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Ulrich Schnauss
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ambient, electronic, electronica, chillout, idm
Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German town of Kiel in 1977. During his formative years, he came to love a wide spectrum of music, ranging from My Bloody Valentine to Tangerine Dream, from Chapterhouse to early bleep and breakbeat tracks. There was not much opportunity to see his musical heroes in Kiel, so he moved to Berlin in 1996.
By that time, Ulrich was already a prolific musician in such genres as ambient and drum and bass, with a variety of pseudonyms (most notably View to the Future and Ethereal 77). These earlier works soon caught the eye of Berlin electronica label CCO (City Centre Offices), who took him up.
Soon his submissions to CCO developed into Ulrich’s first album under his own name, entitled Far Away Trains Passing By. It became an electronic classic; listeners were smitten with the lush instrumentation and the emotional impact of his elegant music.
Yet nothing could prepare his growing army of supporters for the next record, A Strangely Isolated Place, which slowly came together in 2001. The album truly displayed Ulrich’s youthful indie influences and established his pedigree as an outstanding electronic composer. A Strangely Isolated Place has become one of those extraordinary and rare occurrences: a record that slowly grows in stature by virtue of its overriding ability to deliver more than the usual arid and academic treatises on the state of the synthesizer.
“When you’ve worked with computers and keyboards for a number of years, they become not so fascinating of themselves anymore,” he said. “I gained in confidence after people began to discover Faraway Trains, and it hasn’t really stopped since then. This time I decided not to compromise on what I wanted to do, with what I thought people might want me to do.”
By that time, Ulrich was already a prolific musician in such genres as ambient and drum and bass, with a variety of pseudonyms (most notably View to the Future and Ethereal 77). These earlier works soon caught the eye of Berlin electronica label CCO (City Centre Offices), who took him up.
Soon his submissions to CCO developed into Ulrich’s first album under his own name, entitled Far Away Trains Passing By. It became an electronic classic; listeners were smitten with the lush instrumentation and the emotional impact of his elegant music.
Yet nothing could prepare his growing army of supporters for the next record, A Strangely Isolated Place, which slowly came together in 2001. The album truly displayed Ulrich’s youthful indie influences and established his pedigree as an outstanding electronic composer. A Strangely Isolated Place has become one of those extraordinary and rare occurrences: a record that slowly grows in stature by virtue of its overriding ability to deliver more than the usual arid and academic treatises on the state of the synthesizer.
“When you’ve worked with computers and keyboards for a number of years, they become not so fascinating of themselves anymore,” he said. “I gained in confidence after people began to discover Faraway Trains, and it hasn’t really stopped since then. This time I decided not to compromise on what I wanted to do, with what I thought people might want me to do.”
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Ulrich Schnauss - Clear day
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infobomb wrote:
His remix of "Make Sense And Loose" by I'm Not A Gun is one of his more anthemic remixes. The only place I've found it though is Bleep.com. I've only in the last couple of days heard his recent stuff as Ethereal 77 and it's wonderful.
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heihachi1 wrote:
This man is awesome!!!
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olizz wrote:
One of the most talented composers of this century in my opinion. Here's an interview with the genious himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVDLMwAKts
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idaho wrote:
yeah!
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cymagen wrote:
Ulrich Schauss kicks ass!
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rayb0889 wrote:
can't wait for next weekend to come!!
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lustigusti wrote:
Really impressive! Sounds a little like Darage Bang ... http://www.lastfm.de/music/Darage+Bang/_/REM
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olizz wrote:
Again, anyone liking Ulrich Schnauss' work should check out his album "Landscapes" which is released under his alias "Ethereal 77". It's indeed some quality stuff and it's a shame that many people don't find it just because he didn't put it out under his real name. Seriously, you don't even have to like drum n bass to drift away to these soundscapes... http://www.discogs.com/release/252405
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Arcus28 wrote:
One of my biggest influences in music! If i want to present Chill Music this could be one to bring someone into this music! Thanks Ulrich for your music
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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Brilliant.
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Solisine wrote:
This is a wicked album, heard it for the first time today and cannot stop listening to it. Excellent choice for the first track as well "Knuddelmaus", got me hooked straight away.
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Pernero wrote:
I'm surprised Passing By is soo low. (28th) But then again, there are multiple spellings for it in the top 50.
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infinitemilitia wrote:
also look at ATTN, mickey eats plastic, output message, Jono Evans, I Am Robot and Proud,and Orka Veer
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ianmullen wrote:
...or northcape http://www.last.fm/music/Northcape
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Googlemin5 wrote:
Try Tycho.
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Pernero wrote:
I'm looking for some similar artists, and the similar artists tab doesnt really help. I absolutely love his music. Can anyone personally recommend me some real similar artists?
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irotas wrote:
Where'd the music go? Nothing is streamable anymore :(
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astraltravel wrote:
Love the music! keep up the great work! love from CA, Astral Travel
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lolitas_last wrote:
<3 its my new freedom music
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CURED wrote:
it's a shame he's balding
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Glade 2008
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Hill Farm, Steventon, United Kingdom
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Ulrich Schnauss
Levontine 7, Tel Aviv, Israel
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