I recently went on about Craig Wuest and his project Earthstar on the Humans Only album - one of the best personal discoveries of the last few years for me. He most certainly marched to his own drummer, though at times it's very apparent that Klaus Schulze was the field marshal. Earthstar recorded 4 albums, each very different from the other. Salterbarty Tales had an odd progressive rock meets New Age bent. French Skyline went all-in Berlin School, and Humans Only closed off the era with one of the most inventive electronic albums I've ever heard. But what of the 3rd, which is the subject of this post? This album also calls upon the Schulze influence, but in this case his more classically oriented works. Atomkraft? Nein, Danke! is a more somber and moody affair. More of a deep trance type listen with obvious chamber qualities such as piano and violin. This may not read very exciting, but in the hands of Wuest, the music comes to life in multiple ways. And as usual he brings along a lot of musicians to add variety and color. A true talent that is sadly forgotten today.
Ownership: LP: 1981 Sky. Single sleeve. Recent online acquisition (2022). First time for me to own.
CD: 2023 Made in Germany. 5xCD set. Taken from vinyl. More details can be found on the Salterbarty Tales entry.
8/26/22 (first listen / review / new entry)
8/26/22 (first listen / review / new entry)
No comments:
Post a Comment