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Trancefer

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...you can see the changes starting to happen, going into the 80s here. These two tracks come from around the same period as "Audentity", and while they hearken back to the epic sequencer-trance style which characterized Klaus Schulze's work during the 1970s, there's a brittle hardness to both pieces. The sharp, snapping percussion by Michael Shrieve (with whom Schulze worked on Stomu Yamash'ta's "Go" projects) also adds to this propulsive brittleness. Those expecting a drifty, spacy trance-style might be a bit off-put here, but those who like a harder groove will enjoy this. Still, you can see where he's heading here...toward the colder and harder-edged sound of his MIDI-based period, characterized by releases such as "Angst".

When this album came out it was viewed as a unique tour de force of music. Schulze, Michael Shrieve (of Santana) and Wolfgang Tidpold (on cello) playing nearly 40 minutes of highly rhythmic, droning music. But unlike a lot of space music or prog rock of the time, there was almost no melody or chord changes or even consistent rhythm here. Just a lot of hypnotic, trance-like, sequencer like, machine like (though almost entirely hand played) music.

Now, over 20 years later, it sounds as amazingly unique as it did back then. Unlike much other music by Schulze in this vein that didn't have the same energy, or his older efforts which sound much more dated, this album has a certain timeless quality to it.

I can't guarantee that if you buy it you'll love it. But I can guarantee that if you buy it you won't listen to it and have to take yourself back to 1985.

This tittle is rather for Klaus Schultze fans. It contains uncommon, good electronic music, which sounds great when driving in the darkness!

This is a excellent CD and is the transition in Schulze's music, from the dark era to the electronic zone. Wonderful

Made in GER in 19??, Serial# 823-605-2, Playing Time 37:23

Originally released in 1981, I've always had mixed feelings about KS's 14th album.

I mean the music is spacy, with a soft beat (provided by Mike Shrieve), and nicely incorporates the cello of Mr. Tiepold.

It's his shortest effort to date, but more importantly presents very little in way of novelty to the listener: in the past, each album represented a challenge to your ears. This time, it's quite "banal", though charming.

Perhaps a disappointment to fans of avant-garde electronic music, but maybe a favorite for the novice: enjoyable but "lazy".