Eluvium is the

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of the American

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recording artist Matthew Cooper, who resides in

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. Cooper was born in

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and raised in

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, before relocating to the

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. His albums often feature artwork and photographs by Jeannie Paske. He is signed to the

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Temporary Residence Limited Temporary Residence Limited (shortened TRL) is a Brooklyn, New York–based record label. TRL was started in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1996 by Jeremy DeVine, and initially concentrated on releasing music by Louisville-based bands.

Matthew Robert Cooper and Miniatures

In April 2008, Cooper announced he would release a "solo album" under the name Matthew Robert Cooper. Writing on the Temporary Residence message boards, Cooper explained the change "this is not far from something "eluvium" would release—but since I began writing them—I felt that they were somehow disconnected from eluvium—perhaps a different personality took shape—thus, the use of a different name - this work is very dear to me." ''Miniatures'' was issued in 2008 on a limited vinyl release on the fledgling Portland label, Gaarden Records. The album was limited to 2,000 copies with the first 1,000 on colored vinyl.

Other projects

Cooper has also teamed up with Charles Buckingham, with whom he has worked on the ambient video project titled Window Exchange, to produce the "unedited improvised basement minidisc recordings" of Concert Silence. In the fall of 2007, Concert Silence made ''09.22.07 -3pm', a 51-minute, six part instrumental piece. In April 2010, Infraction Records released "09.22.07 -3pm on limited edition vinyl and compact disc, alongside a new 12" E.P./CD titled "Rain Furniture". Cooper scored fellow Portlander Matt McCormick's feature film debut ''Some Days Are Better Than Others'', under Temporary Residence Ltd. One of Cooper's original pieces can be heard in the trailer of the film. Another film scored by Cooper is ''For Thousands of Miles'' (2013) by Mike Ambs. Cooper has released an Eluvium 10" vinyl named "Pedals / Petals" in January 2013, for the Vinyl Films project by film director

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. In January 2014,

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reported that Cooper and Mark T. Smith of Explosions in the Sky teamed up to form a new act called

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, who released their first album, a self-titled, on April 1 through Temporary Residence. In September 2016, he released the album ''False Readings On''.

Discography

as Eluvium

;Studio albums * '' Lambent Material'' (2003,

) * ''

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'' (2004, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''

Talk Amongst the Trees ''Talk Amongst the Trees'' is the third album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium In geology, eluvium or eluvial deposits are geological deposits and soils that are derived by ''in situ'' weathe ...

'' (2005, Temporary Residence Limited) * '' Copia'' (2007, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''

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'' (2010, Temporary Residence Limited) * '' Static Nocturne'' (2010, Watership Sounds) * ''

Nightmare Ending ''Nightmare Ending'' is the seventh studio album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Robert Cooper, under the name Eluvium. It is a double-album and was released on May 14, 2013. The album’s final track, “Happiness”, features v ...

'' (2013, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''False Readings On'' (2016, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''Shuffle Drones'' (2017, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''Pianoworks'' (2019, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''Virga I'' (2020, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''Virga II'' (2021, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''(Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality'' (2023, Temporary Residence Limited) ;Singles, EPs and splits * '' Travels in Constants Vol. 20'' (2005, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''

When I Live by the Garden and the Sea ''When I Live by the Garden and the Sea'' is an EP from the Portland, Oregon based, ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. The song "As I Drift Off" opened with an audio fragment from the 1989 film, ''The 'Burbs''. In Feb ...

