Radio Inferno

Ammer & Einheit, Ammer/F.M. Einheit, Andreas, Andreas Ammer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 30, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: INVISIBLE
• ASIN: B000004B69
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Radiofonic Dante, August 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Radio Inferno (Audio CD)

This is not a typical musical album, but a radio dramatisation of Dante's classic poem, Divine Commedy. You could also say this is a multilingual approach to La Commedia: its makers speak and sing Dante's verses in italian, german and english (John Peel makes a special appearance as hell's primetime DJ). However, it is a very condensed version of the Inferno -as you might know it is the first part of the poem, while the other two are Purgatory and Heaven-, a little bit scary, with a terrific mix -from this guys of Einsturzende Neubauten- great sound and voice effects. I don't know, I'm not a music critic, just a guy who had the luck of listening to this odd piece of art, and also a lover of Dante's Commedia. A last word: if you read the book, you'll enjoy even more the record. I don't really know why, but I think that's the way it is.

5.0 out of 5 stars mindblowing, October 2, 2003

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eardesigns (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Radio Inferno (Audio CD)

turn the lights down and let yourself go ! the music samples used and soundscapes that are created paint a vivid picture to the text . the most unbelievable marriage that you may ever hear in this style. a collectors item

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Without a doubt, the finest--and only--work of its sort., April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Radio Inferno (Audio CD)

This album is at once both completely unquantifiable and precisely what one would expect.

To deal with the second point; F.M.Einheit, perennial (and now ex-) percussionist for Einsturzende Neubauten joins with Andreas Ammer to re-create a live radio-show version of Inferno. If you are familar with Einheit, Neubauten, or Ammer, you will not be surprised by this work. You will, however, be pleased.

First point: there is perhaps no other piece of music like this that has been created. In tone and theme, it is superficially similar to Einheit's work with Neubauten, most specifically Hamletmaschine and Faustmusik, but it is deeper in scope and thicker in sound than either.

What else could one say? There are no comparisons to be drawn, only contrasts to be evoked. All that may be appropriate for me to say is this; if you possess any depth of intellect, any appreciation for any of the artists involved (Dante included) and a healthy dose of tolerance for noise, then listen to this. Find a dark room with the best stereo you can find, by yourself or with others who will remain silent and can appreciate what you will hear, and listen to this.