Update 22.02.2012 - Only 3 preorder-copies available!
Mathias Grassow - Himalaya (2012 Special Edition) (Musical Philosophy)
"Himalaya" is, without a doubt, one of the most important past albums by Mathias Grassow. It´s often used for therapeutic purposes and is still regularly played by radio stations worldwide. "Himalaya" is a single 74-minute album track which constantly and slowly builds into different layers of tones and subtle sounds. After a while, it creates an extremely hypnotic effect and moves like a never-ending, changing spiral.
We are re-releasing "Himalaya" as an Eco Digipak with completely new and stunning artwork by Jesse Harrison. With respect to individual preferences, we offer 2 different audio versions of this album. Both CD Versions feature the same cover art, providing album release information for both versions!
Original Version - this is the pure 1:1 version based on the 1999 release.
2012 Version - for this version we re-transfered the original DAT Tape to a hard drive - this time in 32 Bit High Resolution. As a step before it was recorded onto the drive, we ran the file through several analogue instruments to improve the depth and stereo image of the file, because for the old release the original DAT wasn´t properly transfered and it was quite narrow-sounding (left-right and front-back). We didn´t apply any compression/maximizing on it nor did we use any other digital effects afterwards. The main focus was to profit from the warm sound of full analogue equipment to improve the sound quality and to maintain a higher audio resolution before the recording went on the CD, always with the aim to preserve Mathias´ original recording.
The difference is subtle but audible - you will find the new version sounds much more "open/spacious" and has more "depth" – meaning that all the sounds in the virtual room (speakers or headphones) are better focused on the whole axis (left-right and front-back). In other words, you may feel that the "2012 Version" is more three-dimensional, while the "Original Version" seems more two-dimensional.
To help you find your preferred version, we have included 2 players in order to enable quick comparisons between them. Both are playing exactly the same sample and length of the track. For immediate playing, especially with slower broadband connections, we suggest buffering the tracks first for a while. This can be done by starting and pausing / stopping each player after a few seconds.
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Original Version
2012 Version
PREORDER SPECIAL:
We offer privileged shipping for all Preorders, starting already at the beginning of February 2012. The official release date is scheduled for the end of February 2012. Please note that the availability of album copies may be limited following the official release date, due to previous Preorder sales.
Prices for "Himalaya":
15,- Euro (including shipping) - Germany
17,- Euro (including shipping) - Europe
19,- Euro (including shipping) - Outside Europe
TIP: This Preorder Special can be combined also with any other order you might want to place (see the specific field in the order form below). If you want to add for instance one or more of our releases you can save a lot of shipping costs with this option. Read more details HERE (opens in a new window)
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As mentioned above, you can order additionally ANY of our CDs, listed on el culto by filling in the optional field "Other CDs to order" in the order form below. You can do this even for releases like the brand new album "Submental Vol 1" by Nautic Depths or "North passage" which have separate order forms!
