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DUNE

Klaus Schulze

 

Progressive Electronic

3.21 | 131 ratings

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alainPP
4 stars First real vocal experience for KS! 1. Dune gliding entry, easy that; staggering entry, entry into hyper space yes it is becoming clearer; choirs in the distance, the music of 2001 with the excerpt from György Ligeti, oppressive and invasive; 6 minutes and the squeaky violin comes flying over the synth layers, more or less fleetingly; 10 minutes of slow diversion, peregrination, ethereal walking and the sound begins; yes, that was necessary to get there; that's it, this serious, melancholic note from beyond space comes to rest on your ears; 15 minutes and it becomes majestic... choirs, violins, waves of sound which delicately shatter against your ears, the cello with the vibration of the bow, a sweet romance; the drift seems to fly above this austere territory and when the time comes it asserts its musical aura, there yes just after this squeaky violin... a solemn air which swells suddenly, an Olympian air, a gateway to the intimate musings of Klaus himself; moment when you wake up from this dreamlike dream where you had the impression of hearing him walking next to you in the room!

2. Shadows of Ignorance for the second act, quite quick intro, in fact you could say a variation of 'Dune'; violin on the same line, the synth bass gives the rhythm, metronomic, calibrating itself to your breathing; the air in the distance but I recognize TANGERINE DREAM, bluffing; 8mn and a voice, not a pastoral, no the voice of Arthur, yes the voice of 'Fire'; a long chant, a mantra which will help the listener to follow the path, if he was not able to find this path alone. A controversial opus in fact, to be taken more as an experience like that with the voice of Lisa, my favorite female voice. 15 minutes to feel a fleeting acceleration, the voice higher, the tempo which sets in motion, the violin, yes a real one of Wolfgang who tears his fingers off the strings; our heads nodding, we are at cruising speed, nothing can stop us; one of the most basic crescendo there is, one of the most predictable rises, one of the most guided and least creative pieces yes I write it; time seems to lengthen, retract, the pads do their job printing austere, spleen and dark hope. The finale, which cannot be guessed, leaves a bitter aftertaste, however. A great experience that will divide many of his fans.

alainPP | 4/5 |

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