Nice ambient/minimal reissue from the good folks at the Italian label Orbeatize. The duo of Martin Kornberger and Volker Kuhn put out two lone cassette tapes back in the 80s that all but vanished from the public eye bar a few hardcore collectors of the era. The music sits somewhere between post-kraut German synth and the electronic fourth world excursions of Per Tjernberg. Drifting piano and basic drum machine patterns also recall the work of Paki & Visnadi, the new age stylings of Pauline Anna Strom and many other greats. Top stuff all round and a welcome addition to any collection of this ilk.
Details
Cat. number: ORB-02
Year: 2017
Release notes:
All tracks were originally released on "Embrace" 1986 Syntape Cassette #SYN030
except "The Dwarf" that was originally released on "Return Of The Magician" 1987 Syntape Cassette #SYN031.
Martin Kornberger: YAMAHA DX-7, FORMANT Modular Synth, Sequencers, C-64 Computer, Rhythms: YAMAHA RX-15, KORG KPR-77.
Volker Kuhn: Guitar Synth ROLAND GR-300, Guitars, KORG POLY-61 Synthesizer.
"600 copies limited edition"
Orbeatize is a "Boxes of Toys" product of Gianni aka Cesare Barbetta
Tracklist
| A1 | Embrace | 9:42 | |
| A2 | Violet Jewels | 5:42 | |
| A3 | Mauersegler | 5:26 | |
| A4 | Magician's Factory | 6:00 | |
| B1 | Sans | 2:34 | |
| B2 | Synthflut (Night Traffic) | 5:23 | |
| B3 | Daytraffic | 3:31 | |
| B4 | Lichtung | 4:42 | |
| B5 | Fiebertraum | 4:14 | |
| B6 | Sonnenvogel | 3:46 | |
| B7 | Spring Leaves | 2:00 | |
| B8 | The Dwarf | 1:49 |
Credits
- Marco Salvatori
- Management
- Martin Kornberger
- Performer, Written-By
- Volker Kuhn
- Performer, Written-By
