Artist................... Gert Emmens
Album.....................When Darkness Falls Upon the Earth
Label.....................Groove Unlimited
Genre.....................Electronic
Release...................01/09/2006
Street....................xx/xx/2005
Encoder...................LAME 3.97 beta
Quality...................--aps 44.1kHz/joint
# NAME TiME
01. Rendezvous with 2004 MN4 11:38
02. When Darkness Falls Upon the Earth 18:34
03. Nostalgia 10:45
04. Casting Shadows on the Cold Ground 15:50
05. The Morning After 14:11
06. Requiem Pour Sam 04:30
Gert Emmens has the unique ability to mix elements from
the Berlin School with excellent melodies. DonÆt expect
ultra-long experimental and spaceintros and stretched
sequencerlines. No, all of his tracks have a head and a
tail. This approach has put the Dutchman on the very
top of electronic music. "When Darkness Falls Upon The
Earth" proves this once again.
The album starts in "Rendezvous With 2004 MN4" with a
great (short) ambientintro, played on a Korg
Wavestation, after which the sequences and rhythms fall
in. GertÆs solos (amongst others -he uses a lot of
"old" gear- the legendary Yamaha CS80-synth) are fat
and fit the music. What an opening. But there is more.
The titletrack and "Nostalgia" contain some of the best
melodies Gert has ever composed.
The rather Tangerine Dream-like "Casting Shadows On The
Cold Ground" is maybe his most Berliner Schule-track so
far. The sequences are masterful. "
The Morning After-extended version" was initial a piece
written for a Analog Project.
"Requiem Pour Sam", with which the CD ends, is a short
melancholic track that was made special two fans of
Gert because of the sad loss of their little boy Sam.
Personally, I find this the best album Gert has ever
made. And the cover by Pablo Magne is again great.
We use LAME 3.97 now, which is approved.
75:28 min
96,9 Mb