Ambient, atmospheric music. Atmospheres like Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream and Hearts of Space by Rudy Adrian. CD albums and MP3 audio of New Age electronic soundscapes created on SY77 and K2000 synthesizers. White Cloud records
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to the Rudy Adrian website! Most the albums listed here can be purchased from Groove Unlimited or directly from Rudy Adrian, some for as little as US $5 or €5 Euros! |
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This website is dedicated to New Zealand atmospheric music by Rudy Adrian. New Zealand is a collection of South Pacific islands with 4 million people, most of whom live in the northern city of Auckland. This leaves the southern areas with an abundance of unspoiled rivers, mountains and beaches. Rudy lives in Dunedin, which is only ten minutes drive from coastal beaches or, in the opposite direction, forest and sub-alpine trails. The sunsets are regularly spectacular and, away from streetlights, the evening skies are filled with stars. The reflective music promoted on this webpage is very much inspired by these influences. Rudy Adrian first started making electronic music in the recording studios of the University of Canterbury while he was studying Forestry Science. In the following years he tutored electronic music at the University of Otago while completing a degree in Botany. This was followed by several years as a freelance musician and sound effects creator for television programmes, advertisments and short films. Eventually this culminated in full-time sound design work for a television production facility and occasional freelance composition.Rudy has gone on to create albums in his unique style of atmospheric music for private release as well as for international record labels. The common thread to his music is the exploration of sonic landscapes, where melody and rhythm play a secondary role to the tones and textures created by synthesizers, wood flutes and the human voice. Always experimental and original, they are also peaceful and listenable - similar to listening to a film soundtrack without pictures. Some comparisons to the atmospheric works of Brian Eno and the softer arpeggios of Tangerine Dream and Jean-Michel Jarre of the seventies are at times apt, but the music nevertheless remains uniquely that of Rudy Adrian. |
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Buying CDs:The largest selection of Rudy Adrian albums is available via the shop of the Dutch record label Groove Unlimited, who have also released six of his albums. The webstore has a massive catalogue of electronic music - probably the biggest in the world! You can buy Rudy's two recent atmospheric albums MoonWater and Desert Realms from the US record label Lotuspike. You can buy directly from Rudy Adrian buy sending cash or cheque to the following address: 23 Epsilon Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Don't forget to specify which CD you want, whether you'd like it autographed, and your return address! Australian and New Zealand Buyers: Because of cheaper postage and general neighbourliness, costs can be read as in Australian/New Zealand dollars (ie: $5 for "Twilight" and "SubAntarctica" and $12 for the others). |
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