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In 1979, Jürgen Müller, a self-taught amateur musician studying oceanic science at the University of Kiel, travelled with a film crew to document a mission testing sea-water toxicity a few kilometres offshore in the North Sea. As ever, necessity was the mother of invention, and the experience proved so memorable that he was impelled to create a soundtrack to the footage and his own recollections using some electronic equipment borrowed from friends and a local school.

Armed with nothing but a faint memory of piano lessons as a child and - perhaps to be expected for a German student in 1979 - some awareness of (undisclosed) avant-garde electronic composers from the early ’70s, Jürgen set about creating this lush suite of twelve marine-themed vignettes, plainly channeling his thoughts, moods and emotions into what could be quite easily called a prototypical, deliciously frothy form of “New Age” music. It simultaneously triggered ambitions of becoming a film composer and lead to the creation of his publishing company - Neue Wissenschaft.

He wrote the album in his spare time off from studying between 1981-82, finally releasing an edition of 100 copies which largely ended up in the hands of friends and family, with only a few reaching prospective clients and relegating it to the sea of privately pressed synth music.
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  • mushroomsseason

    where is this guy now?

    12 Feb 11:52pm Reply

  • KuriousBanana

    Who really cares? It's a great album IMO.

    29 Dec 2012 Reply

  • menyauthe

    As previously stated, it's Norm Chambers a.k.a. Panabrite. Also, every time I see that image of the sea green vinyl I want it so bad.

    13 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Redfred20

    Heard a rumor that this is actually a secret side project of Emeralds. Whatever the truth this is still some great music!

    13 Nov 2012 Reply

  • eeevans

    loving this record; came here; read the story; loving this record more

    12 Sep 2012 Reply

  • mushroomsseason

    another personal hero

    28 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Amprest

    pure magic!

    25 Jul 2012 Reply

  • helloimjoshua

    Norm Chambers/Panabrite made this. Makes a lot of sense now.

    2 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Archidvx

    quite german.

    10 Mar 2012 Reply

  • matt_white

    fantastic album. [2]

    9 Mar 2012 Reply

  • boehj

    fantastic album.

    16 Feb 2012 Reply

  • Vianouzz

    Super classy

    22 Dec 2011 Reply

  • fieldmuzick

    pretty boring, with or without story

    3 Nov 2011 Reply

  • HerrHerr

    (:

    27 Oct 2011 Reply

  • clonedhuman

    There are many albums of library music similar to this that have been unknown to the general public for most of their existence. The quality of the music doesn't necessarily mean it's a hoax - there is a lot of quality music that simply never made it to the ears of the majority of the public.

    10 Oct 2011 Reply

  • rella987

    gj on sending it to pitchfork with the story jurgen muller = boss status

    2 Oct 2011 Reply

  • ssss1990

    (something about this being a hoax, followed by how I enjoy the album regardless) [8] one of the most soothing bed time albums ever

    30 Sep 2011 Reply

  • HappyMeltedCity

    i find it hard to believe this is a long lost gem from 1979, too. it's too on-trend to be coincidence. very good music.

    8 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Epicte

    @n0ns3nse That said, I still find the album enjoyable, and ultimately that's the most important thing. I just think its origins are suspect.

    28 Aug 2011 Reply

  • Epicte

    @n0ns3nse What first drew my suspicion was the specificity of the story given in re: the album's genesis. It definitely reads as a piece of creative writing rather than simply a documentation of the past, and it plays on the popular fantasy of someone with no musical experience spontaneously creating a work of genius. Though not impossible, the notion seems more cinematic than realistic. Next, the German/English translations are a little wonky, suggesting that someone out there capable in both languages is having a little fun with the track titles. Additionally, an internet search for Mr. Jurgen Muller reveals only references to this album. Though it's possible he could have been completely underground since his alleged sea-related explorations, that also seems unlikely. Finally, as I noted before, though plenty of artists have been ahead of their times, there are chord progressions here that are not only that, but highly in vogue in the current minimalist electronic landscape.

    28 Aug 2011 Reply
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