ADAM CERTAMEN BOWNIK

Adam Certamen Bownik's "Time Replicated" (great title!), 2001, promoted here in PA as an overlooked and obscure gem of this prog sub-genre. In fact it is well worth the "overlooked" and "gem" namings. The non-stop moods this release proposes keeps one attention hooked and even its weaker sections, (there are some),find a way to better things up with sheer good solutions in creative music composition.

Four, 13 to 20 minutes, tracks conform this album. Each track subtly sub-divided into different electronic shapes and moods. The richness in musical ideas does not stop short but never detouring away from the Berlin school's and Cosmic prog lines. Abundant as its comopositional ideas are its highlights which make the whole deal quiet relevant.

Rating it turns out less enjoyable than listening to it. A 4 full stars seems too much, considering that there are some bumps here and there. On the other hand, overlooking it will seem quiet harsh and a wrong option. Therefore I will use my none downgradable nor upgradable ***3.5 PA stars.

When I saw the HUGE discography and the lack of any review about this guy, I wonder what kind of music I could expect. Usually this kind of prolific electronic music is really annoying, mostly new age. Adding that Adam is not a professional musicien...

Actually, the music is quite interesting and is an honest sequel to the german electronic school (tangerine dream, schulze), with some Jarre accents. Production quality is really honourable and the listining is not boring. Of course, this kind of music is a bit contemplative, but it's not flat and Adam has a real inspiration.

I cannot understand how it is possible for him to deliver not less than 4 ou 5 albums of this quality per year !