KISTENMACHER, BERND - HEAD VISIONS (2015 RE-ISSUE/DIGI-PAK)

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Out of print for many years, this high quality 2015 re-issue of the 1986 “Berlin School” classic debut from Bernd Kistenacher now comes in a Digi-Pak!

It was Klaus Schulze’s 1976 album: ‘Moondawn’ which altered the trajectory of Bernd Kistenmacher’s life when he heard it on the radio at the tender age of 16! The sequencer patterns, melody lines and soundscapes triggered all of his aesthetic receptors, and from that point on, this was the only kind of music he wanted to hear. He became a relentless venerator of TANGERINE DREAM and Klaus Schulze, particularly the latter.
But his heroes evolved, their music changed with the advent of digital sounds and midification - A fairly normal process in music that is strongly influenced by technology. However, Kistenmacher was not happy with the way things were going. And if his idols were no longer making the music he loved them for, then he had to take up the challenge himself. His father had shown him how to play the piano when he was a child and he had always been fascinated by the technology of synthesizers - Kistenmacher thus decided to become a musician.
Synthesizers were prohibitively expensive, so he started to build his own modular system. But before he finished, he realised that, for one thing, he was going to have to spend inordinate sums of money and, secondly, he was not going to achieve the results he strove for unless he could get his hands on a proper synthesizer. As soon as he was able to afford one, Kistenmacher bought a Korg Mono/Poly, which would become the cornerstone of his career. That was back in 1982. He acquired more and more equipment until, in 1984, he finally released his first cassette entitled: ‘Dancing Sequences’.
Kistenmacher was now using his analogue gear to create the sounds that Klaus Schulze and TANGERINE DREAM played at the zenith of their careers. Two further cassette productions followed: ‘Music From Outer Space’ and ‘Romantic Times’, as did various concerts, meeting with approval from radio stations and consumers. In 1986, the time had come for him to release his first LP: ‘Head Visions’.
The reaction was overwhelming. Radio plays, big concerts, music for fashion shows and television formats indicated to Kistenmacher that he was on the right track. He embarked on a second album entitled ‘Wake Up In The Sun’, which was released only one year later and this was similarly well received, which was not so surprising perhaps, given that it connected seamlessly to its predecessor:
Berlin School par excellence, Bernd Kistenmacher was the keeper of the analogue legacy.

Also available in this series by BERND KISTENMACHER:
WAKE UP IN THE SUN CD - Stock # 1800361

BERND KISTENMACHER: HEAD VISIONS Track List:

01. Rücksturz (24:33)
02. Quitting Time (14:30)
03. La Tendresse (13:01)

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