Gaussian Curve is an

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group formed in

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in 2014. It consists of Italian musician

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, Scottish musician Jonny Nash and Dutch musician Marco Sterk.

History

The members of the group first met in Amsterdam in November 2013, and held a short impromptu jam session in Sterk's studio. Tako Reyenga of

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encouraged the three musicians to record further. The band recorded the album ''

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'' in two days in March 2014. ''Clouds'' was followed up by another album, ''The Distance'', released in 2017. The album was recorded during four days in October 2016.

Discography

* ''

'' (2015) * ''The Distance'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups from Amsterdam Ambient music groups