Archive 2021
(2021) HIMALAYA II
Here after more than 20 years of development in behind many other works, now finally the successor of the HIMALAYA album. Silent, calm and majestic drones with a depth like the mountains of the Himalayas are high........A big thank you also to my old loyal fans who love exactly these kind of drones....
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released December 24, 2021
Many thanks as usual to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
This album contains two bonus tracks of 73 minutes length in total (!), visible and audible only for buyers of the album !
SPECIAL PRICE FOR 150 MINUTES DEEPEST DRONE AMBIENT = 7.99 EUR !!
(2021) Natives & Origins
This is an album about the colonization of our planet in recent centuries, about the excessive arrogance of European countries, all the genocides and the claim over determination of nature, man and lands. Perhaps this will be an album series that extends to the present day, because the exploitation continues unabated; although always under different names......
(2021) The rose mixes in spiral times
And finally here are some "Spiral-Rose-Mixes" for free (donation).
Enjoy this extensive chapter of my musical experiences during 2021 !
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released December 3, 2021
Thanks again to Cornelia Kern for cover images, layout and support....
Mathias Grassow feat. Cornelia Kern - AGUILAR (2021) The forgotten word of wisdom
This album is the successor to the mystical "The Forgotten Wisdom of the Forbidden Word" and continues the allusions to the "values" brought up by the church and state over thousands of years. Musical alchemy lives on here ......
from the west ..... to the east .....
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released November 5, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for participation, cover image and layout.
Celebrated on different synths, frame-& ritual drums, voxes and more.....
--> ATTENTION : This album contains THREE bonustracks with 30minutes length, visible and downloadable only for purchasers of the album ! <--
Mathias Grassow feat. Cornelia Kern - AGUILAR (2021) The forgotten word of wisdom
Last part of the extended "rose sessions".
Everything flows to the whole, where everything is united and no longer the individual counts. In ONEness is silence, is peace ......
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released November 5, 2021
Thanks to my counterpart Cornelia Kern for her willingness to be both teacher and pupil at the same time and.....of course......for cover images and layout.
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--> 140 minutes of flowers, served in the style of the three predecessors ...... <--
Mathias Grassow feat. Cornelia Kern - AGUILAR (2021) Ambient-Chi-Night
The "Ambient Chi Night" is a 4-hour extravaganza and was an event and experiment of the artist in collaboration with his wife Cornelia Kern and the wisdom teacher OM. C.Parkin. The 4-hour journey was accompanied by energetic work, breathing and drumming, which unfortunately cannot be heard here for technical reasons.
This unique document reflects the energy of that night, if only as a shadow of what happened "live" and came across as pure power.
These recordings were made directly by the hall mixer and neither compressed nor otherwise elaborately reworked - entirely in accordance with the artist's philosophy of maintaining the highest possible authenticity.
This live-event contains source tracks/fragments from the following albums :
Silent abundance III
The incomprehensible emptiness
Spirals of roses in time
The forgotten wisdom of the forbidden word
Umlaufbahnen
Lichtwerk
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released October 1, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for participation in this project, support, cover image and layout.
(2021) Missa Universalis
This "Mass" has less of a classical ecclesiastical meaning than a kind of "reverent" inner view of what is what we are and what is reflected in and through us and resonates with us. Like outside, so inside, like inside, so outside. We are the world...
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released October 1, 2021
Thanks as ususal to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
I dedicate this album to my father, who would have turned 100 on September 19th 2021 and to our beloved Uncle Hermann, who passed away on his 86th birthday on September 28th 2021. God be with you ......farewell.....
(2021) Traumzeitraum
A night journey through all the ups and downs of dreams and dreams within dreams - created as a "living room concert" on the night of 24.08.2021 as a total improvisation...with no special meaning.....or ???
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released September 13, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover image and support.
(2021) LICHTWERK
Lichtwerk: A musical idea based on the mythological division of life into seasons. Every 18 years there is a change to a new stage of cognition, love and knowledge .......
The 4 core pieces are framed by opportunities and crises that we choose ourselves......
Frame-drums and Djembes handplayed by the artist.
