Mappa Mundi - Musaics FLAC album

One of the best example of Ambient House ever : released shortly after the first Orb 12 inches, Egotrip and Eclips 21's Nebulae, this is one of the few example of the Belgian answer to it : a mix of belgian techno and ambient soundscapes, slow and mesmerizing (think of the release from Nueva Dimension, Deck 8-9 and of course Liaisons D's He Chilled Out, all on USA Import). Some called it Ambient Techno, or Bio Rythms.

In this particular case, there was an additional idea : creating music collages (Musaics = Music made as mosaics) by layering/assembling several records alltogether, live ; the most obvious (and assumed) source/influence being Billy Nelson. The result was lots of ambience, and an original Euro-dub feel, with some smooth breakbeats, hypnotizing voices and slow synth lines.

Truly Ambient, but also truly House (the sampling concept, the rhythms), this delicate release was foreseeing the whole ambient electronica scene that was to develop later on R&S Apollo label and many others, and is undoubtedly a true gem.