Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye
Ambient, yet somehow anthemic Ulrich Schnauss’ ‘Goodbye’ is a breathy, spacious and Balearic affair. It’s a bit like the essential acids and proteins your body can only produce with help of certain foods, you didn’t realise how important it was till you realised you’d been without it for so long.
The record swells and fades in euphoric pulses right from opener ‘Never Be the Same’. The huge (everlasting) reverb delivers an otherworld feel, all mystical and enchanting. Using strings, xylophones, sweeping synth pads and uplifting key changes, ‘Goodbye’ transports the listener to an intimate wonderland of sonic sensuality.
Stand out track ‘Stars’ opens with a seemingly distant; quiet wailing that builds to unrelenting crescendos with pulse racing tempos, sweepings pads and double time bassline before finally giving way to the ambi-chill space puffs of following track ‘Enifield’.
‘Goodbye’, like Air’s ‘Moon Safari’, is an album to make love to. Subtle and romantic, while powerfully emotionally. Whether it’s embraced as a comedown kingdom for your hedonistic hangover or as a soundtrack to your space-aged love shack shenanigans, ‘Goodbye’ will be your defiant parting words to the outside world.
Words_Craig Sheridan
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DOWNLOAD: ‘Stars’, ‘Goodbye’, ‘Here Today Gone Tomorrow’
FOR FANS OF: Boards Of Canada, Brian Eno, Zero 7, Air
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