(2021) The emperors new clothes
This well-known fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff can be applied to so much in our everyday lives. The titles of the pieces are thoughts and feelings about all these "new clothes", of modern times, behind which there is often a clever manipulation of the big media and powerful. We are trapped in these systems, like in a hologram...
(2021) Pandemonic
This is part 1 of a planned trilogy that introduces itself with loose allegories on the subject of the pandemic. The interpretations are free - everyone can decide which position to take while listening ...... or what is really felt inside.
Beside electronics, M.G, played several self-sampled percussion !
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released August 6, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover art and layout.
Mastered by Thomas Sauer alias SONIC☉SPACES -
(pen-umbra.bandcamp.com) - many thanks !
(~1995-2021) ISOLA
ISOLA contains pieces from the early to mid-nineties. Originally there was a concept of the north - here especially the representation of the SPITSBERGEN islands and their eventful history. The previously unreleased pieces are now available with new titles and remastered; CD edition to follow !
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released August 6, 2021
Many thanks to Johan Rehn for making this release possible.
Thanks to A.P. for mastering.
Announcement: Fundraising for flood victims
Dear fans & friends .....
The catastrophe in my home country affects the whole world.
After a short and careful consideration, we have decided to start a small fundraising campaign, which is running up to and including the next "Bandcamp Friday" on August 6 2021:
From ALL sold works by Mathias Grassow and AGUILAR, 50% of the proceeds go to a well-known and reputable German company, such as the "German Red Cross".
We vouch for the correct handling of the income, which will be paid out to the selected company immediately after the end of the campaign !
If this test run is successful, the action will be continued and this will be announced.
ADDITIONALLY, there is a new work, the release date of which has been brought forward. We are happy about every sold work and thank you in advance for your sympathy.
Mathias Grassow & Cornelia Kern
(2021) Mysterium cosmographicum
Just as the idea of a harmony of spheres has been anchored in mankind for thousands of years, so a connection between geometry and the heavenly conditions has probably been suspected for just as long. Plato associated the five existing and named after him regular bodies with the elements fire, water, earth, air and heavenly etheric substance. He assigned the latter to the dodeceder, the figure bordered by twelve pentagons. The adjacent twelve-surface is inscribed with its insphere, which touches the centers of all side surfaces. The sphere indicated by the outer circle touches all 20 corners of this Platonic body.
This album contains TWO "hidden-bonus-tracks", only available for those, who purchase the album.
(2021) Silent abundance III
art III of this series of deep relaxation music for a voluntary donation.
A thank you to my loyal fans....... this series will be continued irregularly.
This part is particularly long - the bonus track of 35 minutes length is also intended to encourage you to include this series to your collection.....
Part III of a series, which I make available practically free of charge against a donation. These albums are -- as always -- recorded in one run and can be used very well in sound therapy.... of course also suitable as background music for your own inner collection.
Subharmonic chants by MG.
(2021) Trans-Orient-Express
An eurasian and mystical journey. A train ride in the style of the Orient-Express..... but imaginary maybe from Spain to Persia, or from whereever. you may start..... Impressions from the train window........ Emotions, memories of heydays, of becoming and passing away, of universal and own truths and lies, of progress and regression, - of senseless loops and finally coming home..... or the return ? .......... Impressions from the train window....... Emotions, memories.........repeat...... Transmission ends......
Totally played LIVE in one take at home between 5th and 7th april 2021. No overdubbing !
--> The last three "hidden" pieces represent alternative ends of the journey.
A small wink....... as return from the journey every listener can consider his personal preferred "station". <--
Played in respect and deep gratitude on several synths and samplers, several ritual-shaman-frame drums & over/undertone singing.
Mastered by Thomas Sauer alias SONIC☉SPACES (pen-umbra.bandcamp.com) - many thanks !
Thanks for my second life gift and to all who accompanied me......
Love you CoKe
THIS ALBUM CONTAINS THREE HIDDEN BONUS TRACKS that are only available to buyers of the album !
(2021) Spirals of Roses in time
These "rose spirals" are a pun. They stand for many things and at the same time for nothing. Spirals are the energy of the universe and in the Queen of Flowers we look into eternity as a metaphor for the giving and the taking at the same time......
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released May 31, 2021
Again thanks to my wife for support, patience and inspiration. Without my female counterpart, the idea of the rose series would not have been feasible...... Cover design as always by Cornelia Kern.
