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NUDITY Auricle AMCDR 123 65'17" CD-R £7.00 + p&p 1.
Song Blue 20'50"
Composed
by Ole Højer Hansen. Ole Højer Hansen: synth, sampler. review... A little known synthesist from Denmark, but one that
should really have become world famous. I first encountered him with the
mysterious LP release "Transmission" which I just bought because it
looked curious! An excellent album that bridges instrumental prog of the Bo
Hansson field and synth music, with excellent use of restraint, space and
dynamics. Via a friend of a contact I eventually managed to track Ole down,
and was glad to find out he was still active and had new material pending
release. "Nudity" saw a big leap on and change of
direction from his earlier work, to a more cosmic music with long flowing
tracks. This proved that he was undoubtedly amongst the greats of European
synth music (though in debt to Klaus Schulze) with a unique angle of his own,
beyond the realms of "X" or "Mirage" to realms where
Klaus had only hinted. Taking it all a step further. It's wondrous space
music, often very understated and mysterious, yet on occasions greatly
dynamic and powerful, a little towards Ragnar Grippe's "Ten
Temperaments" too. An excellent 20 minute track by Ole can also be heard on
"Escape From The Cage, Vol. 3". He also made a further CD called
"The Dome" which is well worth tracking down, similar but darker in
mood. We really tried to spread the word about Ole, but I think his brand of
music was never quite commercial enough for the average synth fan. A shame.
Ole is still active these days, but has since largely worked in multi-media,
ballets, soundtracks and such-like. Versions... |
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