Peter Baumann - Romance 76 [24~96] FROM VINYL.txt
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Album: Romance 76
Artist: Peter Baumann
Year: 1976
Genre: New Age / Electronic / Ambient
DESCRIPTION
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While still a member of Tangerine Dream, Peter Baumann released his first solo album, Romance '76. It's not far removed from the music that TD was making at the time -- in fact, references to Rubycon, Ricochet, and Stratosfear pop up in various places -- but Baumann's arrangements have an added clarity and directness. On a song like "Phase by Phase," the results can seem circumspect, and too much open space allows the listener's attention to seep out through the cracks. But the rest of the record finds Baumann expertly controlling what he wants the listener to hear. For example, "Romance" introduces new sounds carefully and for calculated effect, a style that would reappear on the Baumann-produced Grosses Wasser by Cluster. This and the opening "Bicentennial Present" are remarkably accessible for electronic music from the '70s -- the latter especially feels like the best parts of "Stratosfear" distilled -- but never at the expense of sounding trite. Baumann shows off different styles of electronic music on the first three tracks, only to challenge the listener's expectations all over again with the semi-classical "Meadow of Infinity." Mixing orchestral instruments (cellos, human voices, percussion) and electronics, the composer creates a tone poem using only the sounds he needs to describe the action. In many ways, "Meadow of Infinity" (along with "The Glass Bridge," which connects the two parts) transcends what Tangerine Dream was able to do, taking greater control over the listener's journey from point A to B by eliminating extraneous sounds. Of course, listeners won't be surprised that Romance '76 is less cluttered than a Tangerine Dream album from this period, but that it produces the same effect without the sequencers and layers of synthesizers is a minor revelation. Definitely a good choice for TD fans who want to broaden their horizons without getting suckered into 30 minutes of hum or Euro-disco. - Dave Connolly
http://www.allmusic.com/album/romance-76-mw0000901282
FILE INFORMATION
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Number of Tracks: 6 [the tracks are not separated, but there is a cue file]
Total Duration: 32:37
Total Size: 597 MBs (including scans, cue, spectrum, and txt)
Parity Archive: Yes, 7%
Ripped By: NMR
Files Created on: NMR
Ripped With: NMR
Encoded At: lossless, FLAC / [24 BIT] 96 KHz
ID3 Tags: Yes
TXT Created: 29 August 2016
Tracklist
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A1) Bicentennial Present
A2) Romance
A3) Phase By Phase
B1) Meadow Of Infinity (Part 1)
B2) The Glass Bridge
B3) Meadow Of Infinity (Part 2)
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