NILS WORTMANN : "Alles so schön still hier"
New book publication - in brief: "Everything is so nice and quiet here". A unique book listing the 100 best ambient works between 1975 and 2020, with a description and further recommendations. Initially only available in German. If there is enough interest, an English version will be available soon!
AVAILABLE FROM THE 22ND CALENDAR WEEK !
CONTAINS THE MENTIONED ALBUM "PSYCHIC DOME" AS DOWNLOAD FOR FREE !
Includes unlimited streaming of (1992) Psychic Dome via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
NILS WORTMANN : "Alles so schön still hier"
"The lost wisdom" - the secret knowledge of what we call "Stone of the wise Men", "Grail's cup" or "Bundeslade" is only to be found in us, in man and woman, in connection, in trust, in leadership and devotion at the same time. The dance of life is not a technique, a method, a doctrine, or a religion. This ecstatic music is an idea of what we could experience far from guilt and shame with each other. We are secrets and key at the same time......
Instruments used : Keys, synths, samplers, different frame - and shaman-drums, field recordings, overtone & deep throat singing (not overworked) and some more secrets
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released May 7, 2021
These pieces were created in a special atmosphere. No multi-track technology, no subsequent "embellishments" etc. Pure energy and maximum power transmission..... of the artist's idea of ecstasy..... PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN WHILE DRIVING !
(2021) The incomprehensible emptiness
This album contains one HIDDEN BONUS-track of 58 minutes length - only visible and downloadable for those, who purchase the album.......
130 minutes of drone - & avantgarde ambient ..... for best price !
What is emptiness, what is nothing? Again the question of the "correct" direction in life is asked. What's the point, what's wrong, what's right? Are concepts such as infinity, emptiness, nothing, time and transience relative, or fixed values that we do not grasp, but merely interpret and put into formulas in order to understand a world that has long eluded our perception?
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released May 4, 2021
Many thanks to my personal inspiration and muse nature, my family and friends .... you know who you are......
Thanls to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
"Stop praying.
What I want you to do is go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've made for you.
Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's where I live and there I express my love for you.
Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't blame me for everything they made you believe.
Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me. If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape, in the look of your friends, in your son's eyes... ➤ you will find me in no book!
Stop asking me "will you tell me how to do my job?" Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize you, nor get angry, or bothered. I am pure love.
Stop asking for forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you... I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies... free will. How can I blame you if you respond to something I put in you? How can I punish you for being the way you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of eternity? What kind of god would do that?
Respect your peers and don't do what you don't want for yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life, that alertness is your guide.
My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way, not a rehearsal, nor a prelude to paradise. This life is the only thing here and now and it is all you need.
I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record.
You are absolutely free to create in your life. Heaven or hell.
➤ I can't tell you if there's anything after this life but I can give you a tip. Live as if there is not. As if this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist.
So, if there's nothing after, then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is, rest assured that I won't ask if you behaved right or wrong, I'll ask. Did you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?...
Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing, imagining. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea.
Stop praising me, what kind of egomaniac God do you think I am?
I'm bored being praised. I'm tired of being thanked. Feeling grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That's the way to praise me.
Stop complicating things and repeating as a parakeet what you've been taught about me.
What do you need more miracles for? So many explanations?
The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders."
- Spinoza
(2021) Silent abundance II
Part II of this series of deep relaxation music for a voluntary donation. A thank you to my loyal fans....... this series will be continued irregularly.
These albums are -- as always -- recorded in one run and can be used very well in sound therapy.... of course also suitable as background music for your own inner collection.
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released April 18, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
(2021) The incomprehensible emptiness
What is emptiness, what is nothing? Again the question of the "correct" direction in life is asked. What's the point, what's wrong, what's right? Are concepts such as infinity, emptiness, nothing, time and transience relative, or fixed values that we do not grasp, but merely interpret and put into formulas in order to understand a world that has long eluded our perception?
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released May 4, 2021
Many thanks to my personal inspiration and muse nature, my family and friends .... you know who you are......
Thanks to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
(2021) Silent abundance II
Part II of this series of deep relaxation music for a voluntary donation. A thank you to my loyal fans....... this series will be continued irregularly.
