Thursday, August 22, 2024

Metronic Underground, Germany


Illusion (Electronic aus Bonn). 1981 private

Produced by Conny Plank, this is an excellent entry into the large scale German electronic scene. Not really a Berlin School album, though some rhythmic sequencing is present, but still very much informed by late 70's Berlin based artists like Edgar Froese (especially Ages), Ash Ra around the time of New Age of Earth, and Klaus Schulze circa X. Haunting synthesizers with THAT vibe combined with lightly sprinkled fuzzed and acoustic guitars makes for an album the CDRWL recommends. Side 2 of the album shifts gears a bit and features some vocal numbers that are quite a bit different than the other contents but are strangely engaging all the same. 

Priority: 2

12/6/10

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