Starting with the grammatically challenged “Let the Rhythm Comin’ On You,” this is vintage Schönwälder from 1992, relaxed and confident. A lilting bass line meanders its way just so from beginning to end as delicate beats and a subtle but effective synth solo move things along. “Les Yeux Sans Visage” is light and airy, surprisingly abstract yet warm. “Sems’U’Kanar” has long been a favorite of mine, here in a slightly shorter version than appears on Solotrip. The ethnic sounds, the guitar synth lead, the simple bass loop, all of it blending seamlessly together into something that isn’t exactly Berlin school, ambient, dance, or trance – just a great piece of electronic music. Beautiful tinkling electronics like glass adorn “The Point of Impact.” Again the gentle touch pays off here, as it does throughout. “Memories of Oz” and the title track add on another 26-plus minutes of great mellow Berlin-tinged journeys.
Though the pensive wistful “Farewell From Heaven” seems such an appropriate way to end the disc, there’s more, namely two bonus tracks.
Recorded around the same time as the rest of the album, they do fit in well, though for flow I would have swapped them, opting for the dreamy “Testsequence” as the closer as opposed to the playful bouncing bass line of “Quiet Earth.”
This is the last copy of the original factory pressed CD!
