Broekhuis, Keller, Sch÷nwΣlder & Friends - The Annazaal Tapes (c) 19
Artist....: Broekhuis, Keller, Sch÷nwΣlder & Friends
Album.....: The Annazaal Tapes
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 07
Genre.....: Ambient
Label.....: Manikin Records
Catalogue#: MRCD 7042
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.discogs.com/release/599702
Tracklist:
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01 Ghost In The Machine 04:54
02 731 11:09
03 Shapes 25:25
04 Unter Kontrolle 15:16
05 Fallen Angel 06:16
06 Speed 07:05
07 Slowmotion 06:30
Total:108,3 MB/ 76:35 min
Release Notes:
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The friends helping out on four of the seven tracks and are no other
than the Rainbow Serpent guys! "Ghost in the Machine" starts with the
felling of a tree then gentle pads and delicate tinkling notes. A flute
sound provides the melody and we drift on peacefully into the next
number "731". A restrained tabla like rhythm momentarily attracts the
attention but its presence is only fleeting and we get in to a chugging
sequence with high hat accompaniment. The lead line is low in the mix
letting the sequence take most of the honours. A second deep base
sequence surges through. One lead line after another then takes its
turn to grab the attention. Its the twenty Five minutes "Shapes" next.
It begins with strange noises and solar winds. A fast sequence bubbles
to the surface, mutates beautifully, thickens and surges forward. A
second sequence is brought into formation.
We are now in very Schulzian territory, think of æBody LoveÆ or even
æMirageÆ. At eight minutes some garbled vocoded voices can just be
heard beneath the sequences as they ebb and flow. The sequences are
constantly varying, coming and going throughout the rest of the track
and keep the interest throughout. They die away to a dull throb and we
float into the fifteen minute æUnter KontrolleÆ which is effectively
like a part two of an over forty minute number. Flutey synth plays an
enchanting melody over the deep pulsations. The first half is a very
laid back and oozes atmosphere but is also gently rhythmic. The pace
quickens slightly for the beginning of the second half but we then sink
back in to lush pads and float to the end. æFallen AngelÆ begins with a
musical box type melody which is then replaced by strange other worldly
sounds. A swirling loop gradually becomes louder and more prominent.
Things then get stranger still and a slow rhythm is added as we float
into the next track æSpeedÆ. Immediately the pace quickens as a
sequence develops. At two and a half minutes another sequence is added
but it is the lead that accompanies it that grabs the attention.
Everything starts to intensify as the track lives up to its name and
really starts to speed along. In contrast æSlowmotionÆ is as you might
expect a much more laid back affair made up of piano melody and
swirling sounds, again Klaus Schulze came to mind. (DL)
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