Schmoelling, Johannes

Artist: Ader-Behrens-Froese-Merz-Ringlage-Schmoelling-Waters
P: 2021
This brand new 2021 album from the ex-TANGERINE DREAM synth man JOHANNES SCHMOELLING finds him working alongside several other players in the EM trade, including his partners in LOOM: Jerome Froese and Rob Waters, his synthesizer engineer & musician friend: Kurt Ader, Spheric Music label owner & musician Lambert Ringlage, plus Jonas Behrens, who collaborated with Johannes on both his ‘A Thousand Times’ albums and Andreas Merz.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2009
This studiorecording features sounds and melodies you might already know in a certain way from the Tangerine Dream releases: Logos or Poland. But don't think, this is a reprise, this CD contains all new material. Perfect synthesizersounds with catchy "Schmoelling" melodies make this release outstanding.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2016
Meldodies  that could have been made together with TD at around 1983.
all tracks composed, performed, mixed and produced by johannes schmoelling except:
track 2: composed and performed by jonas behrens / johannes schmoelling
track 5: composed and performed and mixed by jonas behrens
track 8: composed and performed by jonas behrens / johannes schmoelling
track 1: part of the composition for the prologue to loom’s concert on 5th of march 2016
at the ufa fabrik, berlin, composed and performed by johannes schmoelling

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1994
This is NO instrumental solo-album by Johannes Schmoelling, but a radio play in German language with sound, music and produced by Johannes.

Here the last copy!

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2017
New melodic tracks by Johannes Schmölling with the typical TD feeling.
All tracks composed, performed, mixed and produced by Johannes Schmoelling Artwork: Andreas Rupprecht Proof-reading: Conrad Gibbons Mastering: Jonas Behrens
A big thank you to Kurt Ader (Sound designer from KA Production for his fantastic sound libraries), Philippe Brodu (KORG Division Manager, France), Andreas Rupprecht, Conrad Gibbons and Jonas Behrens for their help and effort once again in this project.
Recorded and mixed at Red Kite Studio, Wendland, 2017 Mastered at Rietstudio, Berlin, 2017
Instruments used on this record: KORG KRONOS 2, Roland Jupiter 8, Dave Smith Mopho x4, Yamaha Motif 8XS
The New is created by repeating the Old, with changes, but not by copying it.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1979 / 2009 / 2017
This german Black and White Movie from 1979 has the soundtrack composed by Johannes Schmölling.
The movie is about a 13 year old german girl in the 50s.
 

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2006
This is a truly masterpiece! Very nice sequences in this album. Every track is unique, but don't expect any TD sound here, at leat not from the 80's era. This is a more modern sounding experience, but with a slight touch from Schmoelling's earlier albums, like Wuivend Riet. Johannes has an amazing ability to create liquid-like melodic themes that literally melt down and return as some of the most adventurous, quirky sequential riffs and synthetic collages. At times surreal, others deeply emotive, the alchemy of various elements Johannes creates sonically results in an incredible listening experience that displays the myriad realm of possibilities when a true artist explores the full spectrum of electronic music.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2022
Here the glorious times of 1980-1985 are picked up again and new motifs are recorded on the original instruments of the time. So the time comes alive again in the head of the listener, with new titles that could have come from that time. TOP!

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1995
Certain sections of the music in "Songs No Words", which is Schmoellings 4th solo album, are meant to be a mixture of two music styles. The classical-romantic music of the 19th century and the popular electronic music of the present. Pieces such as "Hymnus" or "Funeral March" are examples of this. "It is my attempt to combine traditional instruments such as the piano, the clarinet or string instruments, including traditional melodies and harmonies, with electronically generated sounds from synthesizers and samplers, and modern rhythms." This resulted in new stereophonic sounds. Virtual stereophonics produced by the electronic music are combined to the known and experienced stereophonics of traditional music (the so called, "classical music"). In turn, the sound achieves more depth and scope, stereophonics and composition become equal partners during the production of music." (Johannes Schmoelling) The title of the CD "Songs No Words", and the individual tracks, are based on the style from the piano album "Lieder ohne Worte" by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, published 1834.
Recorded at Rietstudio, Berlin, Germany between 1992-1994 by Johannes Schmoelling
All tracks composed, performed and produced by Johannes Schmoelling

Jan Seliger - drum on track 2,6 and 9

Here the last copy!

