Gert

Gert has made an epic movie score that only needs a movie to complete it. Shorter tracks, but man, are they alive! An awesome release.
Gert Emmens is a very prolific and praised Dutch electronic music musician. At a very young age he got classical training on drums and keyboards. During the Seventies Gert started making his own compositions (Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode) and drumming in bands, mainly prog, rock and fusion. In the Eighties he played keyboards in some bands and in 1995 Gert released his first album entitled "Light The Light", a blend of pop, fusion, funk and electro…

The Nearest Faraway Place Vol. 1 (2008). Voices from unknown lands, the call of endless space and the pulse of our time are interlaced in the music of Gert Emmens. It is cosmic and at the same time it is very earthy. And his music is a very powerful. It infects the listener with its vivid energy. This album brings feelings of freshness and simultaneously recalls the best samples of classical electronic music. It has a strong melodical basis around which the composer draws up his improvisations. One hour and eleven minutes run very insensibly with the colorful music of Gert Emmens. His album "Nearest Faraway Place Volume 1" is undoubtedly not just an addition to the artist’s rich discography but also to the collection of any ambient/electronic music lover. It is a creative perception of our contradictory and rapidly changing world…

Gert Fröbe - Morgenstern am Abend
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 131 MB | Full Artwork: 112 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Kein & Aber # EFA 20585-2 | Country/Year: Germany 20__
Genre: Chanson, Spoken Word | Style: Literature Recital, Lieder

"…Fröbe beherrschte ein umfangreiches Rollenspektrum, vom schwergewichtigen Komiker bis zum differenzierten Charakterdarsteller. Trotz seines korpulenten Körperbaus war er in der Lage, durch Haltung, Bewegung und Mimik differenzierte Charakterstudien zu erstellen. Er war darüber hinaus ein herausragender Rezitator und setzte auf seinen Rezitations-Tourneen die Werke von Christian Morgenstern, Joachim Ringelnatz, Erich Kästner nicht nur verbal, sondern auch mimisch und gestisch in Szene…"

The latest Gert Emmens release, "The Last Alien", contains 5 eponymously titled tracks recorded using analog equipment and live drums. The first part opens with an atmospheric section filled with all kinds of effects and bass drones. After a couple of minutes, a fat bass Moog sequence starts, as well as mellotron sounds (including flutes). This is classic Berlin School sound, as we all know and love. After 5 minutes, drums come in, as the tension bui lds. Nice organ pads give a vintage feel to the proceedings. Typical reftective melodies in Gert Emmens style appear for a more pastoral atmosphere. As a point of reference, the track has something of an "Ages" (Froese) feel to it. Before we notice, it's over and back to the atmospheric soup. 12 minutes passing like a few seconds is a good sign for sure…