1. Up to the Stars 10:29
2. Megasun 04:29
3. Cosmic ChaCha 05:07
4. Galaxy Rising 06:04
5. Spacewards 12:39
6. Magellanic Cloud 06:10
7. Attic Music 05:48
8. Cassini Division 05:04
9. Black Hole Magic 04:46
Those were the days in the '70s when homerecording my synthesizers and the marvellous Mellotron still meant a cassette or tape recorder. It still was the 'analogue' pre-MIDI time before thousands of factory presets, computer plug-ins and digital tools appeared. The recorder's sound-on-sound function or primitive tape loops offered us the sought-after echo. Multi-tracking had to be done by bouncing two recorded tracks onto another recorder while playing the overdubs live! Every take was an adventure full of emotions and discoveries. Opening again my archive of electronic music from the years 1978-1985 I hope you enjoy this second edition of spacey gems as much as I did.
Born in 1951, Klaus COSMIC HOFFMANN-Hoock is a musician who experienced the world of music at first hand. From the early days of the Beatmania, through the mid-60s’ Psychedelia and the wild era of Germany's '70s electronic Krautrock till today, he has always tried to find his own musical way of expressing his thoughts and feelings with no interest in fashion or hype. Traces of unreleased song material of his archive could be found scattered over his previous CDs. After his ‘Space Gems’-CD Klaus opens again his 'magic box' of handmade spacey gems from the period 1978-1985 for this compilation of original electronic music. Enjoy!
All titles composed, produced and performed by Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock
Instruments used:
Mellotron M 400 S + various tape frames, Mini Moog, ARP Odyssey, Roland M 100 Modular System, Roland drum machine, Italian organ, Korg PS 3100, Gibson guitar
