- Audio CD (3 Dec 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Revisited
- ASIN: B000TLYTNE
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 115,222 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This disc is a reissue of Klauss Schulze's original "Body Love 2" album from 1977, with a generous 15 minutes' worth of bonus track taking the overall playing time up to a hefty 79+ mins. The music here is a reworking of some material from the earlier release of music for the Swedish blue movie "Body Love" (1977) together with additional tracks of a similar style and was originally released as a musical sequel to that earlier album for Virgin Records. The bonus track is drawn from the original tape of material produced for the film but never previously released. It has been jokingly entitled 'Buddy Laugh (A Rock & Rock Bolero)' in a typical Klaus D. Mueller comic gesture.
As one would expect from a Krautrock album of this date, this disc has some lovely soaring Mini-moog solo lines, often heftily LFO-modulated, a sprinkling of gurgling and twittering swept oscillator overlays, in addition to a goodly helping of big, meaty modular Moog analogue synth sounds accompanied by plenty of throbbing and pounding sequencer figures. This being an early Klaus Schulze album, it also has some strong drum lines, here delivered by the masterful hands of Harald Grosskopf.
And, this being Klaus Schulze, one can also be sure that the musical development is minimal, with both the harmonies and the melodies wandering fairly aimlessly for long periods -- often from slow and dreamy to fast and powerful in almost no time at all -- before suddenly just stopping or fading out. In short, then, there are no surprises here for anyone who knows Klaus Schulze's music but equally no disappointments either. My favourite track here is the lovely moody 'Moogetique' -- I love those swept oscillators -- but for anyone who wishes to hark back to early synthesiser rock at its finest, there is much else here to enjoy. Collectors will be particularly happy to have the previously unavailable bonus material also.
Stylistically, Klaus Schulze was just about at his closest to Tangerine Dream at this time of this career and if you life this album and want more of a similar kind, you may like to check out TD's "Encore" (or even "Phaedra") with which it has many similarities.
As one would expect from a Krautrock album of this date, this disc has some lovely soaring Mini-moog solo lines, often heftily LFO-modulated, a sprinkling of gurgling and twittering swept oscillator overlays, in addition to a goodly helping of big, meaty modular Moog analogue synth sounds accompanied by plenty of throbbing and pounding sequencer figures. This being an early Klaus Schulze album, it also has some strong drum lines, here delivered by the masterful hands of Harald Grosskopf.
And, this being Klaus Schulze, one can also be sure that the musical development is minimal, with both the harmonies and the melodies wandering fairly aimlessly for long periods -- often from slow and dreamy to fast and powerful in almost no time at all -- before suddenly just stopping or fading out. In short, then, there are no surprises here for anyone who knows Klaus Schulze's music but equally no disappointments either. My favourite track here is the lovely moody 'Moogetique' -- I love those swept oscillators -- but for anyone who wishes to hark back to early synthesiser rock at its finest, there is much else here to enjoy. Collectors will be particularly happy to have the previously unavailable bonus material also.
Stylistically, Klaus Schulze was just about at his closest to Tangerine Dream at this time of this career and if you life this album and want more of a similar kind, you may like to check out TD's "Encore" (or even "Phaedra") with which it has many similarities.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Body Love began as the synthesised soundtrack for a long-forgotten "adult" movie, but these inauspicious origins led to a new album in 1978 - Body Love 2, which remixed one of the original tracks ("Stardancer") and added new ones. Now re-released with an ironic bonus track "Buddy Laugh (A Rock `n' Roll Bolero)" it's an enjoyable nostalgia trip for anyone who still enjoys these early electronic dreamscapes. Non-enthusiasts should probably approach with caution.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I can't remember where I bought the LP, but this is the album that really got me in to Schulze. Some excellent sequencing with many melodies to keep your attention and now a bonus track that adds to the enjoyment. The usual quality digipak and booklet complete the reissue and, to me, makes this an essential part of an electronic music fans collection.
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