. In 3 Or 4 Days
4. Comme En Dormant
5. And Bring You Back
6. Yes, I Never Did
7. Tout Est Visible
8. Sidemen

Editorial Reviews
Features Work Originally Started in 1991 with Shot and Echo, and Then Followed Up by 1995s Jardin Clos. This Release is More Fluent on the Orchestral Side of this Composer.

Product Details

* Audio CD (January 7, 1997)
* Original Release Date: April 19, 1999
* Number of Discs: 3
* Format: Import
* Label: Crepuscule
* ASIN: B00000896J

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Wim Mertens - Whisper me - 1988

Wim Mertens - Whisper me
MP3 - Minimalist - 480 kbps VBR - 55,5 MB


01 A visiting card - 06:57
02 The fosse - 08:02
03 No plans no projects - 05:13
04 Whisper me - 18:57

Title: Whisper Me
Artist: Wim Mertens
Release Date: 1988
Label: Windham Hill
UPCs: 019341107910, 019341107927, 019341107941
Genre: New Age
Styles: Neo-Classical, Progressive Electronic, Minimalism
Moods: Cerebral, Detached, Hypnotic, Reserved, Restrained

Life and work of Wim Mertens

Mertens studied social and political science at the University of Leuven (graduating in 1975) and musicology at Ghent University; he also studied music theory and piano at the Royal Conservatories of Ghent and Brussels.
In 1978, he became a producer at the then BRT (Belgian Radio and Television, now called Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep). For Radio 2 (Radio Brabant) he produced concerts by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Urban Sax, and others, and hosted a program called Funky Town together with Gust De Meyer (with whom he recorded the experimental CD For Amusement Only).
Known primarily as a composer since the late 1970s, Mertens is best known for his opus "Struggle for Pleasure". He is also well known for his piece "Maximizing the Audience", which was composed for Jan Fabre's play The Power of Theatrical Madness, which premiered in 1984 in Venice, Italy.
Mertens' style has continually evolved during the course of his prolific career, starting from downright experimental and avant-garde, always gravitating around minimalism, usually, however, preserving a melodic foundation to the forays that he makes into the worlds that he is exploring. His compositional quality has often overweighted the "labelling issue" and reached wider audiences although stemming from a far-from-mainstream musical context (see section In Popular Culture).
Mertens' music was used in the 1987 Peter Greenaway film The Belly of an Architect, along with that of Glenn Branca as well as in the Dutch-British film Shadow Man (1988), directed by Piotr Andrejew.
Mertens is the author of American Minimal Music[1], which looks at the school of American repetitive music.
In March 1998 Mertens became the Cultural Ambassador of Flanders.
In August 2007 Mertens signed a contract with EMI Classics for his entire catalog[2]. The label has prepared an ambitious re-release plan of his back-catalog which will start in January 2008. His "oeuvre intégrale" will be made available digitally and worldwide. But first EMI Music Belgium released Mertens' newest (51st) 9-track album Receptacle on September 24. For this album Mertens decided to work with an orchestra consisting of only women, 17 in total. It is not the first time that Mertens has worked together with EMI. Already in 1999 Mertens released the soundtrack to the Paul Cox film Father Damian via EMI Classics.

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