Far Away Trains Passing By

Ulrich Schnauss | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Domino
• ASIN: B0007LLOVG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,687 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for serious chillout electronica enthusiasts, December 27, 2005

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Dean-Ryan Stone "dhry" (Surprise, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Far Away Trains Passing By (Audio CD)

Man, I'm sorry I missed Ulrich's North American concerts earlier this year. This is one phenomenal album, even better now that it's bundled with some bonus tracks. Schnauss's music is catchy, well-composed and perfect to listen to over and over again. My favourite is track #2 - "Between Us And Them" - which I must have listened to literally hundreds of times over the last two years - it is hands-down THE most instantly likeable tune I've ever heard. "Far Away Trains" is my absolute top pick of "cruise music" - coasting down Arizonan or Californian highways with this guy in your ears is magic. Some tunes are a tiny bit derivative - one can hear more than a passing resemblance between Schnauss' "As If You've Never Been Away" and U2's "With Or Without You" but heck, I like BOTH songs. In summary, simply track #2 alone makes "Far Away Trains" worth purchasing, the other tracks are awesome too and most will grow on you. Do yourself a big favour and get this.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just when you thought you'd heard it all..., July 11, 2007

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Matthew J. Cooke "grufnut" (melbourne, australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Far Away Trains Passing By (Audio CD)

Don't get me wrong, I love music...but my tastes are pretty narrow in the overall scheme of things. I'm a mad electronica and dance music fan, like some more alternative rock, some mainstream...but not much. I also don't write reviews very often (probably more because I go on about other things instead and stay away from the topic at hand...oh well...

But then I came across this gem. My favourite artists are Depeche Mode, UNKLE, d*note, Cinematic Orchestra, Faze Action, Beastie Boys, Slowdive, Ride, etc, etc...I love them all...but this - this is something special. Yes there are aural soundscapes, yes there are gently evoked moods and rhythms (we've read it all before), but this is music that touches your very core. It talks to you and folds you into its melodic conversation. And THAT doesn't happen often. Buy this...and then buy everything else that Mr Schnauss has done. For what it's worth, I don't recommend music often, but this is absolutely beautiful.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredibly beautiful sonic soundscape, November 10, 2005

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L. Wagner "lane" (planet earth) - See all my reviews
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this individual is truly gifted in the art of creating soothing yet moving emotional waves of sound. perfect for driving, hanging out on the beach, skiing, flying, working, love, and background ambience for a dinner or party. Undeniably my favorite artisian in the musical spectrum as of late. Not only is this most recent stateside release ethereral and revered but is first stateside release " A Strangely Isolated Place" is exceptional as well.