Wouden, Rene van der REWO

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2020
The new electronic music album by René van der Wouden. Music with Berlin School flavour and a personal interpretation of that. Powerful sequences with haunting melodies and great sound design. Total lenght is 56 minutes. 5 tracks. The idea of making a recording about the Manor, the studio where bands were signed during the early Virgin label times, and recorded their albums came some years ago. I have always imagined how it would be recording in a big old house with an atmosphere full of magic and unbelievable things. Well here it is. The album has 3 older tracks with were mixed this year and 2 entirely new ones. All together makes this concept. Some elements of those recorded can be discovered in the music as well.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2006
This CD of Dutch electronic artist René van der Wouden is called: “Alchemia” and is the official follow-up of "Pro Sequentia" CD of the year before.
60 minutes of retro-based music with sequencers, mellotron-sounds and melodies in the style of the grandmasters of EM during 1976-1985 added with some new elements as well.
Since more than 2000 years Alchemists all over the world have spent all their time, effort and mostly themselves to the great Goddess of Alchemia. She demanded from them a lot, but gave more in return to those who had the courage and the talent to become one of her elected sons.
In their search to wisdom, spiritualization and the eternal life, the Alchemists stepped across the borders of all conventions, natural sciences, religion and reason. Although they never may have changed the base metals into silver or gold and they never acquired immortality, human chemistry saw its light in their laboratory. And when Surrealism was borrowed from their way of life and world of arts, the main goal of the Alchemists has always been to shine on that, to what all people may searching for, the Self of the Human Spirit. As Carl Young said: "Heaven has become an empty space to mankind".
May the heavens of the Alchemists be the opposite to that. Through the true glass of alchemy, far across the heavens, strengthened with golden dreams of silver elements, the Alchemists, while the Self already gone to earth thru the books of minerals, will help you to explore your very own imagination.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2020
This album is part of a trilogy of the Stargazing series. The first album "Stargazer" was released in 2015. The second part is "Return to the Stargaze". This is part 3.
The musical style is: Berlin School kind of sequencing with those typical Tangerine Dream's Mellotrons combined with 70-ties space music, a bit of progrock and some Klaus Schulze inspirations.
Equipment used: Moog Voyager, Arturia Matrixbrute, Sequential Circuits Prophet REV2, Korg Proloque, Behringer K2, Clavia Nordlead 2X, Roland Fantom G8, Korg M3, Yamaha Motif XS6, Arturia MicroFreak and Kurzweil PC3LE6.
Software: Logic Pro X, Waves, Arturia EFX

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2018
Berlin School, Inspired by: Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Ashra

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2020
"This is my most Tangerine Dreamish album I have done. And I enjoyed doing it."
All music composed, played and produced by René van der Wouden in August-September 2020 Netherlands.
Instruments used on this recording:
Arturia Matrixbrute, Moog Voyager, ARP Odyssey, Korg Prologue, Sequential Prophet REV2, Arturia MikroFreak, Korg M3, Roland Fantom G8, Yamaha Motif XS and Kurzweil PC3.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2007
This music is a tribute to the different kind of clouds. Some more slower pieces, but still with nice sequencing, hymn like melodies and nice tunes, that fit perfectly to the theme. A double CD that lifts you up.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2021
These recordings are live improvised sets where all music and sounds are played "live" in real time with no MIDI sequencing or any other pre-computed manipulating activities.
In other words, like grandmasters as Klaus Schulze, push the red button of the tape-recorder, concentrate and focus, and go.
90% of the instruments and sounds are analogue. Used equipment:
Arturia Beatstep Pro and MatrixBrute Sequencers, Sequential Prophet REV2, Korg Monologue, Moog Minimoog Voyager, ARP Odyssey, Behringer K2, Arturia MikroFreak, Kurzweil V.A.S.T. & Boss GT-Pro
 

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2015
In 2008 REWO Music released the EP "Musique Concrete". These songs were written during the same period as those of Universal Quiet. However, these songs are more experimental and therefore released as an EP.
In 2012 REWO Music released another EP called "Pictures of an Indian Summer". These 30 minutes are a short analogue soundtrip accompanied by a Korg Wavestation and an Access Virus KB.
Now because of the 10th Anniversary of Rene van der Wouden releasing music, these 2 EPs are combined on one album especially printed on aluminium CDr.
Track 7 is bonus track, previously unreleased.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2010
The music of this album was recorded right after the Numerus Fixus album. The main style of the music is ambient and space recorded in a "Waiting for Cousteau" manner.

Artist: Rene van der Wouden
P: 2007
This CD from 2007 features 68 minutes of pleasant electronic music.
Airy electronic textures are punctuated by denser (but still soothing) synthetic embellishments that establish a infectious mood of serene introspection. The ambience becomes tinged with livelier melodies that retain a gentility even when snappy e-perc enters the mix. These shimmering tonalities generate a lavish and expansive panorama of relaxing disposition. This foundation frequently hosts meticulously twinkling keyboard passages which serve to vivify the harmonic flow with engaging melodies.
While the majority of this tuneage is mild and pleasant, an undercurrent of restrained intensity surfaces periodically, as bass tones possessing an orchestral flair evoke a heavier-than-air atmospheric layer that floats amid the overall serenity. There are also instances when the tunes move beyond their tranquillity and adopt an inspired edge of puissance.
A few tracks features percussion, functioning as injections of strident pep to the music’s pacific temperament.
The compositions are crystalline and delicate. Unlike most ambient releases, this music is rich with bewitching melodies of suitable complexity. These melodies are compelling without being unduly distracting. Their appeal lies in their beatific gentle nature, but they exhibit a tasty sprightliness.