Nice jam session
Joseph L. Kolb | harris, mn USA | 08/22/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"this is a jam session between members of cluster/harmonia and kraan. i've never been a big fan of cluster, as i thought their stuff was too sparse and minimal for my taste. this is a nice combination of minimal music and rock/jazz. it's a difficult cd to catagorize. i'd say minimal/ambient rock/jazz. that safely covers it all! good performances throughout. my only complaint is that the cd is short. only 37 minutes with 6 tracks. it has been reissued by the good folks of SPV, who do quality reissues. booklet with pictures included. i would recommend this release if your into the early german music scene."
Deutsche Cream
Robert Carlberg | Seattle | 03/14/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Good to see this finally out on CD, thirty years after the fact. Liliental was the sort of "supergroup" usually only seen in England or America, with everyone being not only stellar musicians but also the leaders of their respective bands.
Apparently Conny Plank's studio, where everybody-who-was-anybody came to record, hosted a few "hangers-on" and over late night espressos they hatched a plan to roll tape on the bunch. The resulting one-off is a minor classic, combining the gentle electronics of Dieter Moebius (Cluster), the abstract textures of Asmus Tietchens, jazz sax & bass from Kraan's Hattler & Pappert, and Tietchen's producer-friend Okko Bekker. Even Plank himself gets into the action with synthesizer, guitar and chorus vocals.
The resulting music is relaxed, congenial, fun and holds up surprisingly well after a generation of vicissitudes. A welcome return to availability that will hopefully gain a whole new audience."
Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
