epsilon75 wrote:
Whats your veiws on it Schulze
I'm not really one for writing reviews. However I've listened to
KONTINUUM several times now and have posted below my thoughts on this album.....
Track 1
"Sequenzer (from 70 to 07)" starts with a single sequence and as the music unfolds it gives the impression of time…. moving on, ticking away slowly, passing one by as one looks backwards to the beginning and reflects on his life.
This one definitely contains references to his earlier stuff. I'm thinking live recordings from the 70's, found on CD sets such as the Historic Edition etc, although there is still a contemporary feel, like some of the darker, moodier moments found on several of the
Dark Sound of the Moog albums.
I can also feel a lonely, cold, desolation on this track that I have not felt from Klaus Schulze music since first listening to
Mirage (1977).
I like this one a lot. As KDM points out in the sleeve notes “less is more….”
Track 2
“Euro Caravan” takes over seamlessly from where track one closes. The first few minutes have very low, deep bass, testing the prowess of my Hi Fi system. After a few minutes a familiar vocal sample emerges that I last heard on the Poznan DVD 2003, and also on Contemporary Works 2. The feeling is sombre, even mournful….this is dark stuff.....
Just over 8 minutes in and a sequence emerges from the dark, dancing, even flirting with the sampled vocals. A second punchy sequence is added a few moments later and moves to the front of the sound. This track is really starting to remind me of times gone past, and in particular I’m thinking of
Munich’s St Benno Church 1975 (Ultimate Edition CD13) and a track named
“Alles ist gut”.
Track 3, the third and final track
“Thor (Thunder)” breathes itself to life and this is KS in a quiet and contemporary mood. Distant rumbles of thunder are heard as KS plays his now trademark chord structures as the track starts to build. By the halfway mark things are really moving, a sequence is in full flow, percussion, and the KS trademark chord structures are all at work. I get the impression of moving forward through time. At 23 minutes things come to halt with washes of synth allowing the listener to reflect on what has just passed. The final 8 minutes are peaceful and reflective as the final chapter of
KONTINUUM comes to a close.
In summary,
KONTINUUM is very impressive with Tracks 1 and 2 standing out as my personal favourites on the album.
Klaus Schulze has produced a true solo album here, and it strikes me that he has done so while in a very sombre and reflective mood, with references to his older work from the 70's in abundance.
I would heartily recommend
KONTINUUM to anyone who likes the dark, mournful, reflective side of Klaus Schulze's music or to anyone who enjoyed his live outings from the 70's, as well as the classic
Mirage.
This is one that will definitely be getting heavy rotation on my Hi-Fi System in the coming weeks.
Graham
Be at one with the sequencing.....
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lol...perhaps I'd be more interested if it was?
