Artist: Schiller
Title: Symphonia
Genre: Electronic
Release Date: 17th October 2014
Label: We Love Music (Universal Music)
Album Review
Without being a Hardcore fan, I really appreciate SCHILLER and I have plenty of his albums already. The problem is, every time I listen to one of his production, I enjoy it instantly, spend a great moment, but 15 minutes after the last song I'm literally unable to remember one song or name one track. But I know that whenever I want to relax myself, listen to beautiful soundscapes, I can pick any of his record. Of course, there's one exception with the splendid hit single from the last album to date, ‘Sonne’, featuring another major German star, UNHEILIG. So sorry in advance if you read any inaccurate stuffs... I'm not a specialist here.
So? What to expect of a Live album of a Synth maestro recorded with a symphonic orchestra? A wonderful trip in SCHILLER's world. And a very nice balance between the Electronic and the Symphonic. On some track, it's the electronic that still keeps the lead (Schiller, Sonne, Ruhe, Sommernacht) and the symphonic serves to emphasize some moments here and there, or bring some changes in the songs, on other, the strings and choirs are at the forefront (Sehnsucht). Overall, the two universes mix together perfectly and brings a cinematographic touch to Schiller's art.
The danger with this kind of exercise is that it can fall easily in a pretentious and useless super production that only serves the ego of the artist (“Look how a great artist I am as my songs can be performed by an orchestra”). In this case, it's obvious the symphonic arrangements are there to emphasize the beauty of the music. Of course, the ‘Sonne’ interpretation with UNHEILIG on vocals is sublimed by the orchestra as well as the one with another super star invited to sing: Midge Ure (ULTRAVOX) on ‘Let It Rise’. Having only seen some extracts on YouTube, I cannot review the visual side of the project, but one thing's for sure, I'm gonna order the DVD right away as I really want to see how this “looks” like.
Tracklist
01. Tune In
02. Ein schöner Tag [feat. Eva Mali]
03. Hochland
04. Lichtermeer
05. Desert Empire
06. Schiller
07. Ruhe
08. Sehnsucht (Instrumental / Live)
09. Sehnsucht: Reprise
10. Sommernacht
11. Berlin Moskau
12. Tired [feat. Jael]
13. Let It Rise [feat. Midge Ure]
14. Leben...I Feel You (Instrumental / Live)
15. Das Glockenspiel
16. Solveig's Song [feat. Eva Mali]
17. Sonne [feat. Unheilig]
18. Berlin Berlin
Line-up
Vocals - Unhelig, Midge Ure, Jael, Eva Mali
Keyboards and artistic direction – Schiller
Website
http://www.schillermusic.com / https://www.facebook.com/schillermusic
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 10
Total: 9 / 10
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