Ulrich Schnauss has never been afraid to embrace the new age side of his sound. Even on albums like 2007's Goodbye, where he went almost full-on shoegaze with plenty of guitars, the softness to the synth textures and gentle touch to the melodies were always soothing, to say the least. On his 2013 album, A Long Way to Fall, Schnauss has fully embraced the new age aesthetic and the perfectly manicured, synth-heavy sound is buffed to a gleaming shine. The restrained tempos and smooth arrangements make for pleasant music to have on while you are whiling away the afternoon in a cubicle or curled up in bed. ~ Tim Sendra
Rovi
エレクトロ・シューゲイザーの巨匠による久々の単独名義作。本人いわく〈シンセサイザーがいかに有能な楽器であるかを示したかった〉とのことで、故郷ドイツの電子夢想家たちがかつて描いた〈シンセ音楽の粋〉を一点に集結させたかのように、精緻かつ壮大なサウンドスケープを描いています。M83『Hurry Up, We're Dreaming』のむせ返るようなロマンティシズムに魅せられた人にもオススメ。
bounce (C)佐藤一道
タワーレコード(vol.352(2013年2月25日発行号)掲載)