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VA – Silberland, Vol. 3: The Ambient Side of Kosmische Musik 1972-1986 (2025)
Review by Paul Simpson:
After focusing on the rhythmic, proto-techno side of Krautrock with the second volume, the third installment of Bureau B's Silberland series gathers ambient, new age, and progressive electronic selections from the vast catalog of the reissue-heavy German label. This covers a lot of ground, from eerie, washed-out soundscapes to driving tracks that feel propulsive enough, even without drums. The set starts with Cluster & Eno's gently contemplative "Ho Renomo," immediately followed by a tranquil, shimmering Roedelius piece that feels like a pleasant drift down a river. Vono's "Hitze" inhabits a much different mood, resembling a voyage into a bat-filled cave, and Der Plan's "Die Wüste" is a haunting gothic miniature. You's "E-Night" paints a sky-like canvas with comet-like guitar strokes, truly creating a cosmic aura. Harald Grosskopf's "Oceanheart" is one of the compilation's darkest, most fluid selections, conveying feelings of seabound isolation. Serge Blenner's sweet, playful "Phrase IV" is more sparkling and arpeggio-heavy. Later on in the collection, there are several tracks that incorporate drum machines, though they tend to be set at more relaxed tempos. Lapre's melancholy journey "Tedan" might be the most rock-adjacent song here, and Moebius & Plank's "Nordöstliches Gefühl" is a cold lament with snapping beats dragging across a concrete floor. Conrad Schnitzler's mega-trippy "Electric Garden," on the other hand, bends beats into swaying movements, and Asmus Tietchens' "Räuschlinge" is hypnotic and phaser-heavy. Rüdiger Lorenz's "Southland" brings something close to sad RPG vibes, and Thomas Dinger's "Alleewalzer" adds some sparkle to the type of mood Bowie explored on the instrumental sections of his Berlin albums.
— AMG
Track List:
01. Cluster - Ho Renomo
02. Roedelius - Veilchenwurzeln
03. Der Plan - Die Wüste
04. Rolf Trostel - Hope Is the Answer
05. Vono - Hitze
06. You - E-Night (bureau b edit)
07. Serge Blenner - Phrase IV
08. Moebius - Falsche Ruhe
09. Harald Grosskopf - Oceanheart
10. LAPRÉ - Tedan (bureau b edit)
11. Riechmann - Abendlicht
12. Adelbert von Deyen - Per Aspera Ad Astra – Mental Voyage (bureau b edit)
13. Faust - Lampe an, Tür zu, Leute rein! (bureau b edit)
14. Conrad Schnitzler - Electric Garden (bureau b edit)
15. Moebius - Nordöstliches Gefühl (bureau b edit)
16. Deutsche Wertarbeit - Unter Tage (bureau b edit)
17. Asmus Tietchens - Räuschlinge
18. Pyrolator - Minimal Tape 1;8
19. Rüdiger Lorenz - Southland (bureau b edit)
20. Thomas Dinger - Alleewalzer
Media Report:
Genre: ambient, electronic
Origin: Various
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)
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