Enno Velthuys - Different Places (1987/2022)

Continuing the reissue campaign of legendary synthesizer artist Enno Velthuys, we are proud to offer the Different Places LP. The original tape from 1987 was the second tape Enno produced for EXART and it was his last work before he disappeared into obscurity. By this time, he became disillusioned by the cassette network and his mental condition sadly deteriorated. With Hessel Veldman, label owner of EXART, getting more interested in experimental music, they were both moving into different places and eventually lost contact.

Enno was a perfectionist, always looking for better equipment. When listening to the original master tape of Different Places it turned out it had a real nice, clean sound. Definitely an improvement over some of his earlier material. While mastering these songs for vinyl in 2021 we tried to stay as close as possible to Enno’s original intentions. Different Places is probably his most coherent work and includes some magical chord progressions. Shades of Erik Satie and Hiroshi Yoshimura mixed with immersive, spacious, cosmic ambient. Melancholic but less claustrophobic when compared to predecessors Glimpse of Light or Landscapes in Thin Air.

1. To Dance With You (2:37)
2. The Old School (2:38)
3. Church In Spain (4:54)
4. Morning Tears (2:45)
5. Crystal River (5:00)
6. Shape Of Light (2:52)
7. Empty Streets (2:46)
8. Mercury (3:09)
9. Siberia (8:34)
10. Ricefields (4:56)
11. The Day After (3:20)