For many years, Jack Hertz has been working to fulfill a challenge laid down by Karlheinz Stockhausen in "Advice to clever children." To compose with sound in an organized, yet non-repetitious manner, without imposing patterns or meter. In today's BPM driven world, this can seem impossible until we look at modulation of timbre, tempo and arrangements. This album marks a turning point as these 13 tracks are the best examples of Jack Hertz' work. Collected from years of work, Jack considers this to be some of his best and most challenging works.

Earth, the blue planet, is covered by more than 70% water. Jack Hertz and Wolfgang Gsell return with a brand new release dedicated to the mesmerizing power and ethereal qualities of our great blue bodies of water where all life began. Get the album now on Aural Films at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Breathe
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The regular physiological process of taking air into the lungs (O2) and then expel it (CO2).

This special release is available exclusively to those who have been exceptional supporters of Aural Films. You know who you are.

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The Computer Music series features recordings inspired by the early computer composition systems such as the MUSIC-N, RCA and Buchla systems. These long-form recordings are part of an on-going pursuit to bring adventurous ideas from the past, into the future. Available now from Aural Films on digital and CD at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

What do you get when you mix progressive rock and ambient? Some call it "progbient", we call it "Time Spinners". An on-going collaboration project between sonicnauts to go where no progbient has gone before. Join Christian Fiesel, Jack Hertz and Scott Lawlor on this journey to the outer reaches of Milky Way to commune with our celestial neighbors of the Laniakea Supercluster. Get is now on digital and CD from https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Eisenlager & Jack Hertz present MASKS. A journey into the mystic realms of these curious objects. Each track is dedicated to a different one. Be sure to click through to the track page to read more about each one. Get the album now on digital and CD from Aural Films - https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

The sleeping trees on Earth. Givers of food, shelter, and warmth. This very special release is dedicated to restoring our planet to the Tree's care by planting more of them. Now, you can personally make a difference by planting more trees when you buy this music created exclusively for this project by Jack Hertz & Wolfgang Gsell. Get the album now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Jack Hertz presents a new release that reflects on the industry of unhappiness, the Mechanics of Blue. Entities that design products to make us feel afraid, unattractive, or unwanted. Cloaked in commerce. Branding, deception, fear, propaganda, gamification, subversion, trust, social engineering and other methods are exploited to get us to buy and do what we do not want. Get the album now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

The follow up to "End of the Steam Age" takes us on a journey to Norway for some amazing scenery by way of the Slow TV Project. Christian Fiesel and Jack Hertz were so captivated with the 7+ hour Nordlandsbanen: minute by minute videos of the Norway landscape. They composed a whole album for you to chill out with. Get it now at https://auralfilms.bandcamp.c…

Surprise is an interesting idea for composition. This is what one gets when working with modular synthesizers. The machine' willingness to obey is purely deceptive. It has it's own rules that take over, leaving the composer behind. Get it now from Murmure Intemporel at https://archive.org/details/M…