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Release Date: 25-02-1995
Label: Erdenklang Musik
Catalog Number: EK50802
Barcode: 723091508025
Musical Style: New Instrumental
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nursery Rhyme  | 6 | Huntsman's Song |
| 2 | Gonola Song | 7 | Hymnus |
| 3 | Spinning Wheel | 8 | Maypole Song |
| 4 | Jester's Nightwatch | 9 | Funeral March |
| 5 | Autumn Song | ||
Description:
Certain sections of the music in 'Songs No Words', which is Schmoellings fourth solo album, are meant to be a mixture of two music styles. The classical-romantic music of the 19th century and the popular electronic music of the present. Pieces such as 'Hymnus' or 'Funeral March' are examples of this. 'It is my attempt to combine traditional instruments such as the piano, the clarinet or string instruments, including traditional melodies and harmonies, with electronically generated sounds from synthesizers and samplers and modern rhythms.' This resulted in new stereophonic sounds. Virtual stereophonics produced by the electronic music are combined to the known and experienced stereophonics of traditional music (the so called, 'classical music'). In turn, the sound achieves more depth and scope, stereophonics and composition become equal partners during the production of music.' (Johannes Schmoelling) The title of the CD 'Songs No Words' and the individual tracks, are based on the style from the piano album 'Lieder ohne Worte' by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, published 1834.
Biography:
Around the middle of 1979 Edgar Froese interested Schmoelling in the idea of forming a new Tangerine Dream group which had broken up in 1977. He remained with the group until 1985. His first solo-album 'Wuivent Riet' (1986) belongs to one of the best selling albums on the Erdenklang Label. 'The Zoo Of Tranquillity' (1988) and 'White Out' (1990) appeared on Polygram labels. Now Schmoelling is working in his own 'Riet-Studio' in Berlin as a composer and producer for theatre, radios, TV and film-companies.
