Jeff Greinke is an American ambient music and

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artist and composer currently based in

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. He is known as one of the pioneers of dark ambient music, with his earlier solo albums often compared to works by Robert Rich, Brian Eno, and

Vidna Obmana Vidna Obmana (stylized vidnaObmana on many album covers) is a pseudonym used by Belgian composer and ambient musician Dirk Serries. The name ''Vidna Obmana'', a phrase in Serbian, literally translates to "optical illusion" and was chosen by Serr ...

. Greinke's approach on his ambient works is to heavily layer, multitrack, and texture soundscapes, effectively using the studio as an instrument. In 1993 Greinke founded the group

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, described by guitarist

Dennis Rea Dennis Rea (born July 7, 1957) is an American guitarist, author, and music event organizer. He was a member of the electronic music group Earthstar (band), Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He leads the progressive rock quintet Morain ...

as "an odd blend of

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, and world music." LAND released three albums between 1995 and 2001 and also played live extensively, including a 1996 tour of China,

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, and

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. Greinke is also half of the duo

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with

Sky Cries Mary Sky Cries Mary is an American psychedelic rock/trance musical group from Seattle, Washington, formed in the late 1980s by Roderick Wolgamott. Early band influences included European industrial music bands such as Einstürzende Neubauten, Coil ...

vocalist Anisa Romero. Hana has released two albums to date.

Discography

;In

* 1995 : ''

'' (studio album) * 1997 : ''

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'' (studio album) * 2001 : '' Road Movies'' (studio album) ;In

* 1999 : ''Hana'' (studio album) * 2001 : ''Omen'' (studio album) ;with Rob Angus * 1984 : ''Night and Fog'' (studio album) * 1992 : ''Crossing Ngoli'' (studio album) ;with Pierre Perret * 1989 : ''Fragment 1'' (studio album) ;with

Art Zoyd Art Zoyd is a French band formed in 1969, mixing free jazz, progressive rock and avant-garde electronica. Gérard Hourbette was the band's director and composer until his death in May 2018. Another key member of the band was Thierry Zaboitzeff, ...

and J.A. Deane * 1990 : ''Art Zoyd – J.A. Deane – J. Greinke'' (studio album) ;with Faith & Disease * 2002 : ''Dream the Red Clouds'' ;Solo albums * 1984 : ''Before the Storm'' (studio album) * 1985 : ''Cities in Fog'' (studio album) * 1986 : ''Over Ruins'' (studio album) * 1987 : ''Places of Motility'' (studio album) * 1987 : ''Moving Climates'' (studio album) * 1988 : ''Timbral Planes'' (studio album) * 1990 : ''Changing Skies'' (studio album) * 1992 : ''Lost Terrain'' (studio album) * 1993 : ''In Another Place'' (studio album) * 1994 : ''Big Weather'' (studio album) * 1997 : ''Cities in Fog 2'' (studio album) * 1998 : ''Swimming'' (studio album) * 1999 : ''Ride'' (studio album) * 2002 : ''Wide View'' (studio album) * 2003 : ''Weather From Another Planet''
(studio album) * 2004 : ''Soundtracks'' (studio album) * 2007 : ''Winter Light'' (studio album) * 2009 : ''Virga'' (studio album) * 2011 : ''Cities In Fog 2'' (studio album) * 2013 : ''Scenes From A Train'' (studio album) * 2018 : ''Before Sunrise'' (studio album) * 2021 : ''Other Weather'' (studio album)

Notes

External links

Official website

Jeff Greinke interview from Chaos Control Digizine (2001)
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