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Tom Ozric 
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
 Posted: August 23 2017 at 21:49 |
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Funny how Eloy gets compared to Floyd.
IMO, only in certain atmospheric idioms. They couldn't be more different to each other. |
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Barbu
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Joined: October 09 2005 Location: infinity Status: Offline Points: 30850 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 20:58 |
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My main co-worker was sick today so I took control of the sound system at work. Usually it's the commercial radio playing and the bosses are never there anyway so it was Colours, Planets and Time to Turn on repeat mode, baby.
Went down pretty well, no complaint. Got a few: is that Pink Floyd? though. 
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 16:55 |
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I used to get really stoned and listen to music - Eloy were perfect, especially Planets. Planets was the real winner with that, and I put it down (other than the great compositions / writing) to Folberth's synths. They were - and still are - intoxicating. Such atmospheres and sounds have rarely been matched.
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Kingsnake
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Joined: November 03 2006 Location: Rockpommelland Status: Offline Points: 1578 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 10:36 |
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I would like to say to you all: you should check out discogs, I've found out tons of albums where Hannes, Hannes, Matze, Jan Nemec etc. played on. Especially during the eighties.
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verslibre
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Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Online Points: 17195 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 09:40 |
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Matze is also one of my favorite bassists. He really stands out in the mix. Frank said that Matze's the most skilled bass player he personally knows, adding (paraphrased) "the only other bassist I know of [who may be better at what he does] is Geddy Lee."
That's high praise in my book!
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 03:29 |
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^^ Thanks for posting that piece !! Great track - very reminiscent of Colours.
^ Oh yeah, KPM is SUPERB on the bass - his creative lines and tones are perfect, every time  Wow - just checked Discogs and there's 10 copies of the Matze vinyl from around $11 !! Gotta be looking into that  Edited by Tom Ozric - August 23 2017 at 03:32 |
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richardh
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Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28064 |
Posted: August 23 2017 at 01:46 |
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^ probably my favourite bass player. I've said it before but the bass lines on Time To Turn are so good I tend to just listen to those and ignore everything else going on!
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verslibre
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Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Online Points: 17195 |
Posted: August 22 2017 at 16:28 |
It's called, simply, Matze. Never issued on CD. 1983. KPM sings & plays bass. Arkona and Folberth play guitar and keyboards. Drums by Olav Gustaffson. |
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 20:58 |
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I believe Matze has a solo album somewhere but I've never seen it.
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verslibre
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Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Online Points: 17195 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 17:48 |
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The new album is going to be awesome.
I also like Codename: Wildgeese and Ego On The Rocks (but haven't listened to the latter for a long while).
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Joined: October 02 2016 Location: Philly burbs Status: Online Points: 18291 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 16:16 |
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Eloy is the best band most Pink Floyd fans never heard of but should. :)
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 15:06 |
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^ I actually discovered Eloy by chance in the late-80's. Like you do, looking through the racks at the 2nd-hand vinyl shop, any cover that looks cool, you investigate. I saw Ocean, noticed Jurgen Rosenthal's name (I was obsessed with Scorps' Fly To The Rainbow album, on which he drummed). Bought it, fell in love with it. And bought most others as I came across them. Pic-discs for some of the early 80's albums too. I had to EBay for the Ego vinyl.
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Joined: August 09 2010 Location: West Country,UK Status: Online Points: 3664 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:58 |
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I was very lucky in that I had a very switched on friend who introduced me to Eloy in the very early 80's and a (relatively) local record shop which had a lot of the Eloy lps on import from Germany so I was able to pick up most of their lps (and 'Ego on the rocks included) and I still have those lps today!
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:49 |
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^ Yay !! Another fan of this relatively unknown project
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Joined: August 09 2010 Location: West Country,UK Status: Online Points: 3664 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:44 |
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The 'Ego on the rocks- Acid in Wounderland' lp is fab
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 14:28 |
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I miss Jurgen behind the drumkit.
Every time a new Eloy album appears, I realise just how much I love this wonderful band. The one-off Ego On The Rocks LP is a great thing to have too. Detlev and Jurgen - dream team !! |
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eloymaster
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Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 37 |
Posted: August 21 2017 at 02:09 |
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Detlev Schmidtchen ist still alive. He recently posted a comment on the new Eloy-Release on facebook.
And he has a project in pipeline: https://www.detsmi.com/blog/ |
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15921 |
Posted: August 20 2017 at 23:11 |
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Joined: August 09 2010 Location: West Country,UK Status: Online Points: 3664 |
Posted: August 20 2017 at 14:19 |
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Ive just bought the 'Reincarnation- live on stage' triple vinyl version and its a fantastic live lp, a really super document of a group of concerts I really wish i'd seen. It would be so brilliant if they would come and play again live in the UK but I doubt it will happen.
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Kingsnake
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Joined: November 03 2006 Location: Rockpommelland Status: Offline Points: 1578 |
Posted: August 20 2017 at 13:52 |
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Nothing against Michael Gerlach, but I'm so happy Hannes Folberth is back with the band.
The current line-up is really something!
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