onbegonnen (2024)

release notes
Original recordings 1996-2024 in UK and NL
Mastered and produced by Matthew Florianz in 2024
released September 30, 2024

   "... a kind of ‘generative’ album, but in a way that no one else has thought of before ... "

Peter van Cooten
Ambient Blog

Dutch sound designer Matthew Florianz (currently working in the UK) presents what could be called an ‘evolving album’. Onbegonnen (or: not started) is a collection of ‘archived music, experiments, stepping stones, live recordings, hard to find and unfinished work’ (ironically, none of these are literally ‘Onbegonnen’).

The album collects four tracks (32 minutes) coming from different periods, three of them previously unreleased. Onbegonnen can be downloaded for free (or better: name your price). But there is a good reason why streaming via the Bandcamp app (which is possible if you purchase it for 0.50 GBP or more) is a better way to play it. The ‘least streamed’ tracks will be replaced regularly, which could mean that over time the album tracks may be completely replaced. If you only play the offline version, these plays are not counted so your plays have no impact on the result.
Downloading the album has an added bonus obviously: With its future changes your album will grow bigger and bigger over time – provided you don’t do as Matthew does and do not delete the tracks.

With this in mind, one could say that Onbegonnen is a kind of ‘generative’ album, but in a way that (as far as I know) no one else has thought of before.