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

As Bonnek accordingly mentioned, the first half an hour of this piece of music is quite ? silent. Some rain forest atmospheres with noises from potential animals, a few bells ringing in the background and that's about it. Nothing fabulous as you can imagine.

The man has used us to long developments and when I listen to the fantastic "Timewind" which holds three wonderful epics, I am just delighted. To be honest, I don't have the same feel while listening to this "Saucerful Of Ambience" although it delivers ? ambience (but only ambience for quite a while).

Little movement or changes: the same background keys seem to operate indefinitely. And it is pretty long. Minimalism to the bones. This would be a perfect soundtrack for a documentary about the Amazon, the wonderful jungle in Costa Rica or such beautiful place as Malaysia but to remain concentrated on this work from start to finish to post a commented review of the whole is quite an exercise.! And I have quite been in love with the music of the great man.

A new theme (!) starts at minute twenty seven or so: some "dynamics" at last! Good synth exercise, or warming up. A sort of a preparation for the sublime which starts after thirty minutes. The reward of your (long) patience.

Wonderful atmo (strato?) sphere. Delightful beauty. Orgasmic heaven. You name it! Just as during the first leg of this long "Dark Side?", this one features brilliant parts again. More than the first leg; and so charming, passionate. It flows like a tranquil river with little bustle: an organic musical passion.

This heavenly moments end up at minute forty; when time comes for these dance beats which I can't promote. Fortunately, they only last for three minutes and give precedence to spacey and wonderful lines again. I can only regret some incoherencies which lead to a lesser rating.

I am rating this album with the same total as the first part of this "Moog" stuff: three stars. Too many average parts vs. great ones. Only nine to go.

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