Traumklang

Artist: Frank Klare
P: 1995
After departing SYNCO Frank joined the band Traumklang hence the final track of this album ‘Galactic Drive’ which is attributed to Traumklang. The opener ‘Legend of the Mount’ is about as far removed from SYNCO’s trademark sequencer runs as you can get. A simple theme is picked out initially on piano, then synths accompanied by a steady rhythm. The next track is a decent synth/drums workout and this "modern" theme is prevalent throughout many of the tracks with some such as ‘Close of Time’ working very well. Others though are best forgotten and its not until the penultimate track ‘Sequence Spheres’ (taken from the afore-mentioned ‘Solodreams’) that Frank Klare shows anything like his old SYNCO form. The 15 minute ‘Galactic Drive’ is a superb closing piece with some great sequencing and finely balanced melodics. Sounds like the Traumklang album may well be worth hearing. (GG)

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Artist: Frank Klare
P: 1995
This time Frank Klare has "realised my favour for sequences. I haven’t played any moog solo voices to force the original effects of the dynamically developing sequences". The 16½ minute opener ‘Impression of Arkana’ builds slowly on a simple sequence. It is most successful after the midpoint at which stage a bass sequence is introduced, however it never strays far from the opening riff and after 10 minutes it becomes heavy going. Not much relief is afforded by track 2 ‘Schräger Otto’ which consists of a repetitive discordant theme, however the 18 minute ‘Homage to K.S.’ follows and here things do brighten up considerably. Some classic sequencing is on show which ebbs and flows to powerful effect, and it’s very easy to imagine frenetic Schulzian accompaniment. ‘Dream’ presents a slowly repeating theme for a gargantuan 25 minutes, accompanied by subliminal effects and delicate sequences. Another Traumklang collaboration ends the album and again it’s a very impressive piece with some exciting sequencer runs and fine complementary soloing. (GG)

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Artist:
P: 1996
The fifth part also shows many new talents beside the known ones. A nice mix of different EM styles with all you can imagine.

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Artist: Heimann, Lambert, Traumklang....
P:  1999
This 7th part of the series gives a very good overview of the current electronic styles. Many newcomer and all titles are unreleased.

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P: 2004
The 9th part of the series offers a lot of new discoveries within the scene and many unreleased tracks from the known artists.