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

Klaus Schulze

Progressive Electronic

2.81 | 29 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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Fourth leg of this KS project. The subtitle ("Three Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn"), has little to with the original work.

As usual, this album is sliced into several parts, although there are nor much differences between each of them. I reckon that it is the least enjoyable of the series so far and the repetitive and melody less "Part II" which lasts for about twenty two minutes is not the most pleasant KS moment I have ever lived. And you might know that I've been through enormous lot..

This is nothing else than pure dance oriented music with little passion. In each prior work out of the same theme, there were always several great moments available: melodic or icy cold or spacey. Very little of this can be expected while discovering this fourth part of the "Moog" story.

I guess that the great man should have condensed some of these in order to release higher quality items for the fans. But his decision was different. So, as a fan, I cal only depict what I hear. And this experience is not very enjoyable to say the least.

It is a real challenge to go through these long twenty two minutes of no musical harmony. Fortunately, what comes after is more KS friendly if I might say so. More ambient and fine, more sweetness in the conceptual music, more harmony, more beauty.

My fave is "Part VI" which leaves some souvenir of the superb SOYCD. But it took a hell of time to get there! Still, it is rather monotonous after a while and only die-hard KS fans could swallow this without too much of a gastric problem. Especially when one takes into account all what is preceding.

It was not a great idea to pick up this album as my first review of the New Year, but so is it. Each of the three prior ones of the series are better, so: don't worry about this number four. Just skip it. You'll avoid the dreadful "Part VIII" which is mostly all dance oriented and just awful. Press next.

Two stars for this album is very well paid.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 | 2010-1-1

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