Music : Moondawn

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0693723048024
Label: Inside Out U.S.
Manufacturer: Inside Out U.S.
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Inside Out U.S.
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Studio: Inside Out U.S.
Sales Rank: 41267
MPN: 30480

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Album Description:
Originally released in 1976, Moondawn is an early highlight of Schulze’s voluminous discography, regarded by many as among his best work. Released one year before his breakthrough album, Mirage, this album marked the first usage of the Moog synthesizer in a way that would establish Schulze firmly in his career as a solo keyboardist.

Klaus Schulze first attracted attention as a member of the German progressive rock band, Tangerine Dream. Following the release of their debut LP, Electronic Meditation, he departed for a solo career. Klaus' recorded work typically features extended pieces sometimes filling an entire album built around computer-generated synthesizers and other specially programmed electronic effects. Klaus Schulze remains a cult figure in the United States, where the bulk of his prolific output has until now been available only through the import bins. He is widely considered an avant-garde mainstay as well as a founding father of both the new-age space music and electronica genres.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- One of his finest albums
This 1976 album is excellent and is somewhat similar in texture to Timewind (1975). The most noticeable difference however, is that drummer Harald Grosskopf (Wallenstein, Cosmic Jokers) plays a full drum kit on Moondawn, and with great results.

In general, the two tracks are very moody and long (27'13 and 25'35 respectively) and consist simply of long drones on the moog synthesizer and string synthesizer (or the Hammond organ as used on Mindphaser) and sequenced synthesizer lines on ... Read More

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