Artificial Wire by Michel Bekkering

"Artificial Wire was initially planned in 2008 as my second solo album, but was postponed and released after more than 15 years at last. The goal of my most abstract and experimental album so far was and is to represent two styles electronically musically: advancing from natural aesthetics to artificial aesthetics. In the title-piece, from minute ten onwards, a carousel of extraordinary sequence(r)s passes by, designed and produced by means of virtual FM-synthesis in combination with classical but especially also modern electronic theme arrangements accompanied by abstract and certainly also melancholic fills and textures. As said, my most challenging and experimental work so far. I don't know I will be driven to make something like this again in the future:-)

Michel Bekkering, March ‘25 "

Electronic music has always played an important role in Michel's life. At the age of eight he was fascinated by Mike Oldfield's albums 'Ommadawn' and 'Incantations'. In the following years he discovered the music and became a very big fan of Klaus Schulze (he has bought, spread over decades, all his albums (from Irrlicht to Bon Voyage). Shortly later he became a big fan of Tangerine Dream.