Ugh, well the link is there :)
― willem, Friday, 4 September 2020 12:10 (three years ago) link
that is the one:
Actually, the story of Dreaming goes back to 1995, ’97, when I met this British singer and cello player…. Sophie Joiner is her name.
― Extractor Fan (Branwell with an N), Friday, 4 September 2020 12:17 (three years ago) link
I was gonna say Michael Rother only has one track - it's a great track of course - but all this talk of a singer has piqued my interest
― A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Friday, 4 September 2020 12:25 (three years ago) link
New website:https://www.michaelrother.de/
― snakes & cookies (doo dah), Friday, 4 September 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
wish he was on Bandcamp! this sounds cool.
― sleeve, Friday, 4 September 2020 14:11 (three years ago) link
man, i want to buy this, but with shipping it comes out to nearly $70. glad it's on spotify, but man that's disappointing.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Friday, 4 September 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link
Thanks for posting that recent interview! What a sweet, charming man he is. I didn't realize until late in life just how many things I love have his fingerprints on them.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 4 September 2020 15:57 (three years ago) link
but guys, get this: nothing matters and everyone else is crazy.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Friday, 4 September 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
concerning rivers not sure if it has been mentioned. eno's "by this river" was written when he was with michael rother and cluster in forst in 1974 i guess. the river of the song is the weser which apparently left a deep impression on eno. a great river & hilly countryside (weserbergland) anyways.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 5 September 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
This really isn't the album I was expecting, it's got that Rother melodic shimmer but it's also got a very strong Balearic beach vibe, some of the songs are like hearing a distinctive Michael Rother take on 'Flotation' or 'Barefoot In The Head'.
Also the use of space on the first few songs is amazing.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 5 September 2020 21:16 (three years ago) link
a lot of great artists just have "one track"!
― sleeve, Saturday, 5 September 2020 22:09 (three years ago) link
roedelius riffs on “by this river” here and there on at least one of the selbsportait things.. can’t remember specifically
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 September 2020 22:20 (three years ago) link
There are four versions of it – one 14 minutes long – on the Tape Archives release Bureau B put out a few years ago.
― with hidden noise, Saturday, 5 September 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
Hey hey, now, Michael Rother has at least *three* tracks:
-there's the fast, driving motorik one that feels like flying-there's the soft, ambient, pretty one that feels like floating-there's the slow, stately, majestic but anthemic one with the awesome guitar riff
― Extractor Fan (Branwell with an N), Sunday, 6 September 2020 08:54 (three years ago) link
It was meant as an appreciation! But yeah that's probably fair
― A Short Film About Scampoes (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 6 September 2020 09:14 (three years ago) link
The new album is really lovely. But vaguely suspicious I'll binge a few more times and then - to pursue the rive metaphor - it'll float on by.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Sunday, 6 September 2020 09:41 (three years ago) link
This watery talk reminds me that there's a River Rother in Sussex (flows down from the Weald past Bodiam Castle and into the sea at Rye). Could do some nice walks along it just listening to Michael
― this is my clean tone (NickB), Sunday, 6 September 2020 10:13 (three years ago) link
Other suggestions for krautrock riverside walks:
Avon DuulAnnexus Cam
― this is my clean tone (NickB), Sunday, 6 September 2020 10:14 (three years ago) link
Don't forget Ash Ra Temepel and Tynegerine Dream.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 September 2020 10:23 (three years ago) link
Isi(s)Sowiesosouse
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Sunday, 6 September 2020 10:34 (three years ago) link
Hallogallouse is probably betterer but it's a tough call.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Sunday, 6 September 2020 10:36 (three years ago) link
can confirm Mr Rother was definitely amused when he was driven past the River Rother when he played ATP in camber sands... there may even be a photo of him next to a road sign.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 7 September 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
this is awfully pretty. I think I gave up around Fernwarme and now I'm wondering if I missed something.
― frogbs, Monday, 14 September 2020 14:26 (three years ago) link
― willem, Monday, 14 September 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
I picked up the Solo ll box a week ago, and have listened to pretty much nothing else since. I try not to let reviews affect my personal engagement of music, but they frequently do. Not this time, though.
― henry s, Monday, 14 September 2020 18:30 (three years ago) link
This is very pretty and melodic and everything you expect but texturally it's an absolute marvel, both on speakers and on headphones there's an incredibly tactile element to the production, you can feel every sound.
― Matt DC, Monday, 14 September 2020 19:07 (three years ago) link
I keep coming back to this. There's something about its late 90s post-club comedown feel that's answering a need right now.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 24 September 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
'Hey-Hey' is pure Hebden/Beth Orton.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 24 September 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
_this is awfully pretty. I think I gave up around Fernwarme and now I'm wondering if I missed something._Same here. I made a playlist🕸 of the tracks from _Solo II_that were singled out in the Pitchfork review 🕸and have enjoyed it quite a bit!
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 12:29 (three years ago) link