Minoru 'Minoru' (Iono Music)

Olaf Gretzmacher, maybe you remember him so far as GMO is coming up with his new project Minoru to take over the alternative stages also. With his tightrope walk between Progressive and Psy Trance, he suits the morning psy floors brilliantly as well as the prime time of the club. Despite all the warmth and a dose of lively funky rhythm, Minoru still sounds deep, sometimes it just takes a little time to get things going. This album is a well done mix between modern electro and groovy techno, but if you you have listened to GMO before, you will definitely bear the hallmarks of his previous albums. (liese)

Release press text:
Iono Music welcomes the year 2009 with a new exciting version of their popular 'Private Rooms Sessions' series.

Minoru is the other musical face of trance old-stager Olaf Gretzmacher, the man behind the legendary GMO project who has already successfully released three album works with well known labels like Millenium Records. Minoru is the Japanese word for 'seed' or 'naked truth'. Therefore Olaf consequently bounded his music on the constituents of modern electronic music. You will listen to decent but driving baselines, warm melodies combined with tricky sound details, constructed in tidy arrangements.

Minoru's music is based on Olaf's musical education and his mellowed technical skills. His debut album is a collection of 10 warm and intelligent tracks, presented as modern electro and techno grooves, but never forgetting his roots in trance. Influenced by GMO's unique defined style this amazing album can be either enjoyed at home or on the misty-eyed progressive trance floor.

With no doubt Minuro will be your swinging companion for a long time. Check it out!

prelisten and buy at psyshop.com

for those of you which are using I-tunes, just check "Minoru" and get the full album there.