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PETE NAMLOOK & K. SCHULZE: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOOG II

Klaus Schulze

 

Progressive Electronic

2.75 | 27 ratings

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Bonnek
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3 stars "A saucerful of Ambience"

The first half hour of this one hour long ambient track will probably send you off to a comforting sleep. However, if you manage to survive them or - since the cd is nicely split into 5.00 minute 'tracks' - skip to part VI right away, you will get treated to really amazing ambient music.

Parts I - V contain nothing but sound. While it might create an interesting soundtrack for your Helloween parties, it's not much of an alluring listen. It's literally ambient, background, atmosphere, sound. A good 25 minutes into the sonic tapestries, Part VI introduces some hesitant synth melodies that gradually evolve into a sumptuous texture of warm sounds and minor chords. Part VIII - IX get a short beat and techno synth sequence going. Schulze adds his washes of analogue synths again on Part X and Part XI brings the beat back. Part XII rounds off with the sound experimentations from the first half hour.

I'm not a convinced Namlook fan (yet?) and I don't like much of what Schulze has been doing in the years preceding this cooperation, but the combination of the two masters brings out some of the best in both. Not entirely convincing yet but a step up from the previous album and recommended listening for Namlook and Schulze fans.

Bonnek | 3/5 |

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