Ascensions by Michael Brückner

ASCENSIONS - which I count as my 30th album - has an interesting evolution: actually, all the basic tracks were composed back in 1999 (or even before that) but finished (in the versions on THIS album*) only some eight years later, in the summer of 2007. All of them on the same hot summer day during my vacation in that year, as I still vivdly remember:
My wife had a rare visitor on that day, a good friend who had moved to The Netherlands (incidentally, that lady visited us again just a few days ago).

Anyway, due to that visit, I had the day off to work on music - in fact there were only a few bits and pieces left to finish my big promo CD set "No Single Single", including those old "techno" tracks that had hibernated in a somewhat embyonic state until that day.

For whatever reason, there occured a flash of inspiration like only a handful of times in my life, and I had a big time remixing and rearranging those basic tracks and adding new material to flesh out what before had been rather "skinny". I really loved that experience, and still get a special kick from this album whenever I revisit it...

So, it's hard to determin from when these tracks are: they still carry that "techno" vibe I engaged in during the late 90ies for a while, but what makes them most engaging was added in 2007.

* some of these tracks are contained in - considerably - different versions on some of my other (early, dance-ish) albums.

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, later settled down near Mainz.

Earns a living as a graphical designer and social worker.

Ambient and other electronica since 1992.

Extended back catalogue (more than 150 albums by end of 2024, number still growing).

Since 2007 offers his music in the internet, via the usual platforms.

Sometimes gets reviews + airplay.

Plays live now and then.

More is to come...

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Michael Brückner
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