Vergessen
by Soft Verdict
- Type: Album
- Released: November 1982
- Label: Les Disques Du Cr茅puscule
- Country: Belgium
- Community rating: 3.67/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: John Ruocco, Gyde Knebusch, Roger Nupie, Hans Fran莽ois, Marilyn Maingart, Karel Vereertbrugghen, Frans Vos, Herman Lemahieu, Wim Mertens
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as the debut release for Wim Mertens' influential ensemble project, 'Vergessen' introduced his deeply emotional, distinctly European approach to minimalism. Combining repetitive, cyclical piano motifs with electronic textures and chamber instrumentation, the record evokes a profound sense of melancholy and nostalgic longing. It firmly established Mertens as a leading figure in the post-minimalist movement alongside Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.
Genres
Descriptors: repetitive, minimalistic, avant-garde, minimal, electronic, synthesizers
Tracklist
Credits
- Soft Verdict - primary artist
- Roger Nupie - bass clarinet
- Karel Vereertbrugghen - bass guitar
- Pieter Vereertbrugghen - electronic drums [electronic percussion]
- Herman Lemahieu - french horn
- Gyde Knebusch - harp
- Marilyn Maingart - piccolo flute
- John Ruocco - soprano saxophone, clarinet