Cover artwork by Cory Zaradur (printable PDF version included with the complete release)
audio preview (medium quality):
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Forlorn Memories is the debut album of Canadian artist Chris Tenz. The album
that is full of emotion, lovingly crafted mostly with acoustic instruments,
over a long period of time. The project faced a major setback due to a laptop
theft, but Chris was determined and dedicated enough to continue the album,
regardless of all the frustration caused by the loss of valuable work. All this,
so you could enjoy this delicate album of immensely peaceful guitar and
piano songs. Few words from the artist himself:
“Forlorn Memories is designed to be just that, the re-capturing of memories
and associated moods through wordless sound. The album is designed to tell
a story through emotion, in chronological order. Using old tastes, smells,
sounds, and sights, I would attempt to bring myself into the mindset of
various key moments that influenced me in some way, and attempt to
create those feelings again with the use of audio.”
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download the invidual tracks (high quality MP3):
01 “Foreword” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
02 “Chapter One” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
03 “Chapter Two” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
04 “Chapter Three” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
05 “Chapter Four” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
06 “Chapter Five” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
07 “Chapter Six” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
08 “Chapter Seven” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
09 “Chapter Eight” [download] [mirror] [archive.org]
Download the complete release in MP3 format, 56 MB zip file from:
[main site] [mirror] [archive.org]
Download the complete release in FLAC format, 105 MB zip file from:
[main site] [mirror] [archive.org]
Licensed under the Creative Commons 3.0 non-commercial license.
(download bandwidth provided by Currahee Hosting for the mirror, thank you.)
wunderschöner sound, und vorallem extrem hohe qualität!
so wie man es von euch gewohnt ist.
danke euch vielmals!
Good release! :)
Another fantastic release.
I love the atmosphere and textures created with the acoustic instrumentation.
Very nice.
love this album, very delicate and full of soul. will be played in my ears for a long time to come!
… and after all, the better way is probably the wordless
I’m very glad to see Chris diong well. This is a wonderfull release, and I listen to it often.
This is such a beautiful album. I heard it for the first time last night and let it play on repeat for a couple of hours while I wrote a blog post about it. If interested, you can read the post here:
http://totallyfreemusic.blogspot.com/2009/06/album-spotlight-chris-tenz-forlorn.html
thanks :)
This is a very deep and moving art work! Full of soul and peacefulness. Ideal music for the new age culture. Thumbs up Chris!
Very nice – “Chapter two” is one my favorite tracks now… What a pity the laptop was stolen…