music between genius and nonsense...
richard wahnfried - druck (@33+6) (mp3)
considering our bandwidth problems of late, i shouldn't really be posting an epic 22 minute track. so to keep things running smoothly, i think this one might have to be for a limited time only...
for anyone who knows me (and cares to listen), i have been banging on about the innovative communication label for some time now. started up by one of the electronic music pioneers, klaus schulze (tangerine dream, ash ra temple, cosmic jokers), it went on to release numerous seminal experimental, electronic & ambient releases through the late 70's and 80's...
one of the artists on that label was richard wahnfried - a klaus schulze side project - and for anyone who can comprehend it, klaus shulze describes richard wahnfried as: 'the collective pseudonym of an idea: time-electronic, and experiment between avangarde and muzak: utility-music for sound-covered environment in which a new generation grows up: richard wahnfried is this generation: music between genius and nonsense: new ideas transported by an old medium into your ear'. okay, so carrying on...
amongst other things, klaus shulze is also hailed as a pioneer of the trance music scene. easy to understand when listening to 'druck' played at the 'correct' speed, and even easier to understand when you see how many trance related compilations it has appeared on...
'druck' originally appeared on the 1981 album, tonwelle. amongst others, it features the likes of manuel göttsching on guitar, and ex santana percussionist michael shrieve. if you stick to the rules, both tracks on said album are supposed to (according to the record) be played at 45rpm, but in my humble opinion they are to fast, sounding far better pitched down. they are the sort of tracks that you can't just skip through, you need to let them play all the way through, listen to them evolve as they create a soundscape...
so go make a brew, sit back and relax...
considering our bandwidth problems of late, i shouldn't really be posting an epic 22 minute track. so to keep things running smoothly, i think this one might have to be for a limited time only...
for anyone who knows me (and cares to listen), i have been banging on about the innovative communication label for some time now. started up by one of the electronic music pioneers, klaus schulze (tangerine dream, ash ra temple, cosmic jokers), it went on to release numerous seminal experimental, electronic & ambient releases through the late 70's and 80's...
one of the artists on that label was richard wahnfried - a klaus schulze side project - and for anyone who can comprehend it, klaus shulze describes richard wahnfried as: 'the collective pseudonym of an idea: time-electronic, and experiment between avangarde and muzak: utility-music for sound-covered environment in which a new generation grows up: richard wahnfried is this generation: music between genius and nonsense: new ideas transported by an old medium into your ear'. okay, so carrying on...
amongst other things, klaus shulze is also hailed as a pioneer of the trance music scene. easy to understand when listening to 'druck' played at the 'correct' speed, and even easier to understand when you see how many trance related compilations it has appeared on...
'druck' originally appeared on the 1981 album, tonwelle. amongst others, it features the likes of manuel göttsching on guitar, and ex santana percussionist michael shrieve. if you stick to the rules, both tracks on said album are supposed to (according to the record) be played at 45rpm, but in my humble opinion they are to fast, sounding far better pitched down. they are the sort of tracks that you can't just skip through, you need to let them play all the way through, listen to them evolve as they create a soundscape...
so go make a brew, sit back and relax...