This is a group I discovered after
seeing them at Roadburn. I have some of their releases and was very happy to
get this promo CD for the new one that is out soon. The group is a trio featuring the following
members and denoting the tracks they wrote: Ismo Virta (tracks: B1,A2), Jaakko
Penttinen (tracks: C1,C2,D2), Pertti Grönholm.
This release is a
double LP and features 8 edited tracks. Not sure if the full length versions
will be available later, perhaps on a double CD version or not? Anyway, each
side features 2 tracks and this starts off with De Suche nach dem Horizont (all
the titles are in German). IT starts with a nice sequencer rhythm and a sparse
keyboard line that sounds a bit like guitar. It becomes clear later it is a
guitar. Very melodic and I love the way it cuts through the track. Bahnhof 77 has an aggressive space synth
sound to start things off and slowly a new sequencer line bubbles up from
underneath as this slowly fades down to near silence at 90 seconds. There is a
totally different vibe on this track with the addition of mellotron. Very TD
like. Die Ewige Wanderer starts with some guitar and dreamy keyboards. Later
the melotron returns with some nice voice like parts. A bit of hand drums is
added as well. Love this track. Aus dem Kollaps Geboren starts with what sounds
like a flute and some birds in the garden of paradise!! Very dreamy. IT
eventually features a drum kit and Ozrics like delay guitars and has a sort of
ominous feeling to it. Hypnogenesis III starts off with a drone that is almost
like an airplane. Very dreamy and at 3 and half minutes the mellotron really
changes the mood a lot. Love the way these guys layer stuff together. This
track features one of the few lead synths solos. Nice use of the wheel!! It is
later followed by a short guitar solo. Some nice trading back and forth. Traumraum is the shortest track on the album
at just under 6 mins. It is very laid back and dreamy and all about the way the
three synths intersect. Der Doppelgänger starts with a repeated synth but then
continues like many of the other tracks. There are two trading lead like synth
lines on this track though. Die Vergangene Zufunft ends this album with 12mins
of pure spaced out stuff.
Most of the tracks
from the album are up on you tube now! Check it out if you like old school
berlin Tangerine Dream ambient electronic music. Great stuff..
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