These albums are -- as always -- recorded in one run and can be used very well in sound therapy.... of course also suitable as background music for your own inner collection.
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released April 18, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
(2021) The Ambassadors of Spring
"The Ambassadors of spring"...... six musically depicted classical goddesses and messengers of spring, who proclaim light, growth and fertility.
Framed by two minimalist piano pieces, this work is an ode to the sun and the awakening of the nature.
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released April 2, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover images and layout.
(2021) You are the horizon
An album full of light, the conscious expansion of being and the transgression of the self-imposed limitations.
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released April 2, 2021
Cover photo and layout by Cornelia Kern.
STEP XIV - The early years (1986-1989) - "Allegorical doors to inner worlds"
Another beautiful memory of the good old 80s. The pieces moved away from the "New Age" to the more individual "natural mysticism", Christian mysticism and Sufism. Good choice by LEV LEVIN , many thanks !
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released April 1, 2021
Thanks also to Lev Levin, who lovingly selects and restores the pieces of all archives. Thanks to Cornelia Kern for the step pictures and the layout.
(2021) We abuse what we miss
This album invites you to think and feel what we do to get care that we did not receive enough in childhood. Since nobody can fill this deficit, we take and act ruthlessly .....
This album may be very difficult again; the 47-minute central piece, however, is a journey that everyone can interpret for themselves. So we often decide for ourselves how light and dark encounter us .....
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released March 5, 2021
Thanks to some insights during the night of February 14th when recording this absolutely home live event.
Thanks to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover images and layout.
(2021) Cascading Rosespirals
Now finally the continuation of the "Mystical rose project" in a special extended version......
"The flower of flowers as calyx and conception at the same time. The holy grail as the idea of the womb and at the same time the source of life ......"
Inspired by the outstanding fan responses to the first album.
This series will continue with continued success - work is already underway on successors......
It is planned to release the complete "Rose Series" as CD's in a limited box. Negotiations are underway with a well-known label.....
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released March 5, 2021
Thanks to my wife Cornelia Kern for the idea, concept and cover design of this second part.
Dedicated to all women who have lost contact with themselves through patriarchy and are suppressed.
(2021) Silent abundance I
This is the start of a series, which I make available practically free of charge against a donation. These albums are -- as always -- recorded in one run and can be used very well in sound therapy.... of course also suitable as background music for your own inner collection.
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released March 2, 2021
Thanks to Cornelia Kern for cover image and layout.
(2021) The shamans of science : Al-Shaman Chapter III - The twelve steps of Magnum Opus
This album is the third in a trilogy dealing with alchemy and shamanism. The possible connection is only intuitively recorded musically and should give the listener space to find his own interpretation, or to experience something completely different.
Part 3 "Al-Shaman - Chapter III : The twelve steps of Magnum Opus" stands for "finding the philosopher's stone", or "spiritual transformation", usually even after a catharsis.
Instruments : Several synths, frame & shaman drums, Djembe, deep voice, field recordings.
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released February 4, 2021
And a third time many thanks to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover painting and layout.
(2021) The shamans of science : Al-Shaman Chapter II - Planets and metals
This album is the second in a trilogy dealing with alchemy and shamanism. The possible connection is only intuitively recorded musically and should give the listener space to find his own interpretation, or to experience something completely different.
Part 2 "Al-Shaman - Chapter II : Planets and metals" deals with the planets known a few 100 years ago and their assignment to metals. The central star is the earth.
Instruments : Several synths, frame & shaman drums, Djembe, deep voice, field recordings.
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released February 4, 2021
Thanks again to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover painting and layout.
(2021) The shamans of science : Al-Shaman Chapter I - Scripts and secrets
This album is the first in a trilogy dealing with alchemy and shamanism. The possible connection is only intuitively recorded musically and should give the listener space to find his own interpretation, or to experience something completely different.
Part 1 "Al-Shaman - Chapter I : Scripts and secrets" lists the old, well-known scripts - valuable documents that never reveal the whole secret.
Instruments : Several synths, frame & shaman drums, Djembe, deep voice, field recordings.
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released February 4, 2021
Thanks as ususal to my wife Cornelia Kern for cover paintings and layout.
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