O Incrível Wim Mertens

É uma vergonha, mas devo confessar, num faz muito tempo que comecei a gostar de Wim Mertens... [Como todo mortal, conhecia apenas "Struggle for Pleasure", uma das mais conhecidas e uma das trilhas do documentário "Nós que aqui estamos por vós esperamos"]. Mas acho isso o menos importante, portanto, divulgo-o no meu humilde Blog.
Wim Mertens nasceu na Bélgica, em 14 de maio de 1953, é compositor, contratenor, vocalista, pianista, guitarrista e musicólogo e sua discografia é vasta (precisa de muito tempo para comnhecer melhor as suas composições que somam mais de 50 discos).

                                                                           

   
                    

Músicas de Wim Mertens que fizeram parte da trilha sonora do documentário descrito acima.

Theis Duet / His own thing / watch over me

Silver lining / Shot one / We'll find out

Wandering eyes / The fosse / Lir

Maximizing the audience / Darpa / Houfnice

Iris / Struggle for pleasure / 4 mains

To Keep them from falling / Often a bird

Out of the dust / Hedgehog's skin / Not me

Dicografia Wim Mertens

1980 - For Amusement Only - The Sound of Pinball Machines

1982 - At Home - Not At Home
1982 - Vergessen
1983 - Close Cover
1983 - Struggle for Pleasure
1984 - The Power of Theatrical Madness (Limited Edition Single)
1984 - A Visiting Card
1985 - Usura (under the band name Soft Verdict)
1985 - Maximizing the Audience
1986 - Close Cover (2)
1986 - A Man of No Fortune, And with a Name to Come
1986 - Hirose
1986 - Instrumental Songs
1987 - Educes Me
1987 - The Belly of an Architect
1988 - Whisper Me
1988 - After Virtue
1989 - Motives for Writing
1990 - No Testament
1990 - Play for Me
1991 - Alle Dinghe Part III: Alle Dinghe
1991 - Alle Dinghe Part II: Vita Brevis
1991 - Alle Dinghe Part I: Sources of Sleeplessness
1991 - Stratégie De La Rupture
1991 - Hufhuf (Single taken from Stratégie De La Rupture, including previously unreleased material)
1992 - Houfnice
1992 - Retrospectives Volume 1
1992 - Shot and Echo
1993 - A Sense of Place
1994 - Epic That Never Was
1994 - Gave Van Niets [Promo] [1994-11]
1994 - Gave Van Niets Part IV: Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter [1994-11]
1994 - Gave Van Niets Part III: Gave Van Niets [1994-11]
1994 - Gave Van Niets Part II: Divided Loyalties [1994-11]
1994 - Gave Van Niets Part I: You'll Never Be Me [1994-11]
1995 - Jeremiades [1995-04]
1996 - Entre Dos Mares [1996]
1996 - Lisa [1996-04]
1996 - Jardin Clos [1996-10]
1996 - As Hay in the Sun [1996-10]
1996 - Piano & Voice [1996-12]
1997 - Sin Embargo [1997-10]
1997 - Best Of [1997-11]
1998 - In 3 or 4 Days (Single taken from Integer Valor, including previously unreleased material)
1998 - Integer Valor
1998 - And Bring You Back
1999 - Father Damien
1999 - Integer Valor - Intégrale
1999 - Kere Weerom Part III: Decorum
1999 - Kere Weerom Part II: Kere Weerom
1999 - Kere Weerom Part I: Poema
2000 - If I Can
2000 - Rest Meines Ichs (Single accompanying Der Heisse Brei, not sold separately)
2000 - Der Heisse Brei
2001 - At Home - Not At Home
2001 - Aren Lezen [Promo]
2001 - Aren Lezen Part I: If Five Is Part Of Ten
2001 - Aren Lezen Part II: Aren Lezen
2001 - Aren Lezen Part III: Kaosmos
2001 - Aren Lezen Part IV: aRe
2002 - Years Without History Volume 1 - Moins De Mètre, Assez De Rythme
2002 - Years Without History Volume 2 - In The Absence Of Hindrance
2002 - Years Without History Volume 3 - Cave Musicam
2002 - Wim Mertens Moment Box set featuring Vergessen, Ver-Veranderingen (Previously recorded 1981 but unreleased), The Belly of an Architect, Struggle for Pleasure, Motives for Writing, Maximizing the Audience, Instrumental Songs, If I Can, For Amusement Only, Educes Me, At Home - Not At Home, After Virtue, A Man of No Fortune, And with a Name to Come
2003 - Years Without History Volume 4 - No Yet, No Longer
2003 - Skopos
2004 - Years Without History Volume 5 - With No Need For Seeds
2004 - Shot and Echo/A Sense of Place (including previously unreleased material)
2005 - Un respiro
2006 - Partes Extra Partes
2007 - Receptacle
2008 - Platinum Collection
2008 - L'heure du loup
2008 - Years Without History vol. 1-6 boxset (vol. 6 available only in this boxset)
2008 - Years Without History Volume 7: Nosotros
2009 - Music and Film (3-CD boxset with over 20 unreleased tracks)
2009 - The World Tout Court
2009 - QUA (Um box com 37 cd's já lançados, incluindo:Alle Dinghe)
2010 - Zee Versus Zed

Site de Wim Mertens: http://www.wimmertens.be/