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Reviews
Amazon.com Editorial Review
"Hans Joachim Roedelius was a founding
member of the German electronic band Cluster in the early 1970s. In the
intervening years he's also produced innumerable solo albums ranging from
refined chamber music to unmitigated experiments. Tim Story is a disciple
of Roedelius who has forged his own ambient chamber sound for two decades.
They've been working together for the last few years and Lunz, named for
a lake in Austria, is the most recent poetic result.
It's a sensual, liquid sound that merges
classical influences along with electronic ambiences and a gift for melody
that would leave Erik Satie crying. There are many pseudo-classical new
age artists who use these same elements to create easy listening music.
Story and Roedelius skip past sentiment and go straight for the jugular
with melodies that emerge like forgotten, and sometimes troubling, memories.
The mix of acoustic piano, cello, and an original electronic palette adds
both atmosphere and edge, giving Lunz an emotional resonance that runs
deep. When the cello and electronics double each other on the title track
like a distant wail, the effect is devastating." --John Diliberto
"Stunning beauty and refined emotion...
like a walk through a beautiful wood at dusk, mindful of monsters rustling
in the dark."
4 STARS (Hi-Fi- Choice)
"The
sheer elegance of these pieces - as effortlessly moving as anything by
Mozart or Debussy - can move you to tears."
(Logo)
"Gloriously
affecting...full of the perfectly contrasting... and as pure as Satie,
Nyman or Debussy. You'll be hard pressed to hear something as beautiful
and evocative all year."
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