“Berlin in the evening” is a rapid romp, sounds like recent Ashra live albums and the almost-Ashra album Viermal Drei. The beat and sequencing become completely mesmerizing, as the hypnotic loop and a few bongos run for several minutes unabated. “Berlin at night” sounds like another Berlin school graduate. Light, crystalline sequences and gentle, fast-rolling drums are just like Tangerine Dream’s Poland CD. Again this is heavy-handed on the sequences, so if you go for that sort of stuff you will be in heaven by now, with 45 minutes down and 27 still to go.
“Berlin in the morning” has scintillating classic lead lines that beg comparisons to Klaus Schulze and other pioneers of the genre.
Even more Schulze-like is “Berlin at (old) day(s)”, with a softer, more haunting quality, more strong solo synth sounds, and drums that sound as good as Harald Grosskopf did when he played with KS in the 1970s. This track is perhaps the best, with a shade more variety than the rest.
