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Ambient, Drone, Electronic, New Age, Space Music, 2CD kiadvány, 2025.
Erik Wøllo is an architect of poignant, ethereal and elegant electronics, a poet of ambient atmospheres. This 15th anniversary remaster of his classic GATEWAY includes a bonus disc with eight additional unreleased tracks mostly from the 2010 era. Known for highly lyrical and vivid sonic spaces, Wøllo’s 14th album bridges grand harmonic realms and gentle, serene environments.
John Diliberto of Echoes Radio wrote back in the day, “Celestial evocations inspired by the night skies in the land of the midnight sun. It’s hard to resist picking an Erik Wøllo album as a CD of the Month…. On his latest, GATEWAY, there’s no denying the way he sends you piloting down canyons, soaring between mountains and launching on trajectories somewhere toward the heavens… One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary instrumental music… Step through Wøllo’s GATEWAY and you’ll see his world revealed.”
To create the remastered edition, Wøllo went back to the original stereo digital mixes, running them through analog equipment and the latest high resolution plug-ins. Showcasing amazing depth and clarity, the remaster has an enhanced sound: a more detailed, transparent and wider audio spectrum with greater sonic cohesion.
This sparkling remaster is a luscious work, kindling feelings of nature inspired by Wøllo’s Norwegian homeland. Created over two years in the late aughts, GATEWAY is a fine-tuned collection of carefully crafted compositions. The melodic guitar work and expansive electronics create evocative passages that combine intense and serene moments with masterful performances.
Instrumentation:
Electric Guitars, Guitar Synthesizers,
Keyboards, Wøllo VST Instruments, Percussion and Programming
DISC 1: 2025 Remaster:
Recorded and mixed by Erik Wøllo 2007-2009
at Wintergarden Studio, Norway. Remastered by Erik Wøllo
DISC 2: Unreleased Bonus Tracks:
All music composed between 1998 and 2025
Re-recorded and mixed 2025 at Wintergarden Studio, Norway
Felvételek:
CD 1.:
2025 Remaster:
1.Intro
2.Land of Myths 04:51
3.First Arrival 07:09
4.The Crossing 08:25
5.A Sublime Place 03:17
6.Gateway 05:38
7.Blue Universe 03:56
8.The Traveler 05:55
9.There Will Be Snow 05:38
10.The Mental Trail 05:10
11.Full Circle 06:17
12.Wetlands 05:24
13.Thule 08:36
14.Outro
CD 2.:
Unreleased Bonus Tracks:
15.Gateway 2 05:28
16.Time Fracture 07:09
17.Everywhen 04:48
18.Isotope 05:38
19.Blue Tapestry 03:55
20.Vandring 10:03
21.Peaceful Mind 07:48
22.Sunburst 05:46
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