Lost Terrain

Track Listings

1. Terrain of Memory

2. Cry

3. Moor - Jeff Greinke,

4. River of Wood

5. Falling Away

6. Precipice

7. Spires

8. Rendered Motionless

9. Confluence

Lost Terrain,Jeff Greinke,Hypnos,Ambient,Electro-Acoustic,Pop,Rock

Lost Terrain

Tracks:

Terrain of Memory
The Cry
The Moor
River of Wood
Falling Away
The Precipice
Spires
Rendered Motionless
Confluence

Album Description

Seattles Jeff Greinke is considered by many to be one of the great talents in the ambient/experimental music scene. His career has progressed from early experimentalism, through his mid-period ambience and fourth-world atmospherics, to his recent work in a loop-oriented world/jazz/ambient hybrid style. The one release of Greinkes most often mentioned by fans of his work is 1992s Lost Terrain, originally released on Silent Records. With a sound that ranges from an austere minimalism reminiscent of Budd and Eno, to strange, surreal soundworlds uniquely Greinkes own, Terrain showcases all that is strong and unique about Greinkes work. Out of print for several years, this crucial mid-period release is now available again, digitally remastered and repackaged, from Hypnos Recordings.

Customer Reviews:

Greinke IS the Weather Man.......2003-01-22

This was my second Greinke album, the first being
the brooding masterpiece that is Changing Skies (1990),
which is still my favorite. As the Amazon review says,
the fan of Eno (i.e. On Land) will have lots to enjoy
on this album. This music is stark and chilly, though not
'bleak or depressing'; rather, it is delivered with a sense of wonder and awe for nature.
It is such a nice piece of contemplative/meditative work
that over the years I've found that I like to work to this
kind of music as well as relax.
Jeff Greinke is a class act and in a class all by himself.
One could draw analogies to Eno of course, but when the ear
truly pays attention, that comparison seems the more flimsy.
Greinke hears with his ears and composes with his own voice.
He is every bit the Master as Eno when it comes to theses
type of atmospherics, and any 'fan' of ambient, electronic, innovative music must sample, if not own, a good smattering
of
Greinke's work. I first heard him in the late 80's and I'm
still moved by his work to this day.

Good, interesting ambient that gets better with time.......2000-06-09

So much of the ambient music available is really sappy and dull. At first, I was ready to lump this recording in with the slush pile, but closer listening revealed some interesting things going on behind the synth washes. Greinke is a musician with original - if somewhat unobtrusive - ideas. It now comes off my shelf several times a year. It's no "Blessing of Tears," but it's got some backbone and brains behind it.