ANGST (OST)

The previous soundtrack from Klaus led to a remarkable and astounding album ("Body Love II"). Almost unmatchable for sure. This "Angst" (fear) holds some fine ambient part like the opener "Freeze" which should please any fans from the great man. A tranquil ballad from the outer space. Who couldn't be charmed?

The brilliance of the early days aren't matched of course. The magic is not as possessive as it ought to be. Most of the tracks are pleasant but somewhat meaningless at the same time.

Take a song as "Pain" for instance. It is quite a good example of a tune that features both aspects from the great man: elegant spacey parts combined with electronic beats from the eighties. No wonder if I tell you that the former holds my preference.

The splendid feel from the seventies masterpieces or great work are quite behind though. I acknowledge that it was quite difficult to keep on the same high quality level (actually, exceptional to tell the truth) and the eighties were not so brilliant for Klaus (at lest it is my HHO).

There are not many songs that are worth a mention, unfortunately (except "Freeze") and I can hardly rate this album above the three stars rating. The music performed could have been more enjoyable, more spacey, more grandiose. Instead, the fan got some standardized "dance" beat tracks as "Surrender" which are quite disturbing. The same direction as TD seems to get a hold in here. But Klaus was some years ahead.

Some parts are quite enjoyable to be honest (even if more on the electronic beat side). A sculptural song as "Beyond" is remarkable and should deserve by its own merit at least a four star rating. But as a whole, I can't get over the three stars rating for this one.