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Klangwelt - Weltweit (2002)

Genre: Berlin School Electronic

"Weltweit" is the debut cd of the near Hamburg residing German musician Gerald Arend a.k.a. Klangwelt, who puts forward a both intriguing as attractive album.

The album offers 77 minutes of commercially infused electronic music without getting annoying in any way or sounding too straight-forward. No, Gerald leads us with steady hand through a vast ranch of melodies, rhythms and sequencers which bundle in a style of music which holds the middle somewhere between TD, T-Bass UK, Jarre and the modern music of Robert Schroeder, but never predictable.

His upbeat, melodic music offers breezy synthesizer layers which find its highlight for me in the second part of the 18-minute closing track "Different Colours". At the 7-minute mark, the music accelerates with fantastic fierce sequencers & rhythms, accompanied by effective melodic textures. Great stuff!

Production and sound quality are both top-notch, so I’m already looking forward to the follow-up of this splendid disc, of which sure it will please a lot of listeners of nowadays Em. ~ Review taken from Buy It at Lowest Price on Amazon

This CD is stunning. This is what EM is all about: great sequencing, fine solos, beautiful sounds all woven into the music which grabs you and sweeps you off your feet. This is a mix of Frank Van Bogaert meeting John Kerr in a sauce of Tangerine Schulze with a crisp of Jarre. A 'must have' for all you Electronic Junkies out there.

(Ron Boots, E-News 334 from

'Connect' begins with a series of vocal samples which permeate excellent deep dark swirling pads. Then in comes a very good sequence / rhythm combination soon to be followed by a jaunty optimistic lead line. Its perfect music for motorway driving. The melodies get better and better. It should be liked by anyone into the more commercial side of EM, say Andy Pickford or T Bass UK. Though not sounding exactly like these acts it has the same upbeat tuneful appeal.. 'Nice 2 CU' is straight into more extremely enjoyable melodies and happy rhythms. Completely untaxing but very well put together- actually on this one Pickford most certainly did come to mind. For some, the lead lines might be a little sweet but for others they will be spot on.

On the title track more very easy to get on with melodies bounce over a chugging train like rhythm and sequence. One of the sequences is even a little Jarreish. There's plenty a twist and turn but always enjoyable. One of the later melodies even sounded a little like Vangelis. 'In Balance' is a slower more thoughtful number the lead sounds being mainly flute and bells then plucked strings. Vangelis again comes to mind as well as some of the more romantic Frank Van Bogaert. A little sweet for my tastes but still a good track.

This quieter tranquil pace is continued through to 'Ground Zero'. With a title like that obvious images come to mind. Musically it is a collage of soft pads and half heard vocal samples. A tranquil brass line can be heard fairly low in the mix then a more strident one (again sounding a little Pickfordish) takes over. 'Schattentanz' begins with piano, a snare drum is added and things become increasingly syncopated as we progress- nice enough I suppose but for me not a highlight. 'Nordland' begins with acoustic guitar. We bop along on the back of a relaxed rhythm to which more and more melodies using a variety of different sounds are added. Its extremely happy and tuneful, again bordering on the 'sweet' but certainly a very pleasant track.

We make a windy transition to 'Gobi'. Ethereal pads and a slow deep beat are added. More rhythm and a sequence come in and we chug along very nicely, the melodies as ever being spot on. Its a lovely track. 'Metallino' lives up to its name by having a rather metallic almost steel drum lead line. In no way is this Caribbean sounding though it does give a rather bright structure around which other rhythms and sequences play. Its extremely tuneful but somehow with a hint of melancholy.

'Horizont' continues this faintly sad feeling as we begin with a mournful piano melody. Its a very delicate track but just too 'twee' for me. 'Different Colours' is the longest track at over eighteen minutes. It has a rather atmospheric beginning out of which a bright lead line, slow sequence and rhythm emerge. More sequences are added but the mood is still fairly tranquil. The pace starts to quicken in the third minute. An excellent mean sequence comes in just before the six minute mark and its foot down on the accelerator time again. This is fantastic stuff! The sequence really means business but also melodically its a delight. Three minutes later we calm down to a lovely ethereal section, a sequence still going in the background ready to propel the track forward again. The pads swell, more lovely melodies are added and an excellent rhythm comes in, an anthemic lead line flashing over the top.

By the twelfth minute the tender side of Klangwelt comes to the surface again and yet it provides one of the highlights of the album- beautiful in a thoughtful way rather than slushy. I heard of Klangwelt through the excellent track that was donated to the 'Syntonic Waves Vol 8' compilation I reviewed a few months ago. The first and last roughly twenty minutes each provided pretty much what I would have expected given that offering but the rest, the filling to the sandwich if you like, showed a much softer side to the artist. It is almost as if we had two different albums but throughout its all extremely melodic and accessible. ~ David Law, , 2002

Tracklisting:

1. Connect (Parts 1-2) (7:21)

2. Nice 2 CU (5:46)

3. Weltweit (8:01)

4. In Balance (5:30)

5. Ground Zero (5:41)

6. Schattentanz (5:36)

7. Nordland (6:46)

8. Gobi (6:17)

9. Metallino (3:45)

10. Horizont (4:38)

11. Different Colours (Parts 1-3) (18:12)

Total Time: 77:33



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