FLOSSENENGEL

Now Novalis' sixth studio record has come in my hands(not phisically but...) and ears and craves to be listened to. Well thats not a problem. The cover is blue and shows a whale that is splashing a wave towards the city. It is a very happy and joyfull picture."Flossenengel" was released 1979 and the musicians were Hartwig Biereichel (drums, percussion), Detlef Job(guitar), Fred Mühlböck(vocals, guitar), Lutz Rahn (keyboards) and Heino Schünzel (bass).

Nothing has here been destroyed of Novalis' great symphonic sound, it is as good as on "Brandung" but this record is a little bit longer. I have just listened once but I allready like it very much. The record starts with "Atlanto", a melancholic and beautiful melody and this from the beginning makes us familiar with Novalis luxery sound. Then "Im brunnen der Erde" has a romantic text and gives the listener a powerful mood. In "Brennende freiheit" and "In netz" the music is much calmer and reminds me of the surf rock of the early 60s. "Flossenengel" is a harmonic piece with sweet singing and even falsetto. Great music! The remaining pieces are also worth listening. I would think Novalis' music is like a watershed. Some like it and others don't. I like it very much because of its grand expanses and pretentious organisations. They were doing some orgies on stage and that's what my ears want. This is a record that seems to be underrated as every Novalis record seems to be. I give this four stars because it is little hard to give a final judgement during the first listening. I recommend you to try Novalis' music. It is romantic, flamboyant and sweet.