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Michael Hoenig - Departure From The Northern Wasteland (1978) [Reissue 1987]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 188 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Progressive Electronic, Berlin School | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Kuckuck (KUCKUCK 11079-2)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 188 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Progressive Electronic, Berlin School | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Kuckuck (KUCKUCK 11079-2)
Departure from the Northern Wasteland, a classic of the progressive electronic genre, contains four pieces that are almost perfect in their realization of the sequencer as a compositional tool. Hoenig took the concept of repetitive music further than most anyone in his homeland and claimed his inspiration was drawn from American minimalist composers Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley. The title track is a sublime 20-minute journey through ever-changing melodic and rhythmic phase relationships, creating the vivid sensation of a train ride through misty Northern European landscapes. "Hanging Garden Transfer" then speeds things up a little and is therefore less ideally suited for falling asleep (or waking you up). "Voices of Where" makes the picture of Path Finder on the desolate planet of Mars, appear before the mind’s eye, searching for any proof of life: not a single beat, just wonderful dreamscapes…