Ulbrich, Lutz - Lüül

Artist: Fanger & Schönwälder + Lutz Ulbrich
P:2021
Fanger & Schönwälder are an integral part of the Berlin electronic scene.
In addition to his solo and band projects, Mario Schönwälder is also successful as the operator of the Manikin Records label. Thomas Fanger has been active in numerous electro, house and ambient projects since the 90s. As on the first and fifth editions of the Analog Overdose series, Fanger and Schönwälder have brought Lutz Graf-Ulbrich aka Lüül on board again for the sixth Analog Overdose. His unmistakable guitar playing gives the tracks a very personal touch. On the latest work, Lüül also plays ukulele and banjo in addition to acoustic and electric guitar. The whole album comes across as pleasantly versatile and varied. The musical spectrum ranges from post-rock, psychedelic ambient drones and hypnotic sequencer descents to krautrock and space disco.

Artist: Lutz Ulbrich
P: 2001
Inspired by the success of Ash Ra Tempel's retrospective collection, The Private Tapes, Ulbrich decided to mine his solo archives as well, result is this 2-CD assortment. Mostly in bite-sized chunks of a minute or two, the collection covers a wide array of material, from minimal electronic experimentations to straightforward guitar-based tracks. There are 50 tracks in all, each seamlessly fading into the next, like a series of short stories. Though many of the segments seem like undeveloped ideas, there is a charm in the simplicity of it. Nicely detailed liner notes tell the history behind selected tracks, with lots of interesting photos. Whereas The Private Tapes serves as a time capsule for the seventies, Kurzmusiken is from 1985 forward. Though Ulbrich says he chose tracks for musical character over sound quality, the quality is generally solid. Trying to describe individual tracks could fill pages. Everything from guitar to vintage synths and even banjo is featured. The style ranges from quirky catchy tuneful songs like "Moabit," which runs right into "Mystisch," a textural, unstructured, atmospheric piece of space music. This then runs into the aforementioned banjo in "Passant," a light playful tune. These three tracks to open the second disc give a good example of the wide range of material presented, all with a certain panache that make this thoroughly fun to sit back and experience.

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Artist: Lutz Ulbrich
P: 1981 / 2000
Solo release from the guitarist for Agitation Free and Ash Ra. Originally recorded in 1981 this release features guest appearances from Christoph Franke of Tangerine Dream and Nico. Pop/rock sung in German, lyrics included.

Artist: Lutz Ulbrich
P: 1997
Here Ulbrich plays guitar and sings his own composed songs in german language.

Artist: Lutz Ulbrich
P: 2015
Here Ulbrich plays guitar and sings his own composed songs in german language.

Artist: Tangerine Dream, Göttsching,
Enya u.a.
P: 1989
This is a compilation from EDEL with some very cool soundtrack melodies from some deleted soundtracks.

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Artist: Schönwälder, Fanger, Keller,
Quaeschning,Ramp... 
P: 2012
LTD
This is a compilation of unreleased tracks from all the artists of the Manikin Label.