DUNE

The first track, a 30 minutes instrumental, despite being formally inspired to Frank Herbert's novel has a Kosmische imprinting. When i bought the original vinyl, I didn't even know that Dune was a novel and the sensation that the 30 minutes actually gave me was more about a space travel. It starts with some electronic sounds and takes more than 5 minutes before getting to a proper chord, but this is exactly what we can expect from this kind of music. I want to add that in 1979 his former band, TANGERINE DREAM, was already about to enter the world of movie soundtracks. Their "Pink Period" was gone. Klaus, instead, still shows the mood of ZEIT which for my tastes is an added value.

So, even if it fails to recall a hot desert with subterranean caves full of Fremen, this is an excellent Kosmische track.

The B side of the LP is quite different. The base is a loop in the style of TD's Virgin period, not too distant from Phaedra, even if not THAT good. Quite surprisingly, it also features lyrics sung by ARTHUR BROWN. Surely, DUNE is a crazy world, and the lyrics are quite consistent with the novel as they are about the vision of future of Muad'dib. This, of course, is something I was unable to understand on my first listens.

While I'm writing, the new Schulze album has recently been announced, and its title is "DEUS ARRAKIS". It may be a follow up to this one. We'll see.

Back to 1979's Dune, it's not a masterpiece, but it's pleasant enough for who likes the genre. You don't need to have read the book to enjoy it.

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