Riad Michael Explained

Riad Alexander Michael, also known as Geyser, is a German electronic musician as well as physician.

After his noticed and critically acclaimed debut album Digger has been published under the Colonian label Mehrwert Records, he has founded his own label Geyser Recordings under which his further studio albums have been released. His productions have been described as original and have influences of different electronica styles such as downtempo, ambient or trance.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

Riad Michael has written his medical dissertation concerning the subject of music drawing as psychotherapeutic method in psychogenic and psychosomatic disorders as well as absolved a scientific further education in music therapy.

Discography

As Riad Michael

Albums

• 2009 Ambient I

Singles & EPs

• 2008 Abaro
• 2009 Snip
• 2010 Lights
• 2011 Desire

As Geyser

Albums

• 2000 Digger (promo version)
• 2001 Digger
• 2005 Concrete (featuring Leah)
• 2005 Atmosphere
• 2006 Digger 2006 (reissue)
• 2009 Clean Sweep
• 2011 Fifth

Singles & EPs

• 2001 Tomi
• 2005 Concrete (featuring Leah)
• 2006 Anker
• 2007 Decision

Compilations

• 2010 Selected Downbeat Works 01-09

See also

• List of ambient music artists

External links

• Official Riad Michael website
• Official Geyser website
• Dissertation of Riad Alexander Michael

Notes and References

1. Groove Attack. Geyser goes Mehrwert: the new future sound of Cologne is here to stay .... Cologne, May 2001.
2. Raveline. Geyser - Digger. Cologne, June 2001. (German language)
3. Kölner. Geyser - Digger. Cologne, June 2001. (German language)
4. Loop. Geyser - Digger. Cologne, June 2001. (German language)
5. WOM (World of Music). Geyser - Digger. Georgsmarienhütte, June 2001. (German language)
6. Frankfurter Rundschau Online. Geyser - Digger. Frankfurt, June 2001. (German language)
7. Prinz. Geyser - Digger. Cologne, June 2001. (German language)
8. De:Bug. Geyser - Digger. Berlin, July 2001. (German language)
9. Keyboards. Favorites: Geyser - Digger. Cologne, July 2001. (German language)
10. D2000. Geyser, How-locker-you-get. Bonn, July/August 2001, Vol. 40.2. (German language)
11. Frontpage. Lounge charts 2001: Geyser - Digger. Frankfurt, January 2002. (German language)
12. Keyboards. Geyser feat. Leah - Concrete. Cologne, November 2005. (German language)
13. BeSonic. Geyser - Rasta - Song feature. Düsseldorf, December 2007.
14. Housefloor. Various Artists - Geyser Tech Vol. 1. Halle, February 2008. (German language)
15. Cuemix-magazine. Riad Michael - Abaro. Herzogenrath, May 2008.
16. Cuemix-magazine. Geyser - Clean Sweep. Herzogenrath, December 2008.
17. Cuemix-magazine. Riad Michael - Ambient I. Herzogenrath, May 2009.
18. De:Bug. Riad Michael - Lights. Berlin, January 2011. (German language)
19. Sweet Headache. Sweet Headache feat. Riad Michael a.k.a. Geyser (Geyser Rec.). Cologne, June 2011.
20. BeSonic. Riad Michael - Crystal - Song feature. Düsseldorf, September 2011. (German language)
21. Sweet Headache. Geyser - Fifth