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Urawa consists of Olivier Moreau and John Sellekaers. Together they are responsible for Torsion (Re-Load Ambient) and Ambre (Ant-Zen). Olivier is known from Imminent Starvation (Ant-Zen) and Delta Files (Re-Load Ambient), whereas John incarnates the projects Xingu Hill (Nova Zembla) and Internal (Zoth Ommog). For Villa Vertigo the two got help from Hervé Thomas, who created Fragile and Hint.

After a first release on Nova Zembla in 1995, Urawa is back with a totally different approach of sound. 'Villa Vertigo' is an architectural bad dream, guiding the listener through an imaginary deserted residence. Slowly evolving, deep and subtle textures seem to come from inside the different rooms, making the whole building become a soundscape.

Organic sounds, together with mechanical vibrations, express the villa's peculiar rhythm. Plants and light become sound in the greenhouse. In the study a clock vainly tries to say that time is important. Your feet pound on the stairs, but it could also be the other way round. In the lounge you are called by those that attended the last cocktail party ages ago.

'Villa Vertigo' combines minimalism with ambient, as well as it combines minimalism with more noisy and unclean parts, thereby slightly suggesting the background of its musical creators. Although the undercooled soundwaves form a familiar impression after a while, they never lead to a definite structure.

This release is limited to 500 numbered copies. The CD comes in a slim transparent case, fitted in a cardboard wrapping. Included with the CD is a textured black and white photograph made by Caroline Eggermont, entitled 'Gors gesternte', as well as a slide with a graphical poem made by Bart Bosmans, called 'Sorry'. To view the poem you need a slide projector.

Constructed at Metarc Studio. Mastered by Metarc.

Read the press reviews.

Listen to audio excerpts:

01 The corridor
02 The study
03 The greenhouse
04 The basement
05 The lounge
06 The stairs
07 The nest
08 The lodger

Free bonus tracks: these two tracks are not included with the CD and are only available through this web site. They're free for you to download.

Urawa: Velocity as terminal download
Urawa: Desire would eventually derail her life

Free remix tracks by other artists: Urawa's 'Villa Vertigo' was handed over to Ultraphonist, who remixed 'The Greenhouse'.

The greenhouse (Ultraphonist remix)

Price: 10 EUR - 13 USD. How to order this cd.