Murcof, the primary project of the Mexican artist Fernando Corona, reissues on vinyl his first three albums to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of his seminal debut album, ‘Martes’. Out of print for many years, these albums have been hugely influential in the worlds of minimal and ambient electronic music in their use of modern classical instrumentation, and are significant landmarks in the history of the British The Leaf Label. ‘Remembranza’ and ‘Cosmos’ feature fully remastered audio by Alex Gámez, and ‘Cosmos’ including a previously unreleased bonus track.
Third album ‘Cosmos’ marked a departure in terms of the sheer scale of the music. ‘Cosmos’ is composed almost entirely of recordings of classical instruments, a process which Corona described at the time as “expanding the possibilities of acoustic instruments through electronics.” While the album recording sessions had started in Mexico, this epic ode to the celestial was completed on a basic home set-up.
Alex Gámez has fully remastered ‘Remembranza’ and ‘Cosmos’ at Störung Studios, which were then cut by Stefan Betke in Berlin. Both albums were released in October 2022. Each of the reissues is presented in a new gatefold sleeve featuring updated artwork and also in a deluxe limited colour edition.
Mastering: Störung Studios
Sound engineer: Alex Gámez
Engineer’s assistant: Fran Rico