Rene van der Wouden - Gone to Earth Through the Book of Minerals

Dutchman René van der Wouden (February 10th 1972) has been active in music since he was eight years old. He started having classical and jazz pianolessons and later he also had some lessons on the organ, after he got his first organ, the Eminent S20. As a child René quickly got fascinated by the organs and synthesizers he saw on tv every week in the Dutch musicshows Toppop and Countdown. Also, his pianoteacher of that time (in 1983) played a Roland Jupiter 6 synthesizer in a band. During a lesson this synthesizer stood next to the piano that remained untouched that day.
Since 1987 the interest in electronic music started to grow immensely. The music of Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Jeff Wayne's "War Of The Worlds" got his interest. Also the Dutch radioshow "CD-show" provided the needed addition on the field of EM. The music of Patrick O'Hearn, Mark Isham and Steve Roach also became a part of René's EM-collection. In 1990 he heard for the first time Klaus Schulze's music. It was the radio play of the just released DRESDEN PERFORMANCE.
Since the autumn of 1993 it became financially possible for René to obtain synthesizers and within eight weeks after the first Korg Poly800 and Yamaha DX7-synths the first electronic composition was born. Offcourse it sounded rubbish, but one has to start somewhere. After this the Korg Poly 61, DW8000, Akai AX73, Ensoniq ESQ-1 entered his studio. After these additions, many songs followed as well the expanse of more electronic instruments and recording-devices.
"Gone to earth through the book of minerals" is from his 2006 cd "Alchemia".
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"Rene van der Wouden's electronic music is very strong and powerful. It gives rise to surrealistic images and, also, it has a medieval gothic flavor. The music of "Alchemia" is well structured and thought-out. This is the creative approach of a man who wants to influence on the outward things, but who at the same time is able to perceive the invisible voice of surrounding world.
As you listen to this CD time passes by very imperceptibly because Rene van der Wouden's compositions are versatile and inspired. He creates his own dynamic movie. And you can easily find your own inspiration in the moving and rapidly changing music world of true alchemist Rene van der Wouden."