Detlev Schmidtchen - The Tears of Chronos

Artist: Alien Nature
P: 2004/ 2005
This release is the perfect blend of the long Klaus Schulze tracks and old vintage synths gear. Waves of synthetics unfolding, sequencer slowly filtering into the mix, and then long, undulating multi-layers of synthetic sound mutating from one cosmic, symphonic, sequencer theme into the next. EM at the finest.

Artist: Detlev Schmidtchen
P: 2007 / 2013
There are treasures that lie hidden. Even their existence seems to be a closely guarded secret. Detlev Schmidtchen's three-CD box is one such treasure. The ex-Eloy keyboardist ventures into worlds that his former band has unfortunately not reached for a long time. These worlds conjure up the old Eloy spirit, but expand it to include classic German electronic worlds in the spirit of Kraftwerk. The spiritual approach, which has unfortunately degenerated into a cliché with Eloy, is always credibly pursued here. And you often think: Oh, Mr. Bornemann, do something with Mr. Schmidtchen again. He simply has a feeling for moods, variations and sounds... Although there is no major label behind "Last Planet", the production comes across as official: beautiful dynamics, a clear sound and no loudness war blaring, as Eloy has recently been doing with their records. Hearing the "Sun Song" with an electronic slant is almost priceless for the Eloy fan. Thumbs up also for Schmidtchen's occasional guitar interludes, which are absolutely tastefully in the Floyd vein. All in all, this planetary trilogy makes you want to hear other neglected works from the Eloy family.

Artist: Der Spyra
P: 2024