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(Klaus Schultz), of "Tangerine Dream" fame
sounds like somebody sneezed. Seriously, one of the deans
of electronic music has released a fascinating DVD featuring
the eclectic but talented Lisa Gerrard providing vocal accompaniment
on a number of tracks. This performance which was recorded
back in July 2008 also features a second DVD as well as
two CDs containing the entire concert plus a bonus track.
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Gerrard best known as a member of Dead Can Dance provides
a nice contrast to Schulze’s music which can border on the
tedious at times if you’re not into this type of music.
Visually the DVD is a bit static looking—don’t lend themselves
to being the most visually dynamic instrument in the world.
For synthesizers the record Schulze isn’t the most animated
performer either but it is kind of hard to be animated (unless
you’re Rick Wakeman or Thomas Dolby) sitting behind a bank
of synthesizers. What we do get however is quite dreamy
at times with interesting textures and moods. Unlike Dolby
who has shaved his remaining hair from his head (by the
way Thomas Dolby has a new DVD and CD out as well of live
performances—evidently he’s decided to resume his music
career to some degree after spending more than a decade
establishing a successful company that provides music for
games) and tends to be a very dynamic front man, Schulze
prefers to led his music doing the talking if you’ll pardon
a mixed metaphor. ***
Schulze’s music can be filled with moments of sweeping
dramatic moments incorporating polyrhythmic beats and moments
of calming ambient music. His only rival in this arena at
this stage is Brian Eno who focuses primarily on washes
of ambient sound vs. more dramatic moments we might associate
with rock, jazz or classical music. With Eno focusing more
on producing (although he still records the occasional gem
such as his recent collaboration with long time friend David
Bryne former of Talking Heads. I should add that it will
be interesting to see what Eno brings to the recent collaboration
with former band Roxy Music. Knowing Bryan Ferry’s fascination
with ambient textures and trance-like beats, it should be…interesting)
Schulze is probably one of the few worthy composers still
working in his genre of music. ---
Image & Sound:
The concert looks quite nice with nice fine detail and
a very colorful presentation (thanks to the stage lighting).
Audio sounds terrific. ---
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