RARITIES

Artists: Rod Modell & Michael Mantra
P: 2003
The long awaited reissue of this classic album originally released by AMPLEXUS in 2003. Sold out for years, finally you have the choice to hear these fabolous "suspended-sounds" from two masters of ambient music. Published in jewel box with totally restored artwork.
Radio Fore is, like Sonic Continuum, an album comprised of two thirty minute atmospheric tracks. However, we find these two artists pursuing a somewhat less nebulous path than their previous ambient work. This particular work appears to be inspired by the SETI project--but do not quite expect a work of deep, dark interstellar ambience like Lagowski's project, or the early work of David Reeves. The first track, titled "Arecibo (sleeping under the big dish)" begins in a suitably psychoactive style, with quietly druggy cyclical synth tones. After forty seconds or so, this melts into the background to provide space for an ominous bassy pulsation. I hesitate to call it a beat, though it does have that propulsive nature. This pulsation occupies the forefront of all the sound in this particular track. Behind the bass vibration, all manners of interesting sound collagings hiss and drone. However, it's all obscured by the "beat" track. Over the course of thirty minutes, I found myself wishing this quasi-beat would fade into the distance and let the trance take over. "Hey, guys, this isn't supposed to be a dark dance floor! I'm underneath a big transmission dish, and I want to see UFOs!" Sadly, it never does let up, it never sinks into the background of the track, and eventually it becomes so familiar that it is rather annoying. Not an auspicious start for this particular release.

Artist: Hans Joachim Roedelius
P: 1989
"Fortress of Love", is one of the most personal albums of Roedelius. He expresses emotions such as friendliness, warmth and confidence in slightly melancholic melodies, that always wear Roedelius' typical handwriting. Skillfully interweaves it with synthetic elements, the instruments played by friends, resulting in a wonderfully pleasing overall picture.

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Artist: Hans Joachim Roedelius
P: 1992
This studio CD is a little more avant garde.
With Stanislaw Michalak (E-contrabass and keyboards), Stephan Steiner (viola), Franz Thamer (trumpet), Hermann Rid (sax), all on "Dranbleiben", "Très bien ensemble" and "Wien, Wien nicht Du allein".

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Artist: Hans Joachim Roedelius
P: 1987
Piano Piano follows on from the project started with the two titles published in 1987 and 1989 by Venture/Virgin, and presents twelve tracks predominantly for solo piano, composed and performed by Roedelius.
In this work, Roedelius returned to the discographic scene, and does so with the same stylistic coherence which has been a characteristic of his continuing work from 1968 to the present; from the time that is, when he formed a part of the scene at the Zodiac Free Art Centre in Berlin, along with the most important German electronic music groups like Tangerine Dream and Ashra Temple. In the following years, his activity continued together with Dieter Moebius, under the name of Cluster and with this he made, in 1977, two memorable albums along with Brian Eno.
After his move to Austria in 1979, he began his solo career, dedicating his musical research chiefly to the piano.
Piano Piano confirms his stature as a composer and as one of the leaders of "Ambient Music". His style, dry, with strong classical inspiration passes over melodic lines that are both fascinating and endowed with an extraordinary immediacy.
The production is by Roedelius himself.
The cover presents four original paintings, created especially for this work, by the Spanish artist Idelfonso Aguilar.

Artist: Hans Joachim Roedelius
P: 1993
Good, decent 1993 title. Another chapter of electronic progressive music from the lengthy repertoire of Kluster and Harmonia founder - Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Tunes here that make this one a keeper are the inventive "Nackt" (in English means Nude), the jazzy "Die Tur Stand Offen" (English - The Door Was Open), the eight-minute "Aber Ja, Aber" (Yes, But Yes), "Wie Gewonnen" (English - Won As) and "Sei Stark Mein Herz" (translation: Be Strong My Heart). This eleven track effort offers the fan a true taste and experience of eclectic music. Might take at least two listens for it to fully grow on you.

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Artist: Hans Joachim Roedelius
P: 1981
Here the Sky-Records version.
"Where on earth does Roedelius find such a beautiful array of notes?", Asmus Tietchens wonders in the liner notes to this exquisit reissue. We don't know the answer but we do know that these easy and quiet analog-electronic music miniatures from 1981 will enchant you. It was Roedelius' seventh solo effort and is also known under the title "Selbstportrait IV".

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Artist: Roland Widmer
P: 1992
The Debut from Roland Widmer is about the creation of Earth. The 7 days of creation are divided into 12 versatile tracks full of emotions and interesting sounds and melodies.

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Artist: Rolf Trostel
P: 1998
Recodings from 1980 til 1983

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Artist: Roman Leykam + Frank Mark
P: 1994
Music that sounds like Fripp & Eno.
Leykam und Mark have perfected the art of conjuring up excellent associative soundscapes and spinning meditative, spherical veils on this instrumental CD. Spherical, softly flowing sound sculptures reveal a balanced peacefulness and positive energy.

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