There is a slightly underdeveloped feel to these pieces, their brevity in TD terms perhaps implying that Baumann needed the other band members to bring out his compositions to the full.
The second side is effectively a side long suite in three movements, the two parts of "Meadow of infinity" book-ending the brief "The Glass Bridge". The first part of "Meadow of infinity" was the only part of the album not recorded in Berlin, the recordings for this section taking place in Munich. This allowed Baumann to call upon the assistance of members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by one H.
The piece has a quasi modern classical feel, predating by a couple of decades Tangerine Dream's forays into such areas on the "Dante's inferno" trilogy. While the music here is less accessible, it is bolder and more experimental. The closing part of "Meadow of infinity" has the most symphonic atmosphere of the album, the multi-layered synth and mellotron like strings creating fine washes of sound. In all, a decent statement from Baumann, who simply demonstrates that he can create Tangerine Dream like music single handedly.
Subsequent to this album, which understandably sees Baumann sticking to the formula which brought success to the band he was in, he started to move towards dance and pop.
This therefore is the best of the bunch as far as his solo output is concerned. Review by Neu! The first three tracks in particular Side One on vinyl should strike a chord in any fan of Tangerine Dream circa "Stratosfear" or "Sorcerer". Search for:. Kronomyth 2. Read more Peter Baumann reviews Original elpee version A1. The Pictures Cover photo by Jim Rakete. Cover design by Cooke Key. Peter Baumann - Meridian Moorland. Peter Baumann - The Third Site. Peter Baumann - Dance At Dawn.
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Laurie Spiegel , Olof Dreijer. A couple of other tracks stand out: the haunting album opener "This Day", and the jaunty vocoder melody of "Biking Up the Strand". But elsewhere the lush electronic veneer isn't enough to hide the almost childish lack of sophistication in the music itself. Programming the synthesizers to ape the fuzz of an electric guitar, or adding some genuine acoustic percussion mostly floor toms, enthusiastically bashed , may have rendered the album more accessible, but in the long run also robbed it of any lasting interest beyond the strictly nostalgic appeal of all those analog keyboards and sequencers.
Electric music had come a long way in the few short years since Baumann first put his signature touch on the unearthly cosmic drones of early Tangerine Dream albums like "Atem" and "Zeit". But by the end of the decade he must have realized he was painting himself into an aesthetic cul-de-sac with such lightweight material as this the cover portrait on his album "Repeat Repeat" even shows an unfortunate resemblance to New Wave one-hit wonder Gary Numan. Wisely, he would soon direct his talents toward successfully managing his own record label.
Perhaps this album is best regarded today as a now somewhat dog-eared calling card for his new career at the time. It still sounds very Tangerine Dream but at the same time it has learned a trick or two from the Kraftwerk synth pop sensibilities.
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