Heimann - Touch The Sky (Remastered by Eroc)

Artist: Bas B. Broekhuis
P: 1991/ 2004    
Originally released in 1991.
This is the 2004 re-release. Remastered by Ron Boots.
Escher was an artist who in his work was very into structures and lines. The same thing can also be said about electronic music. The music of Bas B. Broekhuis is also quite structured and tight. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that he is very accomplished (electronic) drummer. He is much in demand as a session drummer for other electronic artists and has worked with people like Ron Boots and Keller/Schönwälder. Often, he is called a next Harald Grosskopf.
After initially producing music as The System and working with Ron Boots as Project Two/Point One, “The Escher Drawings” from 1991 was Bas’ first solo album under his own name. It contains music that represents the period in which it was produced very well (with a lot of D-50 sounds) but has survived the course of time in an excellent way. As can be expected from Bas, rhythm plays an important part in his music.
The album, divided into seven parts, has some wonderful tracks.
Part 1, already known from Project Two/Point One, has a somewhat traditional Klaus Schulze sequencer style. On other moments like the very relaxed Part 2 the approach is more atmospheric, is Part 4 slightly filmy while Part 5 even has some jazzy elements.
The highlight of the album is perhaps the ingenious Part 7 that has a great eighties feeling to it.
Now, in the remastered version of Ron Boots, we can enjoy this top album from Dutch soil again.

Artist: Ron Boots & Bas Broekhuis
P: 1989/ 2004
This release from 2004 features 79 minutes of powerful EM, originally recorded and released back in 1989 on cassette.
Combining Boots’ masterful electronics and Broekhuis’ rhythmic expertise, the result could only be dazzling and engaging.
This CD contains the music of the two cassettes, composed by Ron Boots and Bas Broekhuis.
Accessible, visual music perfect for relaxation and dreaming.
This is the remastered version of 2004 with new artwork.
It also includes the original version of "Rivers". On this release, you will also encounter a track that is a preliminary version of material that later evolved into Broekhuis’ “The Escher Drawings”

Artist: Harald Grosskopf & Steve Baltes
P: 1998 / 2004
Named after a modern art show in 1998, Tower of Power was previously only available to attendees of the show as part of the events catalogue. Thankfully the general EM-buying public can now hear this very good music by Steve Baltes and Harald Grosskopf.
Four lengthy sonic excursions are allowed room to grow, starting with the rhythmic gyrations of “Space”. Modern and edgy, it’s a little hard to describe, straddling the borders of trance, techno, Berlin school, and prog rock, not necessarily in that order. Mainly, it’s about beats, but there are times that the synthesizers are permitted center stage to float about. I can think of nothing to compare it to really, and I love it. Great energy, great sounds, great music.
“Speech” starts with rapid-fire clipped vocal samples, literally going “dop-dop-di-da-dop,” or something along those lines. This phrase becomes a mantra, melding with the rest of the percussion. Again the sound is much more forward than retro, and the rhythms are practically the lead instrument. Amusingly, “Speed” moves along at a leisurely pace, at first quite formless but Baltes and Grosskopf can never leave the beats behind for long, and they pound forcefully along, occasionally dropping back to allow the electronics to play and stretch a bit.
sounds very much like “Crazy Snake” from Four Times Three with Baltes, Grosskopf, and Heilhecker, without the screeching lead synth line, thankfully.
Again the rhythm is king, and it carries through to the end.
Originally released as limited edition for a live performance of MISCHA KUBALL at "Tower Of Power" art performance, Hannover 1998.