BI POLAR
Produced between Oct. 2002 & June 2003I Released in January 2004 on True Note/Edel I
Format: CD
1 Gymnopedie no.1 (Erik Satie) 6:11
2 Etoile Polaire (Philip Glass) 7:08
3 Budapest – Bukarest (Blüchel & von Deylen) 6:18
4 Summertime (George Gershwin) 7:20
5 Struggle for Pleasure (Wim Mertens) 6:48
6 Departure (Michael Nyman) 6:03
7 Kreuz des Südens (Blüchel & von Deylen) 7:16
8 Gymnopedie no.3 (Erik Satie) 7:19
Performed, mixed & produced by Blüchel & von Deylen.
Paris-Metro-sounds on „etoile polaire“ recorded by Joris Baas
NOTES
August 2002: while Christopher is busy with “Gymnopedie No:1” as the first step towards “bi polar”, I concentrate on “etoile”. In a picturesque garden hut in Sweden. We begin our joint work in October. Each piece gets its own history, its own experience, shared joy is truly double the pleasure, particularly for two solo artists now working in cooperation; we create our own unique sound; no H.B, no CvD, no “Schiller”, no “Cosmic Baby”, just “B&vD”.
REVIEWS
An impressive work of the musicians, famous under the names Cosmic Baby and Schiller. Perfectly connected Sounds, the rhythm-machinery works smoothly like a Swiss clockwork. Almost intimidating the precision of their beats & bits !!!
Daniel Rot, WOM-Magazin 02/2004
CD-Highlight No. 1! Whether they work on Philip Glass` “Etoile Polaire”, Michael Nymans “Departure”, George Gershwins “Summertime” or Wim Mertens` “Struggle for Pleasure” – neither they are caged in over-respect, nor they act respectless, add an accordic sequence here, a melody there. Brutal deconstruction is not their cup of tea, tough; they reach a consumable result every time – so smooth, that you can easily enjoy your latte macchiato in your favourite lounge-bar. We are talking about two “conservatives”, obviously: with their tightly sequenced “Budapest-Bukarest”, Blüchel & von Deylen are outing themself as adorers of, oops, Tangerine Dream !!!
Albrecht Piltz, KEYS 03/2004
Lay back, relax and dream … Blüchel & von Deylen meet on the tangential point of classical music and electronics. (…) Even the Gershwin classic “Summertime” sounds like never heard before in this skillfully atmospheric version, where the well known melodic theme of the piece seems to be an echo from far away. To me the most beautiful piece on this melancholic CD! Pressing the repeat button is highly recommended !
Ingeborg Schober, 01/2004
MARE STELLARIS
Produced between May & Aug. 2004I Released in Sept. 2004 on Sony I Format: CD
1 shuttle 2:08
2 ad astra 5:42
3 m83 5:40
4 blick zum himmel I 2:29
5 mare stellaris 7:57
6 lied von der erde 3:55
7 einklang 5:34
8 kosmologie #1 5:05
9 parsec 2:16
10 kontakt 6:45
11 blick zum himmel II 3:12
12 gymnopedie #1 (video – live in montreux) 4:55
NOTES
June – August 2004: music for the “Lange Nacht der Sterne”. The stars played a role the whole summer over. Lots of glances heavenwards. This time we are more interested in “thematic images” than “stylistic images”: we play the soundtrack to our own film of ideas.
The title track was written in a three-day long session. The other compositions were worked out by one or the other and then finished off in cooperation. Speculation on “who initiated which piece” is too interesting for those curious about it for me to reveal anything today.
All titles composed, performed and produced by Harald Blüchel & Christopher von Deylen.
Published by Cosmic Enterprises & Warner-Chappell.
Except:
Einklang – composed by Christopher von Deylen / published by Warner-Chappell
Lied von der Erde – composed by Harald Blüchel / published by Cosmic Enterprises
Gymnopedie #1, recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 07/12/2004
