Where the mountains meet the sea, the secret coves hide. Drawn by the echo of hidden places, micro worlds are ripe for discovery. The surf gazer becomes the ocean, joined with the tides in a fluid of briny dreams. Listen now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
Aural Films lifts-off for a journey to inner-space with "Solarized". The new release by Jack Hertz & TOTAL E.T. Their homage to, "Solaris", Stanislaw Lem's fantastic 1961 science fiction epic. A story that takes a philosophical look at what it means to be human and our inability to relate to that which we cannot comprehend. Listen now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
Bundle up for a new collection of sonic adventures to the Southern most region of planet Earth. Antarctica is a deadly place of incredible beauty. A desert of ice and bitter cold where temperatures descend to -90 °C / -130 °F. This polar region locked by frozen landscapes imbibed in infinite shades of blue, grey and white. Gives birth to sheets of ice the size of whole countries. Get it now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
Aural Films presents a suite of new electroacoustic recordings by Jack Hertz reflecting on Now - The continuum at the edge of time. Get it now on digital download or compact disc from Aural Films at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
By 1915, the familiar whistle cry and billowing smoke of the locomotive. Had come to the end of the line when a world powered by stream, gave way to the quiet and clean electricity. Visions of these great mechanical marvels lost in time are the canvas for this new album by Christian Fiesel and Jack Hertz. Driven by steam, the artists are riding into the past when the technology of combining heat and water, powered commerce, industry and innovation. Listen now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
Doors can open new spaces, spaces connect, stand for change. changes are often accompanied by challenges, stormy weather. the album, a long form track, created in collaboration with jack hertz from san francisco. the sound piece is embedded in recordings of a storm, I recorded in Mainz. created is a dark ambient album, embedded in field recordings. Listen and download "Windige Türen" now at http://www.christiandoil-musi…
Drawing on the infinite intrigue of deep space. Jack Hertz presents, Planet Red. A special two part journey featuring missions into rhythmic and atmospheric realms. Get the album now on digital and compact disc at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
In this, the final installment of the Dante Trilogy, we wanted to bring forth, in the listeners mind, a sense of timelessness and so this concept album is a sprawling 2 and a half hours of music, which, like in the previous two volumes, doesn't take the listener on a literal journey through the Nine Spheres, but acts as a guide to the imagination, setting it free in wonderment about the nature of the divine. Get it now on digital and CD at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…
Well, here's a nice surprise to close out the year. "Inuksuk", the album I created with Mystified (Thomas Jackson Park) has been nominated for the Schallwelle Prize 2015 in the International Albums category. This is a very special album for me on many levels. It really means a lot that the community has recognized all the work we put into it. Read more about the Schallwelle Prize at http://www.csaconnect.com/Sch…
Aural Films presents a collection of live recordings by Jack Hertz. In addition to being an avid studio composer, Jack has been known to get out to perform for a live audience, every now then. Featuring over 4 hours of music that showcase what Jack Hertz sounds like on stage. Jack has remastered five tracks from some of his favorite live performances in the last 20 years, just for this collection. Available now on Digital and CD from Aural Films at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…