This is the re-release of CD 8 from the deleted set Contemporary Works I Ballett 3 was recorded in Hambühren, Germany in 2000 KS - electronix, mix Wolfgang Tiepold - cello Thomas Kagermann - flute, violin, vocals Tobias Becker - oboe Tom Dams - vocals, atmospherics Julia Messenger - vocals
‘Ballett 3’ was originally part of the out-of-print 10CD box ‘Contemporary Works’. ’Ballett 3’ – the third of four albums in this series – was produced together with cellist Wolfgang Tiepold, who was also involved in the 78s work ‘X’ and ‘Dune’, ‘Trancefer’ and ‘Audentity’. Tiepold enjoyed much freedom for his solos, as for instance on ‘Agony’, on which his music is intensively wide-ranging.
And Ballett 4: This is the re-release of CD 9 from the deleted set Contemporary Works I Ballett 4 was recorded in Hambühren, Germany in 2000
Klaus Schulze - Electronics Wolfgang Tiepold - Cello Thomas Kagermann - Flute, violin, voc
One of Klaus’ strongest discs from the 10-CD Contemporary Works I collection, Ballett 4, showcases some fine melancholy mellotron solos, beginning appropriately enough with “Mellowtrone.”
Lush synth pads and mellotron strings intertwine in perfect harmony. The music is intentionally kept simple; no other layers are added, the intensity stays low, and the subdued mood is maintained throughout.
Drums ‘n’ bass fade in as “Soft ‘n’ Groovy” begins. One would not normally associate cello with “groovy,” but then Schulze was never one for convention. Crisp percussion is added as this one moves leisurely evolves over the course of a half hour. Cool synths and occasional male vocals add a vaguely eastern feel to the music midway through.
