Heartbeat by Michael Brückner

14. HEARTBEAT (1996 to 1997)

In my "...(nearly) complete catalogue" from 2007 I described this album rather briefly:

"Old school electronica with flavours of New Age, World Music and Ambient; contains five different versions of the title track (call it remixes, if You like...)"

I'd like to add - even if it may not actually seem like it, if you look at the resulting music - that the five different versions of "Heartbeat" (the track) are a direct consequence of my - then recent - first encounter with music by The Future Sound of London and The Orb:

A girl I knew gave me a couple of CDs by them (including "Lifeforms") back in 1996, which to me was a huge eye-opener and forever changed the way I looked at contemporary electronica, dance, chill-out, triphop, ambient (whatever). But especially dance (even if - with hindsight - this music wasn't really dance music; so maybe I should say: music played in clubs - including the chill-out room).

Up to that point I had not a lot of respect for "techno" (and all that kind of stuff) - for the main reason that I simply only had encountered rather cheap examples of it. I would listen to prog-rock, 70s electronica, jazz, classical music - whatever; but "techno"...?!? Keep that away from me! ;-)

So, that changed, and it also changed the way I looked at the concept of remixing - I started to appreciate the idea (provided it was well done).

With the title track of this album I made a conscious attempt to produce "up to date" electronica; of course, the results sounded nothing much like it for various reasons (see above). Still - I always liked the resulting music anyway, it's actually quite enjoyable as long as you don't expect it to sound like FSOL... ;-)

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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