Eluvium Is The Recording Project Of Matthew Robert Cooper A Portland-Based Musician And Composer Whose Work Is A Mesmerizing Blend Of Ambience Electronics Classical Piano Drone Shoegaze And Minimalism. Since 2003 Cooper's Output Including Six Full-Length Albums Has Been Primarily Released By New York City Label Temporary Residence Limited. He Has Released Music Under His Birth Name And As Martin Eden Recorded In Duos Inventions And Concert Silence And Collaborated With Peter Broderick.
I Am Often Asked What Artists And Albums Are Of Influence To Me and Although I Am An Avid Consumer Of Music I Am Ultimately A Fan Of Sound In A Much Larger Sense. it Is From Rain Falling The Ocean Swelling The Wind Picking Up Cars Driving By Train Yards Box Fans Etc.. Etc.. Etc… the Amalgamation Of These Things Creates A Wonderful Comfort and It Is In This “static” That Ideas And Music Come To Me the Mixtures Of These Elements Create The Chord Changes And Melodies or Are The Foundation By Which They Are Found there Is Nothing More Comforting To Me In The World Than The Flood Of This Vibration At A Constant “Static Nocturne” Is An Ode To The Process By Which Inspiration Finds Me and An Homage Of Sorts To This Foundation Of Noise C Composed And Produced By Matthew Cooper love With It's Course Ascap C