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Admira (Spkg)
Kluster
Admira (Spkg)
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
 
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"Conrad Schnitzler is an artist and musician who has been organizing sounds into musical works that have consistently blown minds all across the world since the late sixties." -- Angbase "Many consider Conrad Schnitzler t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Kluster
Title: Admira (Spkg)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Important Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 4/22/2008
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Ambient, Electronica, Europe, Continental Europe, Experimental Music, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 793447517926, 0793447517926

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"Conrad Schnitzler is an artist and musician who has been organizing sounds into musical works that have consistently blown minds all across the world since the late sixties." -- Angbase "Many consider Conrad Schnitzler to be the grandfather of European electronic music. In the late sixties/early seventies, it was Schnitzler who convinced Tangerine Dream and Kluster ... to `go electronic,' embracing the then-unexplored realm of synthesized sound. Having set those individuals on a new sonic course, Schnitzler went off to pursue a solo career that has lasted over three decades." -- Sonic Curiosity Admira is sourced from original master recordings discovered by Kluster member and Tangerine Dream engineer Klaus Freudigmann. It is presented here for the first time in this deluxe package. The intense sessions were made with Conrad Schnitzler at the helm, as always, after the departure of Mobius and Roedelius from the group. Admira is limited to 1,000 copies and is packaged in a deluxe gatefold jacket made to emulate the original die-stamped puffy packaging for Kluster's album Klopfzeichen. When you look at documentaries from the late sixties, it looks like California was everywhere. Endless summer, or a never-ending Woodstock. What we did not know than was that the Woodstock movie showed the pictures people wanted to see. The guys who made the film knew that, and the success at the box office was their reward for not disappointing their audience's expectations. Berlin was quite different. The winters were bitter cold. The people lived in old houses with little coal ovens, and keeping them working was a task that could consume half a day. Rock `n' roll, and its adventurous sibling psychedelia, were effective remedies against climatic, political, and mental cold. A few years ago Klaus Freudigmann found a suitcase that hadn't been opened for twenty years. Out popped a bundle of tapes from the Kluster sessions (1970-1973) that had stood the test of time quite well.

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A Perfect addition to the Kluster catalogue
Ansen A. | Los Angeles | 04/02/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is another tasty slice of early Kluster experimentation.

In 1971 the original lineup of Kluster (Moebius, Roedelius, Schnitzler) split up with Moebius and Roedelius going off to form Cluster.

This was recorded by Conrad Schnitzler in '71, more or less alone from what I gather. Engineers Wolfgang Seidel and Klaus Freudigmann are also credited in the liner notes, but I'm not sure about their involvement in the recording. What is known is that these tapes were unreleased until Freudigmann unearthed them in 2008.

The "music" within is typical of early Kluster, atonal avant-garde experiments utilizing various devices and instruments, twisting and manipulating them into ambient effects, feedback, etc.

I'm pretty surprised at the previous review because having liked the music these guys made before, I really don't see how one could dislike this. It's in a very similar vein and makes a perfect companion to Klopfzeichen, Zwei Osterei and Eruption. If you liked those works, buy this safely. If you're trying to get into the band, buy Eruption first, that is their best and most accomplished album IMO.

The first two albums by Cluster (Cluster 71 and Cluster II) are also highly recommended if you dig this."