Peter Michael Hamel
Nada
RCA Red Seal (Japan) 1982
RCL-8323 (LP)
sleeve : VG+(SRW, wear on edge and corner.)
media : EX+/EX+(some slightly noises.)
This is a solo album released in 1977 by Peter Michael Hamel, a musician who was one of the central figures in the German avant-garde ethnic music group Between. The Japanese edition was released in 1982 by RVC with artwork different from the German/US editions. Recorded in parallel with his time in Between, the album features tracks such as the deep meditation of A1, which delves even further into Terry Riley's spiritual exploration, the acoustic minimalism reminiscent of Stephan Micus expressing the silence of music in A2, and the spiritual waves of sound from synthesizers and organs that extend beyond 23 minutes in B1, enticing listeners on an inner journey through space. It's a masterpiece of trip minimal music with an infinitely deep sense of meditation. The domestic edition includes commentary by composer Yoriaki Matsudaira.
A1: Silence
B1: Beyond the wall of sleep