'' (2006, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''

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'' (2007, Temporary Residence Limited) * '' Leaves Eclipse the Light'' (2010, Temporary Residence Limited) * '' The Motion Makes Me Last'' (2010, Temporary Residence Limited) * ''Pedals / Petals'' (2013, Vinyl Films) * ''Catalin'' (2014) * ''Wisdom for Debris'' (2014) ;Compilation albums * '' Indecipherable Text'' (2007, Sensory Projects, Australia) :Australian release combines 'Lambent Material' and 'Talk Amongst the Trees' and includes three additional tracks. * ''Life Through Bombardment'' (2009,

) :Vinyl box set of full discography with Cooper's signature, poster, and artwork. * ''Life Through Bombardment Vol. 2'' (2016,

) :Vinyl box set of full discography with Cooper's signature, poster, and artwork. Includes a compilation album of rare and unreleased material titled ''Curious Things'' ;Appears on * Pacific UV - ''Pacific UV EP'' (2006, WARM Records) (song: "L.A.P.D. vs N.Y.P.D. (Eluvium Remix)") * Queer as Folk Season 5 Episode 9 end credits "Genius and the Thieves" * Skins Season 2 Episode 8 (Jal) "Genius and the Thieves" * Various Artists - ''Thankful'' (2005,

) (song: "Carousel") * Various Artists - ''Tempset - (Re)Mix Tape'' (2006,

) (Eluvium appears on four tracks of a mash-up remix CD made for Temporary Residence Limited's 10th Anniversary Festival, September 2006) * Explosions in the Sky - '' All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone'' (2007,

) (song: "So Long, Lonesome (Eluvium Mix)") (Matthew Cooper's mix of the album track appears on its bonus CD) * Various Artists - ''Props Summer 2004 BMX Scene Report'' * Various Artists - ''Destroy Independent Music!'' (2007,

) (song: "Prelude For Time Feelers") *

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- ''DVD: For the Record'' (2008), FremantleMedia Enterprises (song: "Taken") * Ireland's Grand Slam Glory 2009 (song: "Radio Ballet") * The Sight Below - '' Murmur EP'' (2009,

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) (song: "No Place For Us (Eluvium Remix)") * Balmorhea - ''All Is Wild, All Is Silent: Remixes'' (2009,

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) (song: "Settler (Eluvium Remix)") *

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- ''Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit'' (2010,

) (song: "Drugs (Remix by Eluvium)") * Various Artists - ''Disquiet, Vol. 1'' (2017, Unseen Music) (song: "Windmills") * Various Artists - ''For Ukraine (Volume 3)'' (2022, Headphone Commute) (song: "Broken Music" feat. Stanislav Teterevlev)

as Matthew Robert Cooper

;Studio albums * ''Miniatures'' (2008, Gaarden Records) ;Original soundtracks * '' Some Days Are Better Than Others'' (2011, Temporary Residence Limited)

as Martin Eden

In 2012, Cooper began releasing electronic music under a new moniker, Martin Eden, named after the 1909 Jack London book. Cooper described the debut Martin Eden 7" as something that "may appeal to fans of early Aphex Twin stuff, or turn of the century electronic music."
;Studio albums * ''Dedicate Function'' (2012, Lefse Records) ;Singles * ''Lefse Records 7"'' (2012, Lefse Records)

as Concert Silence

Concert Silence is a collaborative project with Charles Buckingham that began in 2007 ;Studio albums * ''09.22.07 -3pm' (2007, self-released on website / 2010, LP/CD, Infraction Records) ;EPs * ''Rain Furniture E.P.'' (2010, 12" EP/CD, Infraction Records)

as MRC / PRB

MRC / PRB is a collaborative project with

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that began in 2011 ;Singles * ''I Am Darkness, I Am Light'' (2011, lathe cut 5", Brian Records)

as
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is a collaborative project with Mark T. Smith of Explosions in the Sky that began in 2013 ;Studio albums * ''Inventions'' (

, 2014) * ''Maze of Woods'' (

, 2015) * '' Continuous Portrait'' (

, 2020) ;EPs * ''Remixed'' (

, 2015) * ''Blanket Waves'' (

, 2015) ;Singles * ''Springworlds'' (

, 2015) * ''Peregrine'' (

, 2015) * ''Escapers'' (

, 2015) * ''Blanket Waves'' (

, 2015) * ''Outlook for the Future'' (

, 2020) * ''Calico'' (

, 2020) * ''Continuous Portrait'' (

, 2020)

References

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