Music CD - Ulrich Schnauss: A Strangely Isolated Place

	Music CD: A Strangely Isolated Place Artist: Ulrich Schnauss List Price: $13.98 Our Price: $10.18 Your Save: $ 3.80 ( 27% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Domino
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Tracks: 1. Gone Forever 2. On My Own 3. A Letter From Home 4. Monday - Paracetamol 5. Clear Day 6. Blumenthal 7. In The Wrong Place 8. A Strangely Isolated Place
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0801390003226 Label: Domino Manufacturer: Domino Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Domino Release Date: 2004-10-05 Studio: Domino
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A fresh breath of electronica Comment: Ulirch Schnauss "A Strangely Isolated Place" is an outstanding work of electronica. It is really hard to put a finger on what you would call this type of electronica, as its a bit to soft to be classified as Trance or Techno, yet it has some pace and some movement to it so you really couldnt classfy it as lounge. I would almost say its a bit Ambient with a twist, with just the right amount of beats, that wont pound on our brain after a hard day, yet it still wont put you to sleep, as it is at times, very alive. What is so great about the album is that it has an incredable feel to it, something that is hard to achieve when you are taking about someone who is really creating music on a single synth or keyboard. The album comes alive like a 5 piece band, and it is a fresh breath of electronica, considering that the genere has seemed to fizzle a bit during the last ten years. I reccomend this to fans of all types of electronica, even to those that like hardcore, gabber, drum and bass, and Jungle. Even though its no where near as hard as those types, there are some fantasic beats and arrangements here. Enjoy the journey Customer Rating: Summary: Simply Superb Comment: This is a superb CD from beginning to end. Tracks are emotional, uplifting, calm when need be and energetic here and there. After the first listen of this you will hear and begin to understand the beauty behind this IDM masterpiece. As you listen to it more and more you will discover wonderful delicate play the different instruments have with one another and will fall in love with this more and more. Its a melodic journey that tremendous acoustical depth and energy. Customer Rating: Summary: Ulrich Schnauss has a sound all his own Comment: While many people point to different influences in Ulrich Schnauss' music, and the Amazon description calls it a fusion of 3 bands with a focus on melody, or something equally silly, they all miss the point. Ulrich Schnuass has such a unique sound and feel, that in transcends the "throw it in a blender" comparisons. If you REMOTELY like any electronic music that's in the ambient genre, you MUST get all of Ulrich Schnauss' albums. Period. Customer Rating: Summary: Electronica with a joyful soul and heart Comment: I just discovered this artist and was so enthralled that I bought all of his work. Schnauss combines all of the engineering know-how of the best electronica artists with an awesome ability to make his music express joy, longing, and happiness. This is not nihilistic electronica or mechanical, robotic music. Schnuass produces synth sounds to produce warm, utterly engaging, emotionally evocative watercolor sound tapestries. The melodoc elements are simple but the production and arrangements are thrilling. How good is this? I have already listened to it dozens of times because this is such a happy experience. Schnauss is a unique artist. He's house music that doesn't overwhelm you. He's ambient with a hypnotic beat. He's trance with intelligent changes - not endless loops. He's new age that breaks new ground rather than relying on the old formulas. This guy is really talented. I love it! Customer Rating: Summary: a lavishly painted landscape Comment: First of all, I discovered about Ulrich back in, I believe 2003 when Nick Warren was coming out with Global Underground Reykjavik, I believe his track Nobody's Home was on that compilation, as soon as I heard it I knew I had to look up this artist. I have to tell, ever since discovering about him he has NOT disappointed me. This guy is like the Beethoven of Ambient. I know some OR most will not or MIGHT not agree with that statement, but I just have not heard anybody come close to the music he creates. This guy does not just make music, he paints landscapes. Certain tracks that he makes (Monday - Paracetamol, Clear Day, Strangely Isolated Place) for instance, just sound so beautiful that I feel like I can't take it. I feel like that guy from "American Beauty" talking about "beauty in the world" It just all sounds so unbearably beautiful what Ulrich does with melodies. It's like he is capable of taking you on a trip with lavish landscapes - taking you out of the ordinary world and placing you in an extraordinary one. It's a ride that you never want to end. That ONE hour that is A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE is like an escape from reality - one that is just hard to describe simply by words - you have to HEAR it. It's an unforgettable experience. I have listened to so much music in my lifetime, especially anything that has to do with IDM or simply electronic, and Ulrich Schnauss is the ONE man that made me feel something special. His music is so powerful in this album (a lot more intense than FAT) that it invokes feelings in you that you might have never thought music would possibly do to you. I am really lost for words just like the dozens of people that already posted. This is like one of those albums you simply don't even NEED to hear a 30 second sample of. 10/10 I think this album will be remembered for ages to come and will be studied in the future. Masterpiece. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Ulrich Schnauss's A Strangely Isolated Place was released in Europe during May of 2003, but fans had to wait over a year for it to arrive on these shores. The Berliner's follow-up to Far Away Trains Passing By is another gentle and fascinating record, similarly drunk with melody. But Schnauss has augmented his electro-synth sound with tsunamis of huge, arching major chords that rival M83's over-the-top lushness. Shoegazer influences show up in the Slowdive-esque "Gone Forever," as well as the My Bloody Valentine buzz in "Clear Day". Despite Place's ethereal sheen, the bones of solid dance-ability are also here, as several clever DJs have already noted (see Sasha's use of "On My Own" for Involver). The record could use a few well-placed batches of noise to act as counterpoint, but long-suffering fans of early Cocteau Twins looking for a fix of dreamy songcraft should find much to love. --Matthew Cooke