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the project
Departure from the Northern Wasteland was recorded
in 1977. It represents Michael Hoenig's return to a more compositional
approach to music after working solely with improvisational music
for five years. Each piece is developed largely from a mood, and
though the music begins here, it is music that is finished
in the mind of each listener. On this album, Hoenig works
with the compositional concepts of a single tonal center and a
basic rhythmic pulse. The rhythmic element is very important to
him and he utilizes various pulse units as well as drifting downbeats.
Musically complex and an electronic classic, this CD consistently
provides the listener with new experiences each time it is heard.
the artist
Synthesist, Michael Hoenig, is an innovative composer at the forefront
of new music. A former member of Agitation Free and Tangerine
Dream, he was in the vanguard of Europe's electronic music scene
since its earliest days in Berlin.
Born in Hamburg, Germany, Hoenig moved to Berlin when he was
three. His early interests were in photography and painting
and he began his exploration into music in the late 1960s. Hoenig
strived to discover new sounds and new forms of music. Bypassing
a classical music education, he first approached the synthesizer
without preconceived notions of how it should be played or what
it should sound like, and maintained a strong commitment to
exploiting all of its possibilities for sound and tone color.
tracklist
1 |
Departure from the Northern Wasteland |
20'53" |
2 |
Hanging Garden Transfer |
10'56" |
3 |
Voices of Where |
6'19" |
4 |
Sun and Moon |
6'19" |
|
Total Time: |
42'24" |