Wow, this track really hit me. Your talent and emotion come through so strongly, it’s rare to hear such genuine artistry. Keep shining, can’t wait to see where you take this.

Travels on dim ethereal oceans of mystery should be familiar waters to those of you who have been following gterma for some time now. On Tamanoshima, Mathias brings us into unchartered vistas for a slightly mindbending and hypnotic journey into minimal soundworlds. A warm and glowing drift based on material composed in the summer of 2013.

1. Jewel Island (2:37)
2. The Stellar Ship (8:43)
3. Dissolving Horizon (17:27)
4. Eternal Drift (51:00)

[gterma034] : Mathias Grassow - Jewel Island / The Stellar Ship

Klaus Wiese - Akhira II

[gterma002] : Mathias Grassow - Sky

The longtime gterma favourite "Sky" was originally released by Mathias as a double album in the year 2000 available through the then Klaus Wiese website. The Sky sessions are longform drones with an enormously uplifting character. For the new edition we condensed the best moments of the original release into a single mix and combined it with more recent drones produced in 2010 and everything was then remastered. The track "Opening" is one of the new pieces and runs a total length of 9:03. The album comes in a jewelcase with a 12-page booklet.

Tracklist

1. Opening (9:03)
2. Sky Part I (7:04)
3. Sky Part II (30:40)

4. From Beyond (4:33)
5. Closing (3:45)
6. A New Beginning (9:48)

[gterma002] : Mathias Grassow - From Beyond

from "ways of excape"  (1993)

corson: instruments + production, composition, photo
(c) corson 1993

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One of the strangest and most fascinating aspects of ambient music is the way it can sometimes morph from sonic wallpaper -where it basically functions as a soundtrack- into an agent of transformation, allowing the reshaping of the perceived world around the listener. Some of Mathias' albums have had this effect on me before, and the Darklight Quest definitely falls into this territory. gterma is happy to shine a light on this now mostly forgotten treasure, originally released as a DIY CDr in 1998.

Tracklist:

1. Prelude (5:09)
2. The Abyss (33:23)
3. Unseen Worlds (29:25)
4. Beyond Nothingness (9:21)

The Darklight Quest

[gterma047] : Mathias Grassow - Beyond Nothingness

[gterma010] : Mathias Grassow - Alchemystery

Freestyle recordings are the order of the day as Mathias treads an improvised path into the colourful and enigmatic realms of the ever present mystery that is music. Traditionalists and purists beware, these sound sculptings will challenge any drone-ambient prejudice.

Tracklist

Alchemy Suite Part I : Adrift on a Strange Wind

1.1 - Veiled Auranauts (16:48)
1.2 - Obscured by a Falling Light (42:21)

Alchemy Suite Part II : Inside the Inner

2.1 - In a Temple of Longing (43:28)
2.2 - A Ring of Standing Stones (25:30)

[gterma010] : Mathias Grassow - Veiled Auranauts

[gterma052] : Mathias Grassow - The Nightquest Sessions

As cold and darkness once again descends upon Northern Europe we huddle within the walls of our confines, creep up to fireplaces and hide under thick blankets. Those who brave the foreboding climate and venture outside into the blackness find a nocturnal world under heavy clouds, or perhaps find themselves under the scrutinizing gaze of the coldest of piercing starlight. "The Nightquest Sessions", an enigmatic dream by itself, is a trusty partner under these circumstances. The creeping blackness that surrounded you a minute ago suddenly begins to give way and then invites you into an eerie beauty and sense of belonging.

The Nightquest Sessions was originally released as a DIY CDr in 1998 and follows a path similar to that of The Darklight Quest album.

Tracklist:

1. Mære (19:47)
2. Eigenlicht (42:59)
3. Chromestesia (11:31)

The Nightquest Sessions

[gterma052] : Mathias Grassow - Chromestesia

[gterma010] : Mathias Grassow - Obscured By A Falling Light

Divinations is a new chapter in the Alchemy Suite, inspired by man's quest for higher knowledge and his taking to mysticism and obscure practices to find it. The album is sourced from Mathias' archival recordings and has been compiled and mixed by 121. Anders has done the mastering and Nina also returns with some more of her thoughtful images.

Tracklist:

1. Servitude in Solace (12:59)
2. Fields of Fragrance (7:52)
3. The Palace of Tears (11:47)
4. Spiralling Entities of Light (31:09)
5. The Stars Cry in Silence (16:01)

[gterma054] : Mathias Grassow - The Stars Cry In Silence

[gterma008] : Mathias Grassow - Dämmerung

The long and often dreary winters up here in the north are characterized by burning nightskies as the cold tears into the skin and the wind torments our eyes. Conversely the short summers with their bright colours and dreamlike nights have a very profound effect on the people and creatures dwelling underneath. One long flowing epos dedicated to the Sun and her voyage across the burning evening skies of Northern Europe. Comes in a jewelcase with a 12-page booklet.

Tracklist

1. Fading Light (9:25)
2. A Bed Of Clouds (19:52)
3. Setting Sun (9:44)
4. Last Rays (13:23)
5. Nightfall (6:04)
6. Entering The Between (14:45)

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