Clearly a forerunner in ambient & chillout music ranks, Guido Negraszus and his music are highly recommended if you like Enigma, Mike Oldfield Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre.
Here is one who does not reduce EM to the hypnotic “Four-to-the-Floor†monotony, but admits melodies, harmonies, suspenseful crescendos and warmth into the genre. Above all, his ingenious shaping of rhythmical elements reflects his adept and informed handling of his instrumentation without negating the up-to-date trends of today.
Born in Germany, Guido taught himself to play the keyboard at the age of 15. While most of his contemporaries loved performing live, Guido graduated as a Sound Engineer and Tonmeister at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Sydney to hone his studio skills in his pursuit of the perfect sound.
Since his debut album, Blue Garden, in 1990, he has captivated listeners with inspiring and uplifting melodies on a backdrop of laidback rhythms a la the ever popular Chill Out and Café-del-Mar music scene.
Guido describes his music as an alluring instrumental journey for open minds. His latest CD Secret Worlds, which combines unique Ambient Chill Out grooves with a range of global music flavors, sends us on just such a journey.
Discography
1990 BLUE GARDEN
1991 SUN OF THE SOUTH
1992 CROSSROADS
1995 THE BLACK SWAN
1998 MEMORIES & DREAMS VOL.I
1998 MEMORIES & DREAMS VOL.II
2001 RAMBLE
2004 MIRAGE
2005 SAILING AWAY
2005 PEACE & TRANQUILLITY Vol.I
2005 ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SKIES
2006 MEMORIES & DREAMS 3 - The First 10 years*
2008 SECRET WORLDS
