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01. ADELBERT VON DEYEN - Per Aspera Ad Astra (a. Mental Voyage, b. Stellardance, c. Astral Projection)
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02. ADELBERT VON DEYEN - Sternzeit
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ARTIST
VON DEYEN, ADELBERT
TITLE
Sternzeit
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 237CD
BB 237CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
10/14/2016
Bureau B present a reissue of
Adelbert Von Deyen
's debut album
Sternzeit
, originally released in 1978. Adelbert Von Deyen is a protagonist of the so-called Berlin School (Berliner Schule) of electronic music. On his debut album, he takes his time to develop sound structures, often drifting, floating blissfully into tonal interference. The listener also requires time and patience, but will be rewarded with a Zen-like state of contemplation. Adelbert Von Deyen's musical backstory follows a less than typical path. He recalls: "To make the best use of my evenings, I finally bought a second-hand synthesizer, various electronic keyboard instruments and a tape machine, plus a few bits and pieces you need to make music. If I didn't have enough money, I asked the bank. During the day I worked as a re-toucher for a newspaper and in the evenings, I composed my celestial electronic sounds, invariably deep into the night. It took me around eight months to finish my first compositions. I made tape copies which I sent out to various record companies. I struck lucky straight away. Sky Records in Hamburg were interested in my music and my first record was granted a worldwide release in 1978. I called it
Sternzeit
and I painted the cover myself." Founded by
Günter Körber
in 1975, the label had already hosted acclaimed releases from electronic and krautrock stars like
Michael Rother
,
Hans-Joachim Roedelius
and even
Brian Eno
. A decent level of public interest was thus guaranteed.
Sternzeit
was one of the early releases on the label. In principle, many elements on this first album reappear on the two which followed: rich analog layers, the swirling winds of the ARP Odyssey, masterful synth effects sprinkled so delicately. The second side of the record is devoted to a single track which is based on an incessant organ tone and played with vibrato, engendering a hypnotic sense of weightlessness. Keyboarders often taped down keys on their organs or synthesizers to create such effects back in the day. When Adelbert Von Deyen performs, he sits down with his back to the audience, focused on his arsenal of equipment. The way he has unreservedly followed his passions for music and artistic creativity speaks volumes about his free-thinking nature. Adelbert Von Deyen mixed and produced this album in his own small studio on a Revox A77 tape recorder.
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