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Enno Velthuys - Music From the Other Side of the Fence (2026)

Enno Velthuys - Music From the Other Side of the Fence (2026)

BAND/ARTIST: Enno Velthuys

Dutch label Stroom, together with Hessel Veldman, releases Music From the Other Side of the Fence: 13 unreleased pieces by Enno Velthuys, a cult figure of the Dutch DIY tape scene of the 80s. These are noctilucent synth works for fans of BoC, Eno and Harmonia, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Dominique Lawalrée. The record continues a series of Velthuys reissues over the past decade, including albums and songs on compilations from LSD and Light in the Attic, and helps fill gaps in knowledge of his 1975–1990 catalogue. The label is typically poetic and sparing with factual detail. One can only guess that part of the material relates to four cassettes from 1982–1987, but it is safer to take the collection as a lovingly sequenced overview of short, harmonious stories, each steeped in atmospheric magic and together forming a tender portrait of a troubled artist. Velthuys first became known through Blue Heron and The Day After, which appeared on two LSD compilations, and then through reissues of the albums Landscapes in Thin Air (1985) and Different Places (1987). The new selection widens the picture with signature woozy arabesques and powdery ambient pads, carried by a feel for extended melody. A solitary, melancholic voice leads from the frosted carillon of Something Special through the reedy romance of Uplands (Unplugged Alt Version 2) and the aerial waltz of Underneath a Dark Sky to a slowed, Vangelis-style brass fanfare in Moonlight Serenade. It is a no-brainer for hopeless ambient synth romantics and introverts.

Tracklist:
01-01 Enno Velthuys - Something Special [2:41]
01-02 Enno Velthuys - Underneath A Dark Sky [2:14]
01-03 Enno Velthuys - For Max [2:32]
01-04 Enno Velthuys - Open Mind [2:42]
01-05 Enno Velthuys - Thin Air [4:22]
01-06 Enno Velthuys - In The West [6:08]
01-07 Enno Velthuys - Moonlight Serenade [3:06]
01-08 Enno Velthuys - Morning Walk [2:17]
01-09 Enno Velthuys - Highlands [4:18]
01-10 Enno Velthuys - Flight Of The Seagull [2:59]
01-11 Enno Velthuys - Eternity [3:36]
01-12 Enno Velthuys - Releave [2:16]
01-13 Enno Velthuys - Uplands (Unplugged Alt Version 2) [2:19]

| Electronic | Ambient | FLAC / APE

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