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***The debut album from this Munich chamber rock quartet led by MICHAEL HEILRATH (of COUCH and BLOND) will enrapture fans of the rockoclassical hybrid. On this recording, Heilrath is joined by MARKUS ACHER (of NOTWIST and TIED & TICKLED TRIO), MATHIS MAYR, MATHIAS LOHLEIN and STEPHAN RICHTER, who employ violin, clarinet, cello, and piano, along with electric guitar, bass and drums in Heilrath's original compositions, originally written as a soundtrack to SVEN GADE's silent film Hamlet (1920). Vertonung displays in no small measure Heilrath's passion for fractured beats and tragic melodies. It's the rhythm section versus the strings, generating eternal loops, getting together and then splitting up again. Minimal breaks in the continuity of the music appear after several times listening. The tracks follow a very long melodic arch with martial, ever-grooving beats.CD version released by Communion August 2000. Godspeed. If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the iTunes button immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to the iTunes Music Service page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks:  This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3 For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |
