Search - Klaus Schulze :: Moondawn

Klaus Schulze
Moondawn
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, New Age, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (3) - Disc #1
1. Floating
2. Mindphaser
3. Floating Sequence [*]

CD Details

All Artists: Klaus Schulze
Title: Moondawn
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Disk Union Japan
Release Date: 1/8/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, New Age, Pop, Rock
Styles: Electronica, Europe, Continental Europe, Meditation, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 4988044372719, 693723048024

Synopsis

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.

CD Reviews

One of his finest albums

Jeffrey J.Park | Massachusetts, USA | 06/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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 the "big" moog. This music is largely static, with loads of bubbling and fizzing synthesizer sounds and only subtle changes in key and tempo. I should note that Harald's drumming is excellent and really breaks things up a bit - in fact, Klaus seems to loosen up a bit during the passages that include drumming and solos on the moog. The best example of this is on Mindphaser.

This remastered version is absolutely superb and features incredible sound quality, restored artwork, a ton of pictures of Klaus playing his banks of synthesizers, and detailed liner notes. The real treat however, is the addition of the excellent bonus track Floating Sequence (21'11"), which was taken from the Moondawn recording session. This version of Floating Sequence is a stereo mix that is completely different from the version included on the 1995 release of Moondawn.

This album is very highly recommended to all electronica fans along with Timewind (1975), Body Love (1977), Mirage (1977), and X (1978)."

Timewind on Steroids

anonymous | 01/24/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Moondawn (1976)" is one of the most amazing albums I have ever heard in my life. The "big" moog sounds amazing, and the drummer sounds amazing too. The dynamics on this album are amazing. To me this album is like Timewind, only perfected even more. This album definitely had an influence on Trance Electronica. I highly recommend Moondawn."