ULRICH SCHNAUSS: NO FURTHER AHEAD THAN TODAY (2016 Album / Digi-Pak - Stock # 1905042) CD £13.99 - Ltd Pre-Release Price CD £11.99
ULRICH SCHNAUSS: NO FURTHER AHEAD THAN TODAY (Ltd 2LP / Digi-Pak - Stock # 1905042) 2LP £24.99
This may be Schnauss's 8th album, but it's his first since he became a full-time member of Edgar Froese's TANGERINE DREAM ... and it sounds like a stunner!
'No Further Ahead Than Today' marks a new era for TANGERINE DREAM's newest member Ulrich Schnauss. Now no longer just "that bloke in TD" but a key member of the acclaimed posthumous version of Edgar's band, more people have a definite idea of not only his musical abilities and compositional skills, but also what an all round great musician he really is.
We'll leave a mini-review to someone who has actually heard it - Andy King of The Zest (TD fanzine):
"Ulrich's new album: 'No Further Ahead Than Today' which I've had the pleasure of listening to for the last three weeks (cheers Ulrich) - is IMHO 'the best' album I have heard from anyone in years. I'll go further than that and add it is *probably* Ulrich's finest album to date. If you caught any of his recent shows then you will be familiar with many of the 9 tracks featured on the album, however I think the shorter form makes them shine. Checkout track 3: 'The Magic In You' with it's funky syncopated sequence - now with added male vocals, or the closing track: 'Illusory Sun' with it's military snare rolls, mind-worm melody and fantastically extended down tempo closing.
Euphroic and melodic, the album is a jewel. I really can't recommend it highly enough."
Track List:
01. Melts Into Air (6:11)
02. Love Grows Out Of Thin Air (5:27)
03. The Magic In You (5:44)
04. Thoughtless Motion (5:26)
05. No Further Ahead Than Today (7:42)
06. Wait For Me (5:10)
07. New Day Starts At Dawn (5:27)
08. Negative Sunrise (4:31)
09. Illusory Sun (5:12)
TPT - 50:50