Wim Mertens: a man of no fortune, and with a name to come [Live] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Casting No Shadow

2. A Tiels Leis

3. Hirose

4. You See

5. Multiple 12

6. Naviamente

7. Noli Me Tangere

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Full Title - A Man Of No Fortune & With A Name To Come. 2003 reissue of the Belgian minimalist classical composer's 1986 album. 7 tracks. Les Disques Du Crepuscule.

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Tracks:

Casting No Shadow
Tiels Leis
Hirose
You See
Multiple 12
Naviamente
Noli Me Tangere

Album Description

Full Title - A Man Of No Fortune & With A Name To Come. 2003 reissue of the Belgian minimalist classical composer's 1986 album. 7 tracks. Les Disques Du Crepuscule.

Album Details

Digitally remastered re-release.

Customer Reviews:

Wim at his best.......2005-08-15

I have been a big fan of Wim for many years.
I bought the box set featuring his 13 first CDs, and this is my favorite by a good margin. While Wim's music can be amazing, consistency has never been his strong point in my book.

The quality of his music varies from track to track, and album to album, but this one is very good throughout, in slow and more lively songs.

I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to experience Wim at his best, especially if you never bought any of his many albums.

piano and voice.......2004-08-24

the first number is giving you a real trance, it makes you rest and you want to play it over and over...I like to work on it.. casting no shadow...
a GREAT cd. I know his music for a LONG time. This is one of the best. If you like this piano, buy jerimiades....

Very good!.......2004-05-19

Another fine CD of piano-voice music by Wim Mertens(Years Without History Vol.2 is exellent!).Released in 1986 and dedicated to Wim's father it contains 7 compositions,of which Casting No Shadow and A Tiels Leis are among his finest melodies.Other compositions are very good as well and I strongly recommend this CD to all Mertens' music lovers

Average customer rating:

One of Wim's best

Man of No Fortune & With a Name to Come
Wim Mertens
Manufacturer: Crepuscule
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005LNL0
Release Date: 1995-08-21

Tracks:

Casting No Shadow
Tiels Leis
Hirose
You See
Multiple 12
Naviamente

Customer Reviews:

One of Wim's best.......2003-10-29

For many of the fans of Wim Mertens, one of the first things we did upon discovering the Internet was to search for him. I spent years unsuccessfully looking for his CDs in stores and catalogs before going online in 96, and was most gratified to find that I could now acquire them. And I have. His fans in the US are few but fierce, and releases like A Man Of No Fortune, And With A Name To Come, explain that ferocity.

This is an absolutely beautiful CD. Wim is like no one else, so if you've never heard him or of him, be prepared for the unusual. If you have heard a lick here or there and wonder where to begin, this is a great place for his solo output. His music is an intoxicating whirlwind of just enough repetition to be hypnotic, just enough movement to keep the mind engaged, and tunes that are almost surreal in their sublime beauty. Add his otherworldy voice soaring above those piano lines, and you have something truly extraordinary.

This is an older release, but still one of my favorites. The first track, Casting No Shadow, is among the most beautiful compositions of our time. I am amazed at how he makes so much out of so little. And You See is another that cannot be ignored, a pounding piano line that sucks the listener in and a sad and dervish-like voice that, while uttering syllables meaningless to me, sounds as if it knows all there is to know of time and history. That sounds melodramatic, but this is powerful music, expertly constructed and deeply intense. The other tracks are equally enticing.

That being said, not everyone likes Wim's weird soprano-like voice and minimalist style. But if you're open to the new and the offbeat, give it a try. It is just a stunner.

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