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Artist: Nattefrost & Robert Schroeder
P: 2007
Recorded between January 2006 and January 2007 at Nattefrost Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark and at Nattefrost Mobile studio in Odense, Denmark
All tracks composed, performed & produced by Bjorn Jeppesen except Winterland by Bjorn Jeppesen and Robert Schroeder-Trebor

Nattefrost (aka Bjorn Jeppesen) - All hardware & Software synthesizers, vocoders and other various electronic equipment
Ute Stemmann - Speech on "Translogical Movements"
Phil Molto - guitar

Introducing the second album by the Danish electronic musician Bjørn Jeppesen, also known as Nattefrost. His previous cd “Absorbed In Dreams And Yearning” showed on one hand a familiar sound but on the other hand also a fresh new look on electronic music. He cleverly mixed influences of the Berlin School with ambient sounds and a certain “Scandinavian feeling”. “Underneath The Nightsky” is a continuation of this but again goes somewhat further. Bjørn’s music is melodical, accessible and has a rich and varying sound. Take, for instance, a piece like “Searching For A Distant Planet” which has a slight Gothic atmosphere, a fine rhythm, a nice solo, beautiful sounds and a great overall way to it. Sometimes the (earlier) sound of Jean Michel Jarre comes to mind while listening to Jeppesen’s composition.
This is happening in the tracks “Observing Emotions” (listen to that solo!), “The Pleasure Of Tranquility” and “The Magic Of Forgotten Times”. Well, this last thing is indeed a little bit the case on “Underneath The Nightsky” but Bjørn keeps it also a little modern and that is nicely done. And then there is the excellent melodic “Winterland” that he composed and played together with no one less than Robert Schroeder.
This album shows the growth of a fine new talent. A talent that deserves to be listened to…

Artist: Peter Mergener & Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock
P: 2007
With more than 30 acclaimed albums to his credit Peter Mergener has become one of the most respected and prolific musicians in contemporary electronic and cosmopolitan music scene. Still he always kept being open to and well aware of the qualities in other musicians. So over the years Mergener and Hoffmann-Hoock have frequently collaborated – on “Visions Of Asia” you now can hear the most beautiful results of their musical friendship! The compositions are slick and charming, evoking distant lands thick with exotic flavor. Many of the tracks possess a calming quality despite their complex structure, applying their dreamy melodies to inspire a sense of epic scope.

Artist: Peter Mergener
P: 2000
"African Smiles" is the fascinating document of the composers impressions from a lengthy trip to the black continent. African rhythms, chants and natural sounds blend beautifully with Mergeners sensual synthetics. A musical vision with breathtakingly wide range!
 

Artist: Peter Mergener
P: 2004
Every year in August the Roman festival "Bread & Games" take place in Trier, Germany¹s oldest city. Main locations are the unique Roman monuments, the "Kaiserthermen" and the amphitheatre. Both magnificent structures have been placed on the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage. The program of the historical event offers attractive entertainment for everybody. In the amphitheatre you can see exciting gladiators-fights and a parade of Roman soldiers (legions), at night-time the arena is illuminated by torches. In the Kaiserthermen you can experience the daily life in a Roman camp on the Palästra. A special atmosphere in the "Mystical Nights" was created by Peter Mergener & friends (Mergener et Amici) and his sound installations in the illuminated underground labyrinth of the ancient bath. The music written by Peter Mergener and Alquimia, was specially designed for this event and was the first time Mergener et Amici presented their music live on stage August 2004.

Artist: Peter Mergener
P: 2004
On the DVD you can see and hear the whole concert, in another chapter you will have the opportunity to get an impression of the Mystic Night during a 14 minutes walk throught the illuminated aisles of the Kaiserthermen, another chapter shows the gladiators in the Amphitheatre and you can escort the legonaries from Porta Nigra to the Roman camp.
All music is recorded in real surround 5.1., so sit back, relax and enjoy a brilliant concert and the whole Roman festival.
As bonus you will find the complete Audio CD on the Set.

Artist: Peter Mergener
P: 2010
On “Phonetic Society” Mergener returns to his personal artistic roots, by using more electronics and less acoustic instruments than on his latest offerings. Here once again you find wide, spacey sound scapes, sequencer runs, robots, digits and experiments. The technical world in all its cold beauty, expressed by elements of the traditional Berlin school of electronics as well as by modern beats. Both currents are brought together in the track “Time Passengers”. Here younger listeners get a chance to learn about the Berlin sound while older fans might be pleasantly surprised by the more modern grooves on this remarkable album. Peter Mergener, internationally renowned founder of important New Instrumental music groups such as SOFTWARE, deals with a hot issue on his new solo album “Phonetic Society”: the information overload! “We have to live in a constant stream of music and diverse noises, sounds are everywhere”, says Mergener. “Through our mobiles phones and other technical gadgets we are continually connected with some kind of sound”. This is why German composer Mergener speaks of a “Phonetic Society”. On his new album the thoughtful and sensitive sound sculptor tries to depict this man ic world through the means of music (as in the title track “Phonetic Society”), but also to complement it with relaxing and soothing moments (as in the track “Floating Energy”).

Artist: Rainbow Serpent & Isgaard
P: 2010
The fantastic new album of the great German EM Duo with the wellknown singing artist Isgaard (Schiller etc.). Packed in a deluxe 6-pages DigiPak with booklet.
Lyrics & Vocals: Jens Lück & Isgaard on track 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12. 
This combination with Isgaard gives the music of RS the right kick.
Sounds very relaxed and professional and in a certain way like the Schiller releases.

Artist: Rainbow Serpent
P: 2008
This CD contains the impressive concert that Rainbow Serpent gave at Liphook / UK in 2007. The work is entirely composed by the artist except for one of the themes, "Rückblenden", written by himself and Mario Schoenwalder.
Throughout the 71 minutes that the CD lasts, we can hear Space Music themes, others of a Synth-Pop structure, and some with the typical characteristics of Contemporary Instrumental Music. There is a great variety of textures and emotions. Some passages are cold, mysterious. Others turn out to be warm.
The final result is very good.

Artist: Rainbow Serpent
P: 2005
This is now the eighth studio album from the German duo Frank Specht and Gerd Wienekamp (who is also responsible for production and artwork). It comes four years after their album “Voice Of The First Day”. Old times are revived as we listen to this ample 78 minute long disc: the twelve tracks contain musical reminders of Klaus Schulze (for example “Dig It”); influences from the ‘sequencer period’ of Tangerine Dream; and also of Kraftwerk (“Radiotrip”). There are also lots of spacey sounds, or catchy rhythms and above all, admirable sequencer work.