CONSTELLATIONS

A very dark, lubugruous, haunted electronic symphony from Conrad Schnitzler (Kluster, Tangerine Dream). It presents Schnitzler's usual electronic manipulations in a more impressionistic way, mixing a variety of molecular, organic sounds to tormented synth waves and different type of surreal collages. It's relatively closed to Klaus Schulze's late 70's atmospheric experimentations (I'm thinking notably to the introductions parts on the double X) but with more emphasis on serialism and Feldman-esque accentuations. The result is really abstract and cerebral. The two electronic epics deliver environmental soundscapes but without the romantic side of Eno's music. It's a rather heartless and difficult listening. It also sontains some German's manipulated / modulated voices that gives an anxious, psych clinical feeling to the ensemble. Not the best Schnitzler because it fails to create a true emotional, sensitive musical ambience, making a large part to experimentations and modulated frequences (that are sometimes difficult to support after a long listening).