A Means To An End, by The Ports Of Amsterdam ( Fieldrecordings )

A Means To An End

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1.	A Means To An End ( Act 01 / Edit ) 07:51	buy track
2.	A Means To An End ( Act 02 / Edit ) 08:30	buy track
3.	A Means To An End ( Act 03 / The End ) 08:20	buy track
4.	Group 2 ( 03 ) 07:00	buy track
5.	Group 2 ( 02 ) 08:00	buy track
6.	Group 2 ( 01 ) 07:10	buy track
7.	Group 1 ( 05 ) 08:00	buy track
8.	Group 1 ( 04 ) 08:10	buy track
9.	Group 1 ( 03 ) 07:50	buy track
10.	Group 1 ( 02 ) 08:10	buy track
11.	Group 1 ( 01 ) 07:40	buy track
12.	Empty Buildings, Naked Cranes, And The Wind 08:09	buy track

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Note 1 > Headphones recommended .

Note 2 > Thank you for visiting me, I appreciate.

In the year 1984, carrying with me an old and borrowed Uher 4400, I spent several lonely nights in the Western and Eastern Amsterdam harbours to do... field recordings... Scattered around me lay ruins - ruins of once thriving harbours, ruins of once thriving factories, ruins of trains, ruins of cranes, ruins overall. There was the distant smell of the past, the reality of the present - and in the architect's drawing a glimpse of the ( nearby ) future.

I recorded the ( heartbreaking and unnerving ) silence, the ( soft ) breeze, the wind across lonely fences, the ( sometimes pounding ) rain, a freight train in the distance, and every ( crackling, squeaking, rattling and beeping ) sound which came along - and they slowly gathered around me, as if we were long lost friends.

Now ( 2019 ) they are back once again - originally recorded analogue, today edited and digitalized as stand alone field recordings, as stand alone art. Mainly they have one thing in common : the fool on the hill and his recording device.

Overall the tapes here ( there are more ) reflect a sense of loss and 'put up' eternal nature against the fleeting existence of men. Don't expect too much - it has been a long time. On the other hand : exquisite?

Johannes Breeuwsma aka Zu Dir - 2019.

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released May 15, 2019

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The Ports Of Amsterdam ( Fieldrecordings ) Amsterdam, Netherlands

Johannes Breeuwsma is an Amsterdam based underground sound artist , and has been so for the past 29 years. He has always focused on creating in solitude and independence - living a self-chosen life in "shadows and beyond".

The Ports Of Amsterdam ( Fieldrecordings ) is one of his side projects - one album only. ... more

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