Peter van Riet is an incredibly talented musician from Belgium. Fortunately, he built on that talent and studied Classical piano, followed by supplement courses in harmonics and composition. The results of this effort are partially for download on his homepage. He first names Craig Armstrong in his list of artists that influenced him. And that is hearable in his only major release I found so far. It is a piano-dominated masterpiece between cinematic soundtrack and “modern classical” compositions. It is difficult to select only three tracks in the following as a listening example, because the whole album is too good to be free. But don’t believe me unheard! Get dazzled!
It is uploaded unfortunately as a ZIP archive which does not allow streaming of individual tracks. Additionally, it is released under a restrictive license, which does not allow me to re-upload it properly. So I just can recommend you to download it and then just to listen to the tracks with a 4-star rating in the following table. I promise, you will not regret it!
Tracks
| # | Title | Duration | Rating | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Vintage Electro pt. 2 | 2:21 | ★★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 02 | Mechanical Love // Peter Van Riet, Aaron Lenoir | 2:48 | ★★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 03 | Not even the beginning of the end | 4:44 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 04 | Amid the rainy chaos of the day | 3:19 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 05 | Balance | 3:25 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 06 | Blackbirds in Berlin | 2:40 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 07 | Lonely seeker for Truth | 1:17 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 08 | Intensity | 2:08 | ★★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 09 | Siento Su Mano En la Tuya | 1:41 | ★★★ | ♢ |
| 10 | Overture to “Creatures of The Forest” | 4:26 | ★★★★ | ♢ |
| 11 | Prologue to “Witch Hunter” | 2:47 | ★★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 12 | The Hunted | 2:26 | ★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 13 | Say Hello to Inspinazie | 0:52 | ★★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 14 | The Strength of the Righteous | 4:28 | ★★★ | ♢♢ |
| 15 | Requiem for a Sugar Plum Fairy | 1:09 | ★★★ | ♢ |
Stats
| Release | Not even the beginning of the end EP |
|---|---|
| Artist | Peter Van Riet |
| Year | 2008 |
| Genre | Classical |
| Download | Link (MP3) |
Wow
Thank you for this wonderful review !
I stumbled upon this by coincidence, but what a nice surprise to read all this
(I almost forgot that I uploaded this album 2 years ago)
regards
Peter