Reminiscent of a certain time or place, these tunes are for a Chill-out zone. 54-minute program with memories and fantasies by Cluster & Eno, Geir Jenssen, Graeme Revell, Muslimgauze, and others, realized between 1970 and 2014.
Featured cover art: Cluster & Eno – Cluster & Eno
Cluster & Eno – Schöne Hände
pretty, deep, and a forerunner of Eno’s Ambient concept, which he would introduce a year later (1977, Sky Records)
The Dwarfs of East Agouza – Resinance
instrumental improvisation by an international supergroup, whose members were living in the same apartment building in Cairo’s Agouza district in 2012 (2014, Nawa Recordings)
Thomas Liljenberg – March
reflecting a dream with many faces, well known from tv (2002, Ash International)
Geir Jenssen – Camp 2: World Music On The Radio
field recordings From Tibet (2006, Ash International)
Graeme Revell – The Bälli
interpreting a piece by Swiss outsider artist Adolf Wölfli from 1908 (1986, Musique Brut)
Harmonia – Hausmusik
harmonic, minimal and lively textures from Germany (1974, Brain)
Jon Hassell – Gift Of Fire
an indeterminate mental and geographical landscape (1981, Editions EG)
Jorge Reyes & Antonio Zepeda – Wawaki
mystical music from Mexico, blending Prehispanic instruments with electronics (1986, Philips)
Organisation – Silver Forest
despite being the predecessor of Kraftwerk, the band was hardly using electronic means (1970, RCA Victor)
Magazzini Criminali – Africa Agosto 2001 (Pt.2)
scene from the New Wave style theatre performance Crollo Nervoso (1980, Italian Records)
Muslimgauze – Ferdowsi
Western re-contextualisation of traditional Middle Eastern music enhanced by technology (1994, Extreme)
Damenbart – Bewusstseinserweiterung
pretending to be an early Krautrock recording from 1971, this clone of one doesn’t disappoint (1989, Dom Elchklang)
* only 6 of the 12 tracks show up in the Spotify database