Description
Release date April 28th 2025.
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1. Greenred Waters – 14.07
2. Nordic Footsteps – 13.36
3. Earthly Connections – 11.12
4. Mystic Fields – 07.30
5. Whispering Swamps – 14.02
6. Wet Trees – 04.48
7. Forest Impressions – 10.52
Composed, performed and produced by Frans
Ramakers and Ruud Grothauzen at the Zodiac Studio
Zodiac are the Dutch duo
Ruud Grothauzen and Frans Ramakers.
“IC” was their debut-CD. Before that
they made several quite successful
cassettes. And now a great new album in a
very personal musical style in which
rhythms and sequencerparts take an
important part.
Bert Strolenberg – www.SonicImmersion.org –
In the past, the duo Frans Ramakers and Ruud Grothausen released some very nice melodic electronic music, the most of them saw the light of day on cassette aside from one cd in 1995. The project’s goal back then (complex but still remaining very accessible) still shines through on the pleasant realm created on the fresh sounding 75-minute “Forest Impressions”. The seven thoughtful-made tracks making up the latter feature an alchemy of catchy sequencing, assorted rhythms and warm melodic pads that on the strong opener “Greenred Waters” reminds quite a bit of Pyramid Peak’s quality music. Further into the well-produced, mixed and mastered album, slices of Schulze and Software fly by also. There’s even a lovely sense of nostalgia shimmering through its sonic leaves lending a soft glow to the inspired, gentle sparkling and sometimes even slightly dramatic outcome. The title track puts a jolly ending to it all. Nice going, guys!