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1995 / 2017
Newly remixed and remastert by Johannes Schmölling
Certain sections of the music in "Songs No Words", which is Schmoellings 4th solo album, are meant to be a mixture of two music styles. The classical-romantic music of the 19th century and the popular electronic music of the present. Pieces such as "Hymnus" or "Funeral March" are examples of this. "It is my attempt to combine traditional instruments such as the piano, the clarinet or string instruments, including traditional melodies and harmonies, with electronically generated sounds from synthesizers and samplers, and modern rhythms." This resulted in new stereophonic sounds. Virtual stereophonics produced by the electronic music are combined to the known and experienced stereophonics of traditional music (the so called, "classical music"). In turn, the sound achieves more depth and scope, stereophonics and composition become equal partners during the production of music." (Johannes Schmoelling) The title of the CD "Songs No Words", and the individual tracks, are based on the style from the piano album "Lieder ohne Worte" by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, published 1834.
Recorded at Rietstudio, Berlin, Germany between 1992-1994 by Johannes Schmoelling
All tracks composed, performed and produced by Johannes Schmoelling

Jan Seliger - drum on track 2,6 and 9

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2011
Emotional tracks with a little hint to White Out. We find great synthesizer themes, that remind us to the mid 80ies TD time. A new masterpiece by the Berlin based musician.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 2000
I worked with short sound samples from Axel Engstfeld's documentary film "Antarctica project" on the tracks "white out", "the big nail" and "a great continent". In "a great continent" I used excerpts from Engstfeld's interview with Michael T. Halbouty, chairman of the Antarctica treaty. I would like to thank Axel Engstfeld for his permission, to use special material from his film. This film and Martin Burckhardt's radio play "bis ans ende der welt" have given me inspiration and musical ideas.
Johannes Schmoelling
The original first Version of "White out" was produced in 1990.
This actual version had been rerecorded and remixed in 2000 with two additional new tracks by Johannes Schmoelling at the Riet studio berlin.
All tracks composed, mixed and produced by JS at the Riet studio except "Icewalk (mix 2000)" remixed by Robert Wässer & Ulrich Schnauss.
Original artwork and cover design by Detlef Maugsch.
New artwork by Andreas Hedler.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1987
This is Johannes Schmoelling's first and, overall, best solo album. The first four tracks are lofty compositions with ethereal synth waves, piano-driven melodies, and slow-motion rhythms. "Zeit" with its tension-filled atmosphere and relentlessly ticking clocks is the only track reminiscent of TD.
"Wuivend Riet part 1" is a funny soundscape with samples frogs and other natural sounds.
"Part 2" is an interesting, droning nightmare, but uncomfortable and hardly accessible.
All in all, a surprisingly diverse album which transcends the borders of conventional synth-based music. For advanced listeners.

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1988
All tracks composed, performed, produced and mixed by Johannes Schmoelling at Riet-Studio Berlin 1987.
Voices performed by Anne Haennen.
Remastered from the original 2-Track-Tapes in September 2010.
Equipment includes: Steinberg Pro Twenty-four Software, AKAI S900, EMU SP12, Hohner HS-1, Roland D550, Yamaha TX81Z.
This record was inspired by Paul Spooner's Illustrated Book Of Automata "Spooner's Moving Animals or The Zoo Of Tranquillity".

Here the last copy of the first Theta label version!
 

Artist: Johannes Schmoelling
P: 1988 / 2010
All tracks composed, performed, produced and mixed by Johannes Schmoelling at Riet-Studio Berlin 1987.
Voices performed by Anne Haennen.
Remastered from the original 2-Track-Tapes in September 2010.
Equipment includes: Steinberg Pro Twenty-four Software, AKAI S900, EMU SP12, Hohner HS-1, Roland D550, Yamaha TX81Z.
This record was inspired by Paul Spooner's Illustrated Book Of Automata "Spooner's Moving Animals or The Zoo Of Tranquillity".

Artist: Loom
P: 2012
This is the live recording of their concert in 2011 in Eindhoven NL. Best recording quality on a double CD.
The musicians play tracks by Schmölling and by TD from the time when Schmölling was still a member of the group.



 

Artist: Loom
P: 2016
Recorded live at the UFA Fabrik on March 5th 2016 - Berlin
All tracks performed and mixed by Loom (Jerome Froese, Johannes Schmoelling & Rob Waters). The musicians play tracks by Loom,Schmölling